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RIP Shoya Tomizawa

rush — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:51:19 +0000

With the tragic events of today’s Moto2 race at Misano, the results for anything else just seem immaterial to the tragic loss of a life that was gone too soon.

Kentucky-Kid.org would like to extend it’s sincere condolences to Tomizawa’s family and friends at this tragic time. We all know just how dangerous motorsport is, but it’s never nice to be reminded of that with the loss of a star rider whose star had just begun to shine brightly.

RIP Shoya Tomizawa, 1990-2010.

“We have lost a talented kid with a great personality. I loved his style, his determination and the smile he always wore.”

- Nicky Hayden

Happy Birthday Nicky!

rush — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:53:52 +0000

Kentucky-Kid.org would like to wish Nicky a Happy 29th Birthday today!!!

We hope all your wishes come true!

Follow Nicky on Twitter!

rush — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:02:34 +0000

Nicky’s finally joined Twitter! So go follow him!

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Campaign: Get Scott Redding a Moto2 Ride

rush — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:05:52 +0000

If you’ve followed the “silly season” shenanigans closely in the off season, you will know that Blusens Aprilia 125cc refuge, Scott Redding, is currently without a ride for 2010, having been linked to a few fruitless talks with various Moto2 teams. Scott certainly has the talent to excel in the Moto2 class, but is suffering with sponsorship deals to land him a Moto2 ride.

My friend Gareth has created this website to get some more Scott supporters to donate to the young Brit’s Moto2 cause, and if you have some loose change to spare, you should donate to help Scott secure that Moto2 ride he thoroughly deserves!

Click here to visit the site

Valencian GP Results

rush — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:55:00 +0000

Nicky ended out his first season at Ducati with a 5th place at Valencia, a big improvement on his Duc debut at Qatar! His 5th place awarded him a rather lowly 13th in the overall standings, but only 11 points off Toni Elias in 7th, so it’s not as bad a result as it might look!

Hopefully next year he won’t get taken out in the first corner as often has been the case this season! All the best for testing and the off season!

Pos. Rider Nation Team Total time
1 D. PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 46′47.553
2 V. ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team + 2.630
3 J. LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team + 2.913
4 C. EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 + 32.515
5 N. HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team + 34.585
6 T. ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini + 34.888
7 B. SPIES USA Sterilgarda Yamaha Team + 37.706
8 A. DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team + 38.364
9 M. KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing + 42.491
10 A. DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini + 43.689
11 R. DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP + 46.018
12 J. TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 + 50.226
13 A. ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing + 57.168
14 L. CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 1′06.877
15 C. VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 1′11.701
16 G. TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP + 1′14.405
17 M. MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team + 1′33.425
Not starting
C. STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team

Source: MotoGP.com

Malaysian GP Results

rush — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:45:19 +0000

Better late than never, but here’s the Malaysian GP Results! Nicky took a great 5th on a wet track, where Valentino Rossi took his 9th world title!

I had a great time at Sepang, will post more on that later!

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 47′24.834 147.435
2 20 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 47′39.500 146.679 14.666
3 16 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 47′44.219 146.437 19.385
4 13 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 47′50.684 146.107 25.850
5 11 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 48′03.539 145.456 38.705
6 10 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 48′05.895 145.337 41.061
7 9 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 48′13.389 144.961 48.555
8 8 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 48′20.391 144.611 55.557
9 7 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 48′25.137 144.374 1′00.303
10 6 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 48′25.274 144.368 1′00.440
11 5 44 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Ducati 48′26.489 144.307 1′01.655
12 4 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 48′26.681 144.298 1′01.847
13 3 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 48′35.612 143.856 1′10.778
14 2 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 48′40.685 143.606 1′15.851
15 1 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 49′15.506 141.914 1′50.672
Not classified
4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 31′59.321 7 Lap
14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 2′28.718 20 Lap

Source: MotoGP.com

Final Qualifying for Estoril

rush — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:43:15 +0000

Nicky will start the Portuguese GP from the third row, having qualified 9th. He had his last flying lap spoilt when de Angelis hit him (yes… AGAIN!) while on the straight. Hayden thought it was an issue with the bike at first and aborted his lap, so let’s just hope that the “Fruity helmeted” moron stays the hell away from Nicky for today’s race!

Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Lap time Km/h Gap
1 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1′36.214 326.804
2 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1′36.474 325.684 0.260
3 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1′36.528 323.011 0.314
4 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1′36.702 326.057 0.488
5 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1′37.142 325.777 0.928
6 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1′37.448 320.381 1.234
7 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1′37.489 325.220 1.275
8 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1′37.541 317.883 1.327
9 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1′37.654 322.190 1.440
10 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 1′37.813 321.102 1.599
11 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1′37.822 318.681 1.608
12 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1′37.823 320.922 1.609
13 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1′37.911 327.272 1.697
14 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 1′38.042 326.243 1.828
15 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1′38.342 323.194 2.128
16 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 1′38.538 324.573 2.324
17 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 1′39.320 307.684 3.106

Hayden: Testing ban costly for me

rush — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:32:29 +0000

Nicky Hayden is confident that he could have got up to speed on the Ducati GP9 much faster without the testing ban that the MotoGP teams agreed for 2009.

In an effort to cut costs after Kawasaki’s departure, MotoGP followed Formula 1’s lead and introduced substantial restrictions on testing this season. After the three pre-season tests, only single days at Barcelona and Assen took place during the championship – in contrast to previous years when there were more winter sessions and one or two day post-race tests at the majority of events.

Hayden has become more competitive in recent rounds – taking his first podium for Ducati at Indianapolis – but was off the pace at the start of the year, and now rues the lack of opportunities for more mileage.

“At Barcelona we had one test, and at the time I thought the test wasn’t that good, but as soon as we went to Assen I immediately felt a step in those next races,” he said.

“And then again at Brno – at the time we tested a few things and it wasn’t really clear, but I spent a whole day on the bike just testing and riding, and again we went to Indy and were another step better. It certainly makes me wish I had more testing.”

The American is confident he has now turned a corner and can stay with the front-runners for the rest of the season.

“When I ride the bike now, I feel a lot more comfortable,” he said. “I enjoy it. You’ve got to enjoy what you’re doing, and at times it was miserable.

“We’ve still got a lot of work to do, I don’t want to get carried away. But we’ve made some progress with the team, and me and [crew chief] Juan [Martinez] working together. We only started together at the fourth race of the season, that took a bit of time.”

Ducati confirmed before Indianapolis that Hayden would be retained for the 2010 season, ending rumours that Dani Pedrosa could take his place. Hayden said he was relieved that all his efforts to improve this year would not be in vain.

“It would have been a real shame, if you look at where we came from the first three or four races to where we are now, to go and start again would have been a shame for me and for Ducati,” he said.

“We’re just now starting to get real good communication, feeling at home in the team and on the bike. Hopefully we can have a good strong last part of the season, another off-season testing together, and start the season next year much stronger.”

He was extremely frustrated to be taken out at the first corner of last weekend’s Misano race by Alex de Angelis. Hayden had qualified sixth and reckoned he was on course for his strongest race of the season.

“That was certainly the best race pace I’ve had, and it was a shame because I could have really learned some stuff in that race and gained some experience on this bike near the front group,” he said. “I really was looking forward to that race on the grid more than any race this year.”

Source: Autosport

Indianapolis GP Results: Hayden Takes 3rd!

rush — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:17:57 +0000

The Indianapolis Grand Prix has just been run and won (by Jorge Lorenzo), and our favourite Kentuckian managed to hold off a strong late challenge from Andrea Dovizioso to take his first podium for Ducati, with a third place!

HUGE congrats to Nicky and Ducati, you guys have worked tremendously hard together to get that bike running up at the front, and hope this podium inspires you for the rest of the season!

And they had all better party hard tonight!

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Motorcycle Total time Km/h Gap
1 25 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 47′13.592 149.976
2 20 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 47′23.027 149.478 9.435
3 16 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 47′26.539 149.294 12.947
4 13 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 47′27.070 149.266 13.478
5 11 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 47′39.846 148.599 26.254
6 10 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 47′46.000 148.280 32.408
7 9 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 47′47.992 148.177 34.400
8 8 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Ducati Team Ducati 47′48.448 148.154 34.856
9 7 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 47′58.597 147.631 45.005
10 6 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 47′58.969 147.612 45.377
11 5 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 47′59.070 147.607 45.478
12 4 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 48′05.886 147.259 52.294
13 3 44 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Ducati 48′17.144 146.686 1′03.552
14 2 41 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 48′28.678 146.105 1′15.086

Not classified
33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 42′36.675 3 Lap
88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 39′29.440 5 Lap
46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 21′16.362 16 Lap

Source: MotoGP.com