Nicky Hayden became the first person (well officially, anyway) to ride a motorcycle at the new track configuration that was designed for the Red Bull Indy USGP. This is the first time that the MotoGP circus will be racing at the famed Brickyard. Hayden did a couple of laps on a 1909 Indian racer -- that raced the first ever event here in 1909, a motorcycle race; and then did some laps on a tarted-up Honda CBR 1000 production bike, liberally plastered with Red Bull logos. He managed around 150Mph on the big CBR, but expects that the MotoGP bikes will top 200Mph down that big straightaway. Video from YouTube.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
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