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Latest Nicky updateFeb 17

Hey after seeing my latest old school pic, a few of my buddies asked for my best dirt track photo.

I'm not on that old school guys level of doing it with no brakes but this was the best I could come up with on short notice.

One was on my TCR harley as a rookie expert rocking the 69c number and the other is from the first Harley Tom Cumming built my last year at the amateur nationlinals at 15 years old, sorry that one is a lil blurry...

Latest Nicky updateFeb 16

I've been a lil layed up as of late trying to be a good boy and letting the arm heal and i came across this photo while playing on the net.

It might be the sickest photo I  think have ever seen, its old school and this guy is doing it. Reminds me why miss dirt track!!!

Latest Nicky UpdateFebruary 13

Just to  update  you all I'm back to my Calif base after surgery and all seems good with the arm. Still a lil tender and definitely not ready be in the gym doing any curls but am able to do a lil indoor spinning just to get back in the flow. Check out the two photos here, first is a new set of great leathers.

The second is that today you can see me rocking my Kentucky jersey as they got a big SEC game 2 night. Anyway lets cross the fingers that all goes well  with the arm and I can be ready to be back in the saddle for the next test in Malaysia in bout a wk and half.   Dont worry My niece's are in town this wk so I'm in good hands and they are taking  good care of me!!
Be easy
Nicky

Latest Nicky UpdateJanuary 21

The team launch and all the events at Wroom were great we had a good time. I had a buddy from the OWB who went with me. He’d never been outside the States so he got to see how some of the other parts of the world do things. 

A few days they worked us pretty heavy but we also had a few mellow days where we  able to do some skiing and have some fun.

The highlight was for sure winning the cart race; I know it was just for fun but we all pretty competitive guys so a win is a win. It was pretty cool being on live TV in Italy and the all the locals on the hill side watching.

Actually the car race were I got second was prob more fun cuz it had jump and after bout the 3rd lap there was car parts and hay bales  all over the place, it was too funny!

I’m happy to report my skiing has improved slightly but its I still along way off being ready for any Olympic medals. Anyway I’ve been back at my place in California doing some training with the bro's, unfortunately the last 2 days all its done has rained. So that has put a hold on some activities but we’ve still been able to get some work done.

Before I go want to thank everybody at Wrooom and the Team because this was the 20th anniversary of the event and they really stepped it up and put on a great week it was a honor to be there.

Also want to keep everyone affected by the earthquake in Haiti in our prayers, that' is sad situation and my heart goes out to them and their families.

I got a photo shoot for Tissot tomorrow then a red eye to New York  (concrete jungle where dreams come true) for Ducati and the bike show.... peace

Latest Nicky UpdateJan 2 2010

Hey hoping everyone has a happy & safe New Year! I'm really excited to be starting off a new decade and can't wait to get back on my Ducati and get with it!!

Also I got a few photos for y'all from the baptism of my new niece Klaudia Rose. She has already got some serious swag!!

Me and my older sister Jenny are the God parents.

Also a few pics of me and my brothers, (not too be mistaken for the Jonas brothers please) on New Years eve and one with my lil sister Kathleen in the mix !!!

Latest Nicky UpdateDecember 21

Well, I'm stuck in Chicago airport  on my way home from India thanks to some great weather.   When I was going thru my phone I saw a few photos that I wanted to share with you guys.

They pretty random but here's the run down:

My favorite one is from when I was at Ducati headquarters last wk  checking in with all the crew and checking out my 2010 weapon. Watching them test engines on the dyno was cool. I'm happy to report they're doing their home work.

Also had a few pictures from when me, my bro Rog and a few of our boys went to watch the university of Kentucky basketball game. They beat north Carolina in a thriller that went right down to the buzzer in a instant classic for sure. Freshman John Wall took over, he is a bad dude!!!

Also got a picture from me and all the fellas at one of my best friend's wedding from a few wks ago which you could also could say was a instant classic!!

HAHA And last some pretty interesting pictures from  my latest trip to India where we launched a new Ductai dealership. It was my first time there, prob wouldn't go back anytime soon on my own time, but wow didIi get to see a few things I cant say I see everyday and meet some nice people.

