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Photo from MCN.
Photo from UltimateMotorCycling.com. This is what was left of Hayden’s left knee at the end of the race.
Those are the things that made Hayden a champion on the track, but it was how Hayden acted off the track that created a legion of fans spanning the globe. Over the past week, I’ve read hundreds and hundreds of the tens of thousands of comments, people telling their stories, and sharing their memories of Hayden. Tributes have come in from all across the motorsports spectrum from NASCAR to F1.
Photo from Nicky Hayden – The Kentucky Kid Facebook page. I don’t know exactly what’s going on here, but Nicky was hanging out with a bunch of kids while he was in Italy for WorldSBK just a couple weeks ago.
Below are three comments from Facebook of people sharing their stories of Hayden: