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Straight from Indy

“When the bike first fired up I wondered what I’d got myself into!” said Hayden, one of those riders who has a lot of respect for racing history. “Then when I was doing about 40mph down the straight it felt like a hundred. I really enjoyed the ride though, especially my old school helmet, that was my favourite part."
“It is a real honour to be the first rider to lap the new Indy track and I can’t wait to get out there on a MotoGP bike in September. I expect most of my hometown of Owensboro, Kentucky, to be there. They may have to close the town down that day.”
Hayden later rode a Honda CBR1000RR around the 4.216km/2.618 mile circuit, designed specifically for MotoGP, at more 21st century speeds. When he arrives at Estoril for this weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix he will report his findings to the MotoGP safety commission, which looks after rider safety at all MotoGP events. During his visit to the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Hayden also took a look around the IMS Hall of Fame Museum.

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Nicky's post Jerez round up

Well I'm much happier to check in after the wk in Jerez than after Qatar. Tho the result on paper just looks like a 4th place, I think it was a pretty solid 4th and the whole wke went smooth and we were never out out of top 4 in any session. I think its something we can build on and hopefully use to build some momentum for the rest of the season.

With Dani winning it was a good day for Repsol Honda, So congrats to them and thanks cuz they brought me a new frame for the race that was a help so hope they keep bringing the goods. I think now we've got the frame working well just for me and my style need a bit more help on the str8 line and we should be able to be a contender! Also we had a test afterwards and again we were able to improve some more and did a lot of work with Michelin, so all was good. That's about all I got to report now tho this wke I get to go see Indy and the new track layout and help pump up this race and help get the East Coast ready for Moto GP. Take it easy and I'll check in soon.

Peace,

Nicky