The biggest thing  was seeing cow's in the middle of the road, yes I said cow's in the middle of the road in the middle of the city. Turns out there some people actually worship these cow's and the locals told me you better off to hit a person in the road then a cow!!! No wonder they didn't let me drive!!!

Last but not least there is a photo of me training in the dirt

Nicky

Latest Nicky UpdateDecember 17

Hey,

Here are a few photos from my visit to Ducati. I came by yesterday to check in with the fellas and to see my new weapon for the 2010 racing season. There are a lot of changes that have gone on at Ducati in the last bit, but the one thing that never changes is the passion.

We also had a lil toast for Christmas with all the Ducati Corse guys, everybody was dressed in red but I didn’t see Santa!  But I guess I could say Santa came early for me this year, because when I got to see my new bike it was kinda like Christmas morning, but looks like I will have to wait to till February before I get to take my new toy out and play with it. Well, anyway, I better go, we are off to the wind tunnel later today to find some top speed and then to India for the opening of a new Ducati store, but it’s all good because then I get to go home and spend Christmas with my family….

Happy Holidays guys!
Ciao, NH

Nicky in the pressDecember 16

Read Superbike planet´s great interview

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Dec/091213-69-interview.htm

Long Beach Motorcycle ShowDecember 3

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Latest Nicky UpdateNovember 25

Hey just wanted to check in with you all and wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Some of ya might not know what I'm talking about but that's one of the biggest Holidays of the year here state side.

Normally being we do the last test of the year in Jerez this same wk  so I don't get the chance to be home for it. This year since the test is only for test teams I'm home with the friends and family.

I've also got one of my best friends getting married this wke, should be a good one !!!

Well anyway hope y'all know I am very thank full for everything!!!

ciao Nicky

Latest Nicky UpdateNovember 4

Just left Ducati headquarters here in Bologna going through some things. I can say that they really do work over there, its really a small group compared to what ya may think but they make up for it with long hours . When I left in the evening it looked like most of the boss's were grabbing another gear and still hard it. It was very impressive for a Tuesday in November.

Anyway its on to Valencia in the morning for the last go round of the year, I am kinda  bummed the season is over, but also looking forward to starting over fresh. We need to go out strong and start building for next year.

I love the Valencia track and just that race and atmosphere in general so lets cross the fingers for a solid result.

I got a few random photos for yall, one is from on the way home from Malaysia in Tokyo airport hanging out with Ivan Basso and his liquidgas cycling team. They're good guys and we had some pretty funny chit chat 'bout their racing and mine.

And had to throw in the McDonald's delivery scooter's. I dont see that everyday around the OWB!!!  ciao Nicky

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A few photos from the week for you all. The first ones are from me taking delivery of my new 848 Ducati.!!! SICK ..The bike is awesome. I knew I was getting it, but still when they unloaded it for me I was pretty excited. 

I was ready to take it for a few hot laps around the hood, but if anybody see me on the street they always wanna race. I guess  they think if they beat me to the next stop light, then they're gonna have a factory ride lined up with umbrella girls and the whole works! A few photos of me getting ready to put down a few laps and pop's showing his swagger on the tractor doing track prep... Hope yall have a good week

Latest Nicky Update

Well we're at the mid point of the lil break here and it's been good. I'm over it though and it's time to get on my bike and be back at the track.

Everybody been asking what I've been up to and expects to hear some wild spring break like vacation stories. Really when you're on the road like we've been this year and the recent back to back race's, sometimes home is about as good as it gets  and when ya don't have get on a plane for a wk its like finding gold !.

So really I haven't got anything for ya, other then short training trip to the mountains. I've just been back at my base just chillin out a bit, training and getting ready for the last phase of the season which gets hectic with some races that have us flying around the world, PR events then straight into testing for 2010.  I'm really looking forward this final strech.

There are a few tracks I really like and I'm feeling more competitive with every race. Well until I've got a good story or some good news for yall, take it easy!

