Where have you gone Mr. Nicky Hayden?

[duccarlos]

They should have an article "Stoner: Hayden needs to learn how to wear a hat properly"

[desmoquattro]

They should have an article "Stoner: Hayden needs to learn how to wear a hat properly"

 

[mitt]

They should have an article "Stoner: Hayden needs to learn how to wear a hat properly"

YES

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Back to my last post in this thread, I said it was all mental too, so it isn't just me thinking that he has head problems after 2 massive crashes.

mitt

[sbrguy]

i think the trickle down is there but it will take years, i think the carbon frame will eventually come to showroom liter bikes.

i could see ducati doing this with another iteration of the d16 if they decide to do so, sorta like the mvagusta CC models at 125k each.  if they wanted they  could make a limited production of say 50 and do the same thing.

but i think it will literally take 10 years or more before you see that on the equivalent of a 15,000 1098 or something like that, but i don't see it out of the realm of possibility either.

[Spidey]

Ducati is finally starting to realize that it's not going to do them any good to have a bike that only one rider can operate successfully.

http://www.crash.net/MotoGP/News/146657/1/nicky_hayden_gets_new_crew_chief.html

[Triple J]

Ducati is finally starting to realize that it's not going to do them any good to have a bike that only one rider can operate successfully.

http://www.crash.net/MotoGP/News/146657/1/nicky_hayden_gets_new_crew_chief.html

Good to see them trying somethign new. 

How can people not like Hayden? Other than wearing his hat kinda funny, he seems like a real stand-up guy:

"I can't say I don't have enough good manpower behind me and it has been encouraging to see Ducati trying everything and working so hard to help get me in a situation to deliver.

“The team is very important in our sport but it is really up to the rider to do his part and make the difference, so I hope I can step up and do my part soon!” admitted the 2006 world champion.

[Jester]

Well, if anything an English speaking crewchief will definately help Hayden.  Its also interesting that when they speak of trying to change the bike, they're more focused on electronics changes.  Kinda sad the sport has come to that imo.

[gm2]

Well, if anything an English speaking crewchief will definately help Hayden.  Its also interesting that when they speak of trying to change the bike, they're more focused on electronics changes.  Kinda sad the sport has come to that imo.

not the sport, that bike.

and i didn't realize that

"the team's track engineer Cristhian Pupulin - who has doubled up as crew chief to Loris Capirossi, Marco Melandri and Hayden since 2006..."

so one of the number crunchers has been crew chief.  gosh, i can't believe that didn't work out.

[Desmostro]

Ducati is finally starting to realize that it's not going to do them any good to have a bike that only one rider can operate successfully.

http://www.crash.net/MotoGP/News/146657/1/nicky_hayden_gets_new_crew_chief.html

that sounds like a good plan. Collaboration. What a concept!
A fking translator for Nicky, what a concept!

The line that stuck out for me was, "...we have 5 bikes on the track for the first time..."
Seems like they're recognizing this could go big either good or bad.

[gm2]

either way, they have a shitton of money on the track every race and only 1 bike that's doing anything