Didn't see this posted, so thought i'd add it...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69209
Hayden says he is in talks with Ducati
By Michele Lostia and Pablo Elizalde Friday, July 18th 2008, 08:57 GMT
Nicky Hayden says he is in talks with the Ducati team over a possible switch to...
Rumors So Thick It's An Atmosphere
by dean adams
Friday, July 18, 2008
It's too bad that the proponents of the current green energy trend here in Northern California can't figure out a way to convert the current near-suffocating level of Nick Hayden to Ducati rumors into a way to power their...
isn´t Hayden´s slump on the old Honda not the best what could happen for Pedrosa and Honda at all?
Nicky decided to use the new pneumatic enigne, because he knewed it cant get more worse.
Now he is riding the not ready developed engine under real racing conditions.
He took the risk, and paid...
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sp...r/?R=EPI-101026
Hmm...it's certainly been said before. Nicky might get along with the Ducati as he has a dirt tracking background similar to Stoner's, and that the Duc needs some serious rear brake to make it through the turns.
Also Ducati have...
Hayden baffled by dismal race
By Michele Lostia Sunday, June 1st 2008, 16:41 GMT
Nicky Hayden was baffled as to the reasons for his race slump in this afternoon's Italian MotoGP at Mugello.
The Repsol Honda rider, who made a good start from sixth on the grid to run as high as fourth in the...
Hi all as I sit here and watch at the 500. I read that nicky was to be at the track with his rc212 as read he would come out of the last two corners and do a lap or laps?. anyway I missed about 1/2 hour of espn2 pre race coverage. I set a dvr to record abc's 1 hour of pre race cverage witch I...
The return of Honda's pneumatic valve engine has been delayed yet again, with MotoGP World Championship leader Dani Pedrosa denying that the unit will be available for testing on Monday at Le Mans.
"No," smiled Dani, when asked if it would be present.
"For the moment the bike is going quite...
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Is this an end to a promising career? I hope not. Wishes for a speedy recovery.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>"I'm jacked up real bad," Hayden said this afternoon via cell phone. "I broke my pelvis in three spots, one near my tail bone. I also broke my lower left...
read this on cherry creek news, i nevr heard off the site before so not sure how acurate it is??
anyway here is the article:
http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com/content/view/2981/2/
Many Ducatisti would like to see what nearly happened two years ago: Nickey Hayden riding a Ducati.
Kropotkin...
Just love this picture, thought it needs to be seen.
Naturally if he wins at Indianapolis ...... I shall be whinging about "unfair track knowledge" .... he's sure going to know every bump!
lucky guy!
How does he do it?
So many times he is right up there in testing and even quali.
He can pull the most extraordinarliy fast lasps at times.....
but why doesn't it happen for him in races!!??
I can't figure him out ..... is he only capable of pulling out the occasional fast one?
When Marco Melandri signed for Ducati, he cannot have foreseen the immense difficulty he would have in getting to grips with the Ducati GP7. Since making the switch from Honda, Melandri has floundered near the back of the field during testing, only managing to stay ahead of the satellite Alice...
we all know hayden likes to ride loose so isnt very impressed with TC:
Hayden On Traction Control: "Shut It Off"
Recently, veteran MotoGP campaigner Loris Capirossi stated that he feels MotoGP should curb electronic rider aids (commonly known as traction control) in the future or the sport of...