As per usual with every American GP, Nicky has another special helmet design for this weekend’s Indianapolis GP! While not quite as “explosive” as his 4th of July firecracker helmet specially made for the American GP at Laguna Seca, this design for Indy features the name of the Make a Wish Foundation, a great cause and one Nicky has supported for the majority of his career in MotoGP.

Nicky talks about his helmet design in the preview for the Indianapolis GP, below-

Nicky Hayden, Ducati MotoGP Team (14th in the championship on 57 points)

“Indianapolis is probably the race I look forward to most – it’s just three hours from my house and MotoGP now is becoming very popular. Last year it was a great weekend for me, the crowd was great and Indy did a great job in organizing their first race and made us proud of it. I would love to have another good weekend like that one. So far we have had a tough season and I would like to go there in a more confident mood but it is what it is and for sure we’ll go there and just do the absolute maximum.

I like the track itself even though it’s quite flat. The most challenging thing is that it has different kinds of asphalt on different parts of the track so it will be a challenge to find out where there is grip, where not, and to find the best set-up. Hopefully we won’t have another hurricane, the weather should be fine, so we will see how it goes.

Last but not least, at Indy I will wear a special helmet, but this time it really is “special “. It will carry the “Make a Wish” logo and other special designs, and after the race we will auction it off. All the money will go toward the Foundation which helps kids’ dreams come true. There will be pictures up on my web site to see it at nickyhayden.com. I have worked with this charity for 5 years now and it always feels good to help out such a solid cause, and yes, I have already made my wish for the weekend.”

Source: Nicky’s Official Site