News: Ducati Marlboro Kevin Schwantz Moto Gp Moto2 Mugello Nicky Hayden Silverstone
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Hayden Is Ready For The New Silverstone
AirAsia British Grand Prix at the new Silvertone is on the way, the Ducati Marlboro rider Nicky Hayden is prepared after a crash in Mugello’s. He hopes some fresh front solutions will help for his first podium of 2010.
Nicky Hayden has had a good start at this season, Hayden coming close to a podium finish in the opening season, after 3 race rounds and just missing one race in Mugello.
Round five at Silverstone this American is confident after the hard work put by Ducati Malboro team, The progress made so far this season which means Hayden ready for the new Silverstone circuit.
“I’m pretty happy with the bike, the team and everything, I’m just not so happy with my mistake at Mugello. I tried a bit too hard there and it’s true we need to improve something in the front of the bike to give us a little more confidence,” said Hayden at the official AirAsia British Grand Prix pre-event at Lord’s cricket ground.
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News: Casey Stoner Ducati MotoGP Team Grand Prix of Spain Jerez 2010 Nicky Hayden Spain
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Stoner and His Team-mate Nicky Hayden Are Ready for The Weekend
The next round of the MotoGP World Championship takes place on Spanish land on Sunday, with the Jerez circuit welcoming the track to Europe following the delay of the GP of Japan till seven months later because the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland.
Jerez circuit has not ordinarily favoured the characteristics of the Desmosedici however a podium for Ducati Marlboro rider Casey Stoner in 2009 and the hard work accomplished on the round this winter by the Ducati MotoGP Team, Filippo Preziosi as well as his technicians in Borgo Panigale, have to let the Australian along with his partner Nicky Hayden to look ahead to this sunday with more confidence. more »
Hayden assured no Engine Problem repeat
Nicky Hayden is not fearing a repeat of his Assen engine problem at Sachsenring, putting his faith in HRC´s electronic expertise.
Hayden has been using the pneumatic valve version of the RC212V engine over the past two races and, whilst the motor has experienced a couple of blips, an upturn in performance has convinced Hayden that it is a direction certainly worth pursuing.
Assen `s Slow Drag
His slow drag to the line at Assen may have been reminiscent of his Indianapolis inauguration lap – onboard the 1909 Indian in April of this year – but there was only one man smiling at his low-speed run towards the chequered flag in the Netherlands. Colin Edwards was the beneficiary of the Repsol Honda rider´s mechanical woe less than two weeks ago, but Hayden is confident that a repeat of such a scenario is not on the cards at Sachsenring.
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News Photos & Videos: Dani Pedrosa Le Mans Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team
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Pedrosa and Hayden, Share similar approaches to Le Mans
Current MotoGP series leader and 2006 World Champion, highlight tyres and first section as key to mastering Le Mans.
Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden are in some ways polar opposites. Their bike setup, riding style and builds are markedly different despite bringing the Honda factory team equal amounts of success.
With this in mind, the pair have an incredibly similar approach to the upcoming Alice Grand Prix de France, round five of the MotoGP World Championship. Expect some aggressive riding and hard braking from Messrs. Pedrosa and Hayden this weekend, particularly in the first sector of the historic Le Mans circuit.
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News Riders & Teams: 92nd Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Nicky Hayden
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Hayden will ride on the Oval layout of Indy 500
Following on from his inauguration lap of the famed American circuit, 2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden will once again be on-track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 25th, when he will ride on the Oval layout ahead of the 92nd Indianapolis 500.
Hayden earlier this month used both a 1909 Indian and a Honda CBR1000 to become the first rider on the newly constructed MotoGP layout, which will host the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix on September 14th. This time round, the Repsol Honda rider will be in full race trim, onboard the 2007 800cc RC212V used for the first races of this season.
`I just need to get it straight with the officials that I don’t mind rolling round in second gear waving to the fans, but when I come off Turn 4, the Pace Car needs to hold its line because as I head toward the bricks, I plan to open that baby up a little and blow out the cobwebs a little.´
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