From a media advisory issued by Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 2006 MotoGP World Champion Hayden To Ride April 7 At IMS 2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden will visit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time Monday, April 7 as he prepares for the inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP on Sunday, Sept. 14. Hayden will ride a restored Indian motorcycle, which competed Aug. 14, 1909 in the first motorized race at IMS, around the new infield road course at 10:30 a.m. It will be the first lap by a motorcycle around the new 16-turn, 2.620-mile circuit that also incorporates part of the famed IMS oval. After the historic first lap on the Indian, Hayden will ride a Honda production bike around the course, be available for photos on the famous Yard of Bricks and speak with the media in the Economaki Trackside Conference Room. Hayden, a native of Owensboro, Ky., is one of three American riders competing this season in MotoGP. He races for the Repsol Honda Team.
Nicky Hayden Will Take First Motorcycle Lap Of New Indianapolis Road Course Aboard A Restored 1909 Indian
Nicky Hayden Will Take First Motorcycle Lap Of New Indianapolis Road Course Aboard A Restored 1909 Indian
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