RIP Nicky Hayden

[Bloomerdirtking]

I know this is a dirt late model site, but i would feel amiss if did not mention the passing of one of America's most talented motorcycle rider's. He was a tremendous talent and will be sadly missed. I followed him when he ran the AMA flat track to SuperBike to MotoGp to World SuperBike. I know in this 4M crowd there are plenty of 2 wheeled fans who probably enjoyed his talent as well. RIP Nicky🏁

[zach51]

Very much a shame. A life is a life, but one of the few successful Americans in Moto GP, such a bummer. Even more so that he had to suffer and fight at the very end.

[HoosierDirtFan]

I know this is a dirt late model site, but i would feel amiss if did not mention the passing of one of America's most talented motorcycle rider's. He was a tremendous talent and will be sadly missed. I followed him when he ran the AMA flat track to SuperBike to MotoGp to World SuperBike. I know in this 4M crowd there are plenty of 2 wheeled fans who probably enjoyed his talent as well. RIP Nicky

He is the main reason I watch AMA and MotoGP. The last few years in FIM World Super Bikes was cut way to short because of some idiot in a car.

[Highside Hustler25]

I know this is a dirt late model site, but i would feel amiss if did not mention the passing of one of America's most talented motorcycle rider's. He was a tremendous talent and will be sadly missed. I followed him when he ran the AMA flat track to SuperBike to MotoGp to World SuperBike. I know in this 4M crowd there are plenty of 2 wheeled fans who probably enjoyed his talent as well. RIP Nicky

Thanks for posting. Met Nicky back in 02 when he won the Peoria Grand National TT race. More than a racer. He was a GREAT person. Rest in Peace Nicky Hayden 1981-2017

[ptown]

One of my favorite Nicky pics.

[Barbecueboy]

One of my favorite Nicky pics.

That's bad ass....hope you don't mind, I saved the image and now it's my desktop.

Very cool, sorry to here of his suffering as he passed.....that's hard to see and much harder to endure I'm sure.

Thanks for sharing that photo.

[ptown]

That's bad ass....hope you don't mind, I saved the image and now it's my desktop.

Very cool, sorry to here of his suffering as he passed.....that's hard to see and much harder to endure I'm sure.

Thanks for sharing that photo.

Absolutely, I seen him race many times, Peoria, Springfield etc.

[Bloomerdirtking]

Awesome pic Ptown, makes me smile man!!

[jshawn81]

He is the main reason I watch AMA and MotoGP. The last few years in FIM World Super Bikes was cut way to short because of some idiot in a car.

I'm pretty sure it wasn't the cars fault I belive Nicky ran through a stop sign

[zach51]

I'm pretty sure it wasn't the cars fault I belive Nicky ran through a stop sign

There's always one.....

[chupp n bloomer fan]

I'm pretty sure it wasn't the cars fault I belive Nicky ran through a stop sign

They don't have definitive proof yet as to what happened. But there is high quality surveillance footage from a nearby residence.

RIP Nicky, one of the only Moto riders I knew of besides Rossi. Dang shame. At least he was able to accomplish quite a bit in his short life.

[ThebigE]

The Kentucky Kid that came from nothing to one of the greatest of all time. I'm just as big of a 2 wheel flat track guy as I am a LM guy. I always followed Nicky back in his dirt track racing days and always enjoyed watching him. I also had the opportunity to meet him at our local county fair, which is a 1/2 mile pea gravel track back in 97 or 98 when he won as a 15 or 16 year old. He was a great young man and full of life...... RIP #69 #thekentuckykid

[tsand]

It's amazing how many great racers came out of ownesboro KY

[chupp n bloomer fan]

It's amazing how many get racers came out of ownesboro KY

It's freaking insane, 100% agree.

[zyoung25]

I thought this one was cool. His brother Roger made a post on Instagram that was tear jerker, but also made you laugh.

I don't watch much pavement 2 wheeled racing, what he done was something it seemed no one else could, and it should inspire some others. I do think it's cool the racing family always bond in these situations, even though it's never a good thing when it happens.