Nicky Hayden

Nicholas Patrick Hayden alias Nicky Hayden or The Kentucky Kid , born the July 30th 1981 with Owensboro, is an American pilot of Speed motor bike

Biography

Born in a family impassioned from motor bike, Nicky Hayden was put in saddle at the three years age. Its career begins as of the following year, in dirt-track. It is only at eleven years that it disputes its first race on track, with the handlebar of a mini motor bike. Allured by the circuits, he forsakes the grounds of motocross later two years. These two other brothers, Roger Lee and Tommy run in AMA Superbike like Nicky previously, moreover young person from the three will run as Wild Card for the GP of Laguna Seca in 2007 to the handlebar of a Kawasaki where it finishes 10th. In 1998, it makes its beginnings on circuit in the North-American championship on Honda. With this manufacturer, it continues his training, beginning in 2000 in super bike in the American championship. It finishes as of its first season in the second place of the championship, then the following year in the 3rd place. On the whole, it will gain 17 Grands Prix of superbike and the American title in 2002. The same year, it runs its first Grand Prix in MotoGP. In front of the hesitations of Honda to give him a handlebar for the Grands Prix, it failed to sign at Yamaha, but Honda which had just lost Valentino Rossi got him finally a handlebar for the season 2003.

As of its first complete season in the Motor bike GP, in 2003, it finishes 5th championship, assembling for the first time on the podium at the time of the Grand Prix of the Pacific thanks to one 3rd place followed by a news 3rd place to Australia.

It gains its first victory in the Motor bike GP over the American circuit of Laguna Seca in 2005. It finishes the season in the 3rd place.

It begins the season 2006 perfectly: three podiums at the time of the first three races and two victories (Laguna Seca and Assen) offer to him the place of leader of the championship. During all the season it will have to face problems of clutch, at the time of before last Grand Prix with Estoril, whereas it always led the Championship of some points vis-a-vis to Valentino Rossi it is mown by its fellow-member Dani Pedrosa, practically removing all its chances to him to be crowned World champion. However thanks to its moral of steel and its regularity it will finish 3rd in Valence in front of the septuple World champion which fell during the first turns whereas it carried out the Championship of eight points. Nicky puts thus fine at the reign of Valentino Rossi which is beaten for the first time in the Motor bike GP.

As regards the season 2007, Nicky Hayden rejoue its title on board new RC212V 800 cm ³ from Honda in official TEAM HRC always with dimensions of Pedrosa. With the handlebar of this new machine pilots HRC must face many problems as a too flexible framework or a top speed in on this side competition. This lack of performance and the concern with the tires Michelin much higher than Bridgestone that the previous year involve a certain confusion at the first world manufacturer and the irritation of the official pilots.

Records and anecdotes

Why number 69?

It is his/her father who had chosen it when itself made competition motor bike, this number was used so that it is recognized even when it was in the gravel vat: “that is read similar in the two directions…”

Before the change of regulation and the passage of 990 cm ³ to 800 cm ³, Nicky Hayden was the only pilot to beat Valentino Rossi for the race with the title with the handlebar of one 990 cm ³.

Nicky Hayden is the second pilot to gain the world crown while arriving at the last race without being the leader of the Championship. The first was Wayne Rainey vis-a-vis Mick Doohan in 1992.

The Kentucky Kid is the seventh American pilot with being crowned world champion, he joined as follows: Kenny Roberts, Freddie Spencer, Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey, Kevin Shwantz and Kenny Roberts Junior.

Côté heart Nicky Hayden is unmarried and this does not disturb it, it even says “to have a boyfriend to him, it is to have a luggage moreover to take along on the Large-Prices” and prefers to wait before meeting somebody to found a family.

Prize list

17 victories in US Superbike (and 13 other podiums)
Champion AMA of Superbike 2002
3 victories in Grand Prix (the United States with Laguna Seca in 2005/2006 and Assen in 2006)
76 departures of Grand Prix
22 Podiums
4 Poles Positions
World champion 2006 MotoGP

Statistics of its Career

By Seasons

By category

Races per Year

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