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Latest Nicky Update

"It's been a good week for me and I'm happy to be back with Ducati for another twelve months. We've made good progress and I want to keep it going. A big thanks to everyone. In the end Ducati basically renewed the contract so I'm pleased that we have managed to sort it out early. It's always good to get that out of the way and sorted.

A special thanks goes out to all of you for supporting me. I really appreciate you coming to my website and having your support means a lot. Hope to see you at the races soon. Peace Nicky.

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Hey check this photo of my niece  lil Olivia with her Nicky Hayden lunch box my bro just sent me. Its her first day of big girl school!

Latest Nicky updateAugust 7

Here are few pictures from yeterday's lil training session.

I was out riding flat track and TT with some of my cousins, JD Beach and some local flat track kids.

So even tho' we got a few weeks off  from the grind of MotoGP its not all beer and BBQ for us.

We got to try to stay on are game and try to stay sharp! 

Looking forward to Brno!!! peace Nicky

Latest Nicky UpdateAugust 10

" On Friday I took a trip to Indianapolis to do some promo work for the Indy GP. We spent the day hitting up a few TV stations and other events.

The people from IMS are working really hard to make a great event again this year after they nailed it last year and the locals seemed excited to have the bikes coming back the brickyard."

Hard Rock CafeJuly 21

Me and my poppa at the Hard Rock Cafe in London, hanging out and 
getting our bellys full!

And guess what ? It's raining outside, the British weather is pretty much unreal !!!

Latest Nicky updateFeb 17

Hey after seeing my latest old school pic, a few of my buddies asked for my best dirt track photo.

I'm not on that old school guys level of doing it with no brakes but this was the best I could come up with on short notice.

One was on my TCR harley as a rookie expert rocking the 69c number and the other is from the first Harley Tom Cumming built my last year at the amateur nationlinals at 15 years old, sorry that one is a lil blurry...

Latest Nicky Update

Just touched down in the UK we have some press event here at the London City Library as part of the build up to the race.  The last time I was in a library was in high school, tho’ I didn't go there to check out any books I got sent there cuz me and some other kids got kicked out class for clowning around so the teacher chose to let us go spend some time in the school library in silence!!!

Anyway I’m feeling positive even tho’ the result was not what I hoped for. We had a good weekend and I think we took another step forward. On Friday i was fastest for a big part of the session, it was the first time this year I got to See P1 on my pit board, and this made me pretty happy!!

I also qualified 4th which was by far my best position of the year. Tho’ I did  blow  that  by messing up turn 1 and then getting pushed  wide I came  through the first split in 14th, there were still a lot of positives from the weekend.

Here is a clip of my crash in qualifying, talk about wrong place wrong time,  I cleaned  out Canepa in the process, which I apologized for. Crash clip

When I got back to the box and was talking to the team my suspension guy asked "man did you hit your head?" and I  said " maybe a little but it didn't knock me out or anything, why am I not making any sense? He said no but your eyes are turning black" 

Not sure what that was about but Dr Costa's and his people checked me out and  other then a soar shoulder I was ok.

A big thanks to the crew for all there hard work cuz I went tore up another bike Sunday morning which wasn't very smart right before the race, but it happens when your pushing hard!

Anyway got a few days to regroup then start again Friday!!!

Nicky UpdateJuly 11

Gotta photo for y'all from the start of a local bike race. Me, my Bros and some buddies got into it over the week while I was home.

It was pretty fun and pretty painfull, but I didnt get dropped! Anyway I cant wait for Germany and get back on my real bike. I know the closer I get to the front the harder its gonna get but I hope I can make some more progress!!

Nicky's latest

July is  full of birthdays for our crew, mine is later this month, my sister Kathleen has hers today, brother Tommy Gun's was yesterday and my niece Olivia was also this wk.

When I  asked if I was invited to her party she made it very clear only way I could come is if I brought a good gift or come as a clown.

Well it was no brainer really I chose option B and it was a nice surprise and we all had a good laugh cuz nobody knew I was coming in costume. It's was a bit of a buzz kill tho' when the kids found out  I had no trix or balloons!!

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