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Post by truenorth on Dec 8, 2018 14:34:12 GMT -8
Congrats on the AMA Hall Of Fame NiCKY
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Post by truenorth on Feb 5, 2019 9:26:57 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Mar 29, 2019 16:08:19 GMT -8
ThrowbackThursday to 2013, the only time NickyHayden raced a Ducati MotoGP bike COTA. Hayden qualified 10th and finished ninth in the 21-lap race. Teammate Andrea Dovizioso was seventh. #RideOnKentuckyKid
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Post by truenorth on Apr 3, 2019 8:42:07 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 4, 2019 11:22:58 GMT -8
Mat Oxley: Nicky Hayden's #69 will be officially retired from MotoGP during a ceremony at COTA next Friday. And his family and his 2006 RC211V will be at the front of the grid before the start of the race on Sunday April 14, 2019
Rossi, Marquez and Dovi in chorus: Just the false start of Crutchlow: The three big agree on the false start of the British in Argentina: you need a precise rule, you can not question each time. The hardest judgement comes just from Marc
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Post by Pistola on Apr 8, 2019 20:46:17 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 9, 2019 14:30:03 GMT -8
Family values Former MotoGP™ commentator Nick Harris details his memories of Nicky Hayden ahead of his number 69 being retired on the weekend of April 14-14 2019 Legendary journalist and television commentator Dennis Noyes told me to expect something different when Nicky Hayden and his dad Earl arrived from Owensboro, Kentucky into MotoGP™ in 2003 - Dennis is rarely wrong. The very nature of the sport makes the MotoGP™ paddock a tough uncompromising work place. Lives, reputations and careers are at stake in a frenzied atmosphere of competition and egos. It’s not a place you would associate with family values and manners but, in addition to that 2006 World Championship, that’s exactly what Nicky brought to our world. Nicky embarked on the worldwide adventure with his Dad that led to that ultimate MotoGP™ world title with enormous talent that had already brought him so much success at home. They arrived on new continents and in new countries to compete against the very best, battle-hardened campaigners and came out on top. Wherever they went they made friends with their humour and humility in their totally new surroundings. Who will ever forget that first Grand Prix win fittingly at home in Laguna Seca in 2005 when Nicky picked up Earl for that pillion ride on the celebration lap? Who will ever forget that sunny afternoon on the Mediterranean coast of Spain when Nicky clinched the 2006 world title fighting off the challenge of Valentino Rossi in Valencia? It was one of those I was there afternoons and rarely in the 70-year history has there been a more popular win among the occupants of the paddock. I only saw Nicky lose his temper on two occasions. The much filmed and discussed collision with his team-mate Dani Pedrosa in Estoril that so nearly cost him that 2006 World title brought a rare burst of emotion and expletives. The second occasion was more frustration than temper. Valentino Rossi had a habit of talking to the person sat next to him in the press conferences while another rider was answering questions from the audience. Nicky stopped his answers on one occasion to tick off Valentino that it was bad manners and the nine times World Champion took notice. There have been so many great World Champions who have made that trip across the Atlantic to upset the European domination on two wheels. The likes of Roberts, Spencer, Lawson and Rainey may have won more titles but few have left such a lasting impression as Nicky Hayden. In Austin on Thursday, Nicky’s number will be retired from MotoGP. I’m sure I speak for many when I say it may have gone but we will never forget number 69 represented that humility and honesty still had a place in this crazy world.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 11, 2019 14:48:53 GMT -8
superbikeplanet: Nick's bike is here. When they broke out the Windex and shop rags to clean the dust off I did a very big Dean Freak Down (tm). Called OWB shrieking. It's a "show bike" from Europe. Not Nick's bike from KY.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 11, 2019 14:57:11 GMT -8
Rossi: "Hayden seemed to be coming from another planet": THE MEMORY OF the PILOTS. Marquez: "A fantastic party with Nicky singing." Dovizioso: "He tried to make a Japanese taxi driver go Faster"
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Post by truenorth on Apr 11, 2019 15:11:29 GMT -8
Bryan Bigelow and Nicky
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2019 5:25:25 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2019 9:51:45 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2019 10:26:47 GMT -8
The 69 by Nicky Hayden delivered to his family: The Kentucky Kid number retired from MotoGP forever. Brother Tommy: "So many successes on The track, but even more in life"
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2019 12:17:28 GMT -8
superbikeplanet
When Nick was still alive but the end was near, Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta chartered a private jet and flew to the hospital. He spent 3 hours with the Hayden family and pledged Dorna's full support for anything the family or Nick might need. Respect.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2019 12:36:33 GMT -8
Tom Booth-Amos “When I heard the #69 was being retired in MotoGP I was a bit sad because I hoped one day I would get to honour Nicky by running it. So I contacted the Hayden family and asked their permission to run Nicky’s #69 this weekend in Moto3 and they kindly gave their blessing.“ – at Circuit of The Americas
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2019 14:22:55 GMT -8
