Nicky Hayden - Chasin' a Dream » Valencia

MotoGP Test Times (2) – Valencia

Sandra — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:45:44 +0000

1. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1’48.287
2. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1’48.296
3. Marco Melandri ITA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1′48.786
4. Niccolo Canepa ITA Alice Team (B) 1′49.917
5. Mika Kallio FIN Alice Team (B) 1′50.275
6. Toni Elias SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1′54.057
7. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1′57.322

Nicky Hayden: I’m pretty comfortable on the bike

Sandra — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:50:59 +0000

The first session of a two-day test got underway in hot and sunny conditions in Valencia today, a day full of new things for the Ducati Marlboro Team. At close to 11.00 in the morning, when the garage doors were opened, the spotlights were all focused on Nicky Hayden and on his ‘Stars and Stripes’ liveried Ducati, which had its first run at the Ricardo Tormo circuit.

Hayden, like new team-mate Casey Stoner, carried out his first run of the day with the GP8 before turning his attention firmly on the GP9. The American continually improved his rhythm throughout the course of the day, stopping the clock with a best lap of 1’33.960

Nicky Hayden – best lap 1’33.960 (79 laps)

“It has been a very intense day and full of many things to test and to understand, but it was exactly as I expected it to be. I did just one run with the GP8 and then I switched completely to the GP9. Obviously there is a lot of work to do but I am happy, it was a good day that has allowed me to understand that the bike has good potential and, more than anything, I can say that I really enjoyed myself. This first day has given me an appreciation of the bike and the team. One of the things that really impressed me the most was the acceleration. I found myself pretty comfortable on the bike, and I really didn’t make a lot of changes to levers and handlebars. We have not even changed a lot the settings, we have just made some small changes, some mapping settings, a couple of tyres, in order to try and understand the direction of the bike and to feel comfortable on it”.

MotoGP Test Results Valencia

Sandra — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:59:30 +0000

1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1’32.464
2. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1’32.672
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1’32.921
4. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1’33.142
5. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1’33.325
6. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1’33.375
7. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1’33.550
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1’33.676
9. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1’33.760
10. Marco Melandri ITA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1’33.782
11. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (B) 1’33.832
12. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1’33.960
13. Toni Elias SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1’34.129
14. Sete Gibernau SPA Onde 2000 Ducati (B) 1’34.451
15. Mika Kallio FIN Alice Team (B) 1’34.793
16. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Test Rider (B) 1’34.925
17. Niccolo Canepa ITA Alice Team (B) 1’34.995
18. Yuki Takahashi JPN Team Scot (B) 1’35.203