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March 15, 2007

Even though the season has already started, the Repsol Honda team will have a special launch in Madrid this Sunday. The event is supported by the Madrid Town council and the Madrid Más Moto Show.

Nicky Hayden, team mate Dani Pedrosa, 250cc riders Julián Simón and Shuhei Aoyama, 125 cc Bradley Smith and Esteve Rabat will ride through the streets of the Spanish city and have a presentation the Plaza Dali where the riders will be introduced.

After the presentation the fans have an opportunity to take pictures of the bikes

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March 14, 2007

By Toby Moody

American cable television network MTV is to make a series of programmes following Nicky Hayden’s championship defence throughout the 2007 season.Following a successful pilot programme made over the winter, MTV bosses gave the green light for a further run of programmes.

A crew was present at the Estoril and Valencia races last season – ironically the most emotional of races for the Honda/Hayden combination – and it is this drama that MTV hope to capture throughout the season.

Cameras are expected to follow Hayden not just at the race track, but at home in Kentucky and at promotional appearances all over the world.

It is expected that the show will air in the latter part of the year.

America’s TV presence is growing with the Red Bull US Grand Prix being aired live on the FOX channel this year after a new deal was recently announced.

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March 11, 2007

The MotoGP season has finally started! Nicky Hayden started from 9th position on the grid and managed to improve one spot during the race. Casey Stoner took his maiden MotoGP win after his Ducati simply overpowered the Yamaha of Valentino Rossi on the home straight. Team mate Dani Pedrosa finished 3rd.

Nicky Hayden said about the race:

“I tried to learn as much as I could in the race. I really felt like I rode my hardest and had some good dices with a few of the guys – I just about caught Vermeulen on the last lap and I got faster as the race went on.

My last two laps were my fastest laps of the race and that’s the positive thing. It’s been a tough weekend but I’m not going to whine and make a bunch of excuses. I qualified ninth and finished eight and, compared to the top boys, we we’ve just been off the pace for the whole weekend.”

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March 10, 2007

1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati 25 points
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha 20 points
3. Dani Pedrosa SPA Honda 16 points
4. John Hopkins USA Suzuki 13 points
5. Marco Melandri ITA Honda 11 points
6. Colin Edwards USA Yamaha 10 points
7. Chris Vermeulen AUS Suzuki 9 points
8. Nicky Hayden USA Honda 8 points

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March 10, 2007

“My last Michelin qualifier felt really good and my first three splits were not bad, but in the last split I didn’t quite put it together and I actually went a little bit slower in that split. Up until that point I had a pretty decent lap going.

The third row isn’t really where I hoped to be starting the first race of the year and we’re just trying to get the front end right so that I’m able to roll around these corners and not have to do so much stop-and-go riding. We’ve got a few little issues with some chatter but the bottom line is that I’ve got to come in here tomorrow, do my part and get the most out of the bike.”