Nicky Hayden's #69 Retired From MotoGP Racing, At Circuit Of The Americas Roadracing World The late Nicky Hayen's family with his MotoGP World Championship-winning Repsol Honda RC212V at Circuit of The Americas. Photo courtesy of Dorna: Number 69 retired from MotoGP™ An emotional ceremony at the Circuit of the Americas sees the #69 of the ‘Kentucky Kid’ retired from premier class service Friday, 12 April 2019 The number 69 is synonymous with the late, great Nicky Hayden, and it will now forever remain that way after the 2006 MotoGP™ World Champion’s number was retired from the premier class of Grand Prix racing at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. It was an emotional occasion as FIM President, Jorge Viegas, and Dorna CEO, Carmelo Ezpeleta, headed the ceremony, with Hayden’s father, Earl, and brother, Tommy, joining them on stage to share some words about the retirement of the number and the late Champion – as well as the significance of the number 69 to the whole Hayden family, as it has a history stretching back more than two generations. The room was packed to the brim with Hayden’s family and his fiancée, Jackie Marin, joined by friends, former rivals and former teammates to celebrate the achievements and honour the legacy of one of the paddock’s true greats. Hayden won three Grands Prix, took 28 podiums and won the World Championship in 2006 during the course of his time in MotoGP™ and was often given the moniker ‘the nicest man in Grand Prix racing’. In addition, upon his departure from the paddock at the end of 2015, the ‘Kentucky Kid’ was named a MotoGP™ Legend before his move to WorldSBK – where he also took the number 69 to the top step of the podium. Tommy Hayden spoke on behalf of the Hayden family. “First of all I’d just like to thank everyone for joining us here, everyone who’s showed up to celebrate this special occasion with us. For sure we’d like to thank Carmelo and all of Dorna for this event and for all their support pretty much since Nicky’s accident they’ve gone way out of their way in every way you can imagine. Nicky loved MotoGP and I think he loved it for a reason, because there are a lot of good people there – starting at the top, and we want to thank everyone for everything. Nicky had a lot of success on track but I think we all agree he made just as big an impact off track. In everyone’s lives; those of his friends and family and all of his fans. That’s something that, as a family, we’re most proud of. “The number 69 is a special number in our family. Before my brothers and sisters were even born, my dad raced with that number and there were other family members even before us my dad helped and supported who always raced with the number 69. My sister raced when she was younger, my brother Roger, myself, always raced with the number 69 throughout our childhood years and growing up racing. Nicky carried the number through his whole career, it’s very special and like I said it has a lot of meaning so to have it retired from MotoGP™, the pinnacle of the sport, as you can imagine…it means a lot to us. So again I would just like to thank everyone for coming out, all your support and for helping us to keep Nicky’s legacy alive.” “I don’t like these ceremonies, and I wish things like this would never happen,” began FIM President Jorge Viegas. “But once it happens…when Dorna proposed withdrawing this magic number, we didn’t hesitate. Because there are some riders, regardless of the number of titles, they mean something special. All of us suffer from the disease of loving motorcycle racing and some will remain in our hearts forever. Nicky is one of them.” “It’s a great pleasure to have Nicky’s family here, since we lost him we’ve thought this is something we must do,” said Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta. “We were talking about when we made Nicky a Legend in Valencia, and this time, since we lost Nicky in Italy, we were thinking we must do something because he was something special for all of us during his time with us. He touched everything here, his relationship with all of us was fantastic. We talked about that, we talked to the FIM, and for us to have the honour to retire the number 69 is something very important and I’m very proud to do it today. It’s a great honour for the Championship to have someone such as Nicky as part of our history.” That he is, and forever will be David Emmett : More than the ceremony, this was truly a fitting tribute. Nicky Hayden was loved by fans, and by everyone in the paddock, whether they were marshals, mechanics, cooks, or CEOs. Nicky deserved to be celebrated by the people
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2019 17:57:15 GMT -8
Apr 12, 2019 The Paddock Celebrates Retirement Of Nicky Hayden's #69 With Special Photo At COTA Roadracing World The paddock takes to 'Hayden Hill' to celebrate the 2006 MotoGP™ World Champion On the day the number #69 is retired, 'Hayden Hill' stages a historic photo opportunity On Friday evening at the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, another incredible tribute to the 'Kentucky Kid' took place as the MotoGP™ paddock gathered on 'Hayden Hill' at Turn 18 for a historic photo opportunity. The tribute was the perfect finale for the day on which the number 69 was retired from the premier class of Grand Prix racing. Earlier, an emotional ceremony took place at midday local time on Friday to formally retire the number, with the room packed full of Hayden's family, fiancée, friends, former rivals and teammates to celebrate the life and career of the MotoGP™ Legend. (Above) Nicky Hayden's family, including his mother Rose and father Earl (far left), were at the center of the photo. (Above) MotoGP riders, including Maverick Vinales (far left) and Valentino Rossi (fourth from right), took part in the special photo
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Post by truenorth on Apr 13, 2019 9:57:17 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 13, 2019 10:47:01 GMT -8
roger hayden Bittersweet day yesterday, but I know Nicky was looking down smiling on this group, Family was everything to him and was a special day to celebrate together🙏🏻❤️ #familyfirst… http://instagram.com/p/BwM1aX-JQs9
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Post by truenorth on Apr 16, 2019 5:09:11 GMT -8
roger hayden Thank you everyone who made this weekend special for me and the family. Especially everyone at @motogp and dorna for going above and beyond to take care of us. #rideonkentuckykid #69… http://instagram.com/p/BwSK2xqpy6Q
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