Nicky Hayden Comments on Loudon

[Doc]

In the Dec/Jan/Feb issue of Road Racer X.

He was asked: "What was the toughest track you raced at in the United States?"

Nicky Said: "Every track has it's hard sections, but as far as just being an all-around nasty, filthy, dirty, tough little track, I'd say Loudon. I only went there a couple times, but that was enough. I don't want to completely bag on the place--- it had a lot of history, a great crowd and one corner that was alot of fun--- but I can't say much good about it other than that. Every nasty element you could put in a track, it had. It was bumpy, physical, dangerous, nothing really flowed together, and it had all the bad parts of some tracks that are built at ovals--- transitions on and off the banking, different pavement all over--- the list goes on. I did okay there--- two wins, in 600 Supersport and Formula Xtreme--- but I don't miss that place when I am somewhere like Phillip Island."

Discuss.

[csmutty]

He just doesn't like to think.

[CBR929RE]

He just doesn't like to think.

what kind of animal do you think it is?

[csmutty]

what kind of animal do you think it is?

It really looks like the containment system used in ghostbusters.

[wicked13]

How long ago was he at the track?

[Boston Moto]

How long ago was he at the track?

I saw him there in '99 and 2000. He was about 18 or 19 and looked about 12 and rode the ever loving shit out of an RC51 and a CBR600F4

[butcher bergs]

Wasn't that taken from an article written like 3 years ago?

EDIT: I re-read the entry that was posted and it's not the same article however I could have sworn there was something from years back where Hayden commented on the toughest track he's ridden.

[Boston Moto]

Wasn't that taken from an article written like 3 years ago?

2 years ago he said something like "I should be getting the hang of these MotoGP tracks now it's my second year. It's not like I'm trying to learn Loudon again".

[Phalanx]

So what hes trying to say is... "If youre pretty quick at Loudon, you'll be supah fast anywhere else", right? ... right?

[butcher bergs]

2 years ago he said something like "I should be getting the hang of these MotoGP tracks now it's my second year. It's not like I'm trying to learn Loudon again".

Ahh yes, that's more like it.

Carry on.

[Chippertheripper]

i have my own brand of fun there.

[CBR929RE]

I saw him there in '99 and 2000. He was about 18 or 19 and looked about 12 and rode the ever loving shit out of an RC51 and a CBR600F4

he was 15 or 16 then

[Boston Moto]

he was 15 or 16 then

Nah. he was in high school still but he was older than that I'm pretty sure.

degsy.

[Boston Moto]

How long ago was he at the track?

and if I'm not mistaken, an NESR member was racing against him.

[OreoGaborio]

2 years ago he said something like "I should be getting the hang of these MotoGP tracks now it's my second year. It's not like I'm trying to learn Loudon again".

Yup, from http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2007/Nov/071127-69-4.htm

and http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...don-quote.html

Nicky shows some respect for Loudon in an interview on SuperBikePlanet.com

Q Are you super-familiar with the racetracks that you race on now, after five years?

A Honestly, I think, in the past, I think people made a bigger deal about learning the tracks. Now, the tracks over there - the actual layouts are not hard to learn. It's just a different type of track. But I'd say the tracks, it's not so where there's so much elevation, blind, it's not like you're going to Loudon or something like that, where it does really take a long time. I can't use that as an excuse. I know the tracks plenty good by now.

[CBR929RE]

Nah. he was in high school still but he was older than that I'm pretty sure.

degsy.

yes he was that young in 99/00. according to his website www.benspies.com he was born in 1984.

[OreoGaborio]

Ben Spies? Thought we were talkin about Nicky Hayden. July 30th, 1981. So he graduated HS sometime around 00 or 01
http://www.nickyhayden.com/index.cfm/p/facts

[Degsy]

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Benspies.com is Nicky hayden's website?

[OreoGaborio]

Benspies.com is Nicky hayden's website?

Well have you ever seen them together at the same time? Hmmmmmmmm....


well yah, I suppose we have, huh...

[CBR929RE]

Ben Spies? Thought we were talkin about Nicky Hayden. July 30th, 1981. So he graduated HS sometime around 00 or 01
http://www.nickyhayden.com/index.cfm/p/facts

yeah but I brought up the animal thing which is Spies so I thought we were going there. guess it got brought back on topic and I didn't realize it.

[Johnny B]

Here he is when he was still racing a Suzuki for Carry Andrew in 1998. That's Mike Curry, Tech Inspector Micky Curry's kid, with him.

[customfighterer]

i agree with him!

[Mustang]

I kinda like those comments. Makes being successful (whatever your personal definition of that is) at Loudon more impressive...

[scottieducati]

I like Nicky more and more each passing year.

[OreoGaborio]

that's hot