2008 MotoGP World Championship, Round 14, Indianapolis, USA, 14 September 2008
Nicky at the Dainese store.
Dunlop immortalized Hayden with this “Legends” ad.
Earl and Nicky inside the Muzzy tent when Tommy Hayden rode for Muzzy.
The first V5 990. Honestly, probably, his favorite GP bike. Too much power, muted electronics.
Nicky in the Xerox ad.
That’s his piss off guys look. Nicky’s crew razzing him after his final race on a Ducati.
He liked Doohan more than he liked Lawson. Biaggi? He didn’t like him at all.
He did get into the moment, eventually.
Nick leads Spies. T
Rossi says now he liked Nick because he “wasn’t too American” which you gotta be thinking if Nick heard him sayin’ it he’d a been pissed.
Happy birthday, Nick.
Women who wanted to date Nick were many. Girls Nick dated were basically one: Jackie Marin. They were engaged and planning the wedding when he was killed.
DATE OUR SISTER!
Nick liked the people at Ducati. They liked him.
Sears Point, after beating Gobert.
After several uptight years in MGP Nick let go with a couple of laps on a Lloydd’s Bros Ducati flat track bike at Indy. Afterward he had a real big Nick smile.
Nicky never played video games, but would watch football on TV as he ate lunch, occasionally. Then he left to continue training.
With motorcycle race legend Bruce Porter after winning the 2002 Daytona 200.
Valencia. The Ducati didn’t slide too well at all, if at all, but he gave it the old OWB try like he’d done on the V5.
Hopkins for the push.
Fan support.
With the late Merlyn Plumlee.
Phillip Island. The “podium or you wash all my lot cars” bet with Earl.
Mad. Real mad. Brainerd.
Casey and Nicky pump gas.
At the Indy Mile.
Indy. Fans.
Nick leads …
Cool bike. Oh, hey, Nick, do you want one? Not really.
Indy on the Indian.
An Arai rider for his entire career.
Nicky’s garage.
Nicky’s garage.
Fans for his last race at Indy.
Feeding Earl’s nags. No, horses.
Fans with homemade shirts.
Nicky garage …
Thanks pops
Podium run!
Basically Nicky’s success on the RC51 sold dealerships full of bikes.
PRESS-RE-SET …
JIM ALLEN AND DAVE WATKINS WALK HIM THROUGH HIS D200 WIN.
WHEN Nick went MotoGP racing he was paid only 40% of his US Superbike salary.
We ran the POTA ending on him “you blew it all awawy! script by him but he said he never saw film.
Nick at the bars of an RC45 at Elkhart.
Tommy in glasses he will never live down. Nick with the ‘I aint loadin’ this time’ attitude.