Hayden MTV Film To Air
by the seasoned agitator
Tuesday, November 06, 2007

The long-awaited Nicky Hayden movie that MTV has been working on for the last year and half will air on November 16, according to a press release from MTV.

At speeds of over 200 miles per hour, pro motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden wins his first ever MotoGP World Championship and defends his title as MTV puts viewers in the fast lane with a two hour movie special, "The Kentucky Kid," premiering on Friday, November 16 at 10pm ET/PT.
"The Kentucky Kid" chronicles the life of pro motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden starting with the final two races of the 2006 season, where he is well on his way to becoming the new MotoGP World Champion. The chance of fulfilling his life long dream seemingly slips away when Nicky is dramatically crashed out of the race by another rider. With the odds against him, and a fractured collar bone, Nicky proves that dedication and perseverance can help overcome any obstacle as he claims The MotoGP World Title in remarkable fashion. But as the new racing season starts, Nicky finds that the only thing harder than winning the Championship is defending it.


Racing since the age of 3, the series follows the 25-year old from Owensboro, Kentucky as he defends his championship on the back of a motorcycle at mind bending and heart pounding speeds, with his knee scraping the ground at every turn. Hayden's natural ability and good looks, coupled with the sports' sexy, fast paced atmosphere, has helped propel him as a sports icon, but in a league where the majority of the audience is European, the American Hayden constantly has to prove himself and his status as World Champion. Nicky's relationship with his close knit family of racers and the contrast between his rural life in Kentucky and his European cosmopolitan sport all form the backdrop to Hayden's 2007 season and his quest to win back to back World Championships.


"The Kentucky Kid" in its entirety will be available cross carrier on MTV mobile's linear channel and VOD service.


R. Greg Johnston, Sam Sokolow and Rob Lobl are Executive Producers of "The Kentucky Kid." Kelly Welsh is Co- Executive Producer. Nicky Hayden is producer. Lois Curren and Lauren Dolgen are executives in charge for MTV.


ENDS



http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2007/Nov/071106h.htm

I am almost scared to watch it. If MTV did their usual bull $hit editing and cutting then its going to be a deafening blow to Nicky's image.

I am almost scared to watch it. If MTV did their usual bull $hit editing and cutting then its going to be a deafening blow to Nicky's image.

just the opposite....nicky ACTS like he's on MTV all the time, so it should be a perfect fit. :rofl

I am almost scared to watch it. If MTV did their usual bull $hit editing and cutting then its going to be a deafening blow to Nicky's image.

Deafening blow to......this image (http://alpinestarsinc.com/node/317)?

......I think not. :crash

:lmao - I hate that commercial.

If you forgot, didn't know or what ever....
Here it is again and if it's a repost, deal with it -
November 16 10pm est on MTV the Nicky Hayden special. http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2007/Nov/071106h.htm
Wether you like him or not, support the sport by watching the show.
While I was in Valencia last year (2006), MTV was there and he was being followed around, my mug may even show up here and there :mock - wishfull thinking - any who, don't forget about the show!

Thanks for the post Sara!:bow

I would watch it if Stoner was on :fact


Isn't Hayden last years champ, what is he going say? I like 8th place better :crash

don't be a goober, the show is not for you, it's for those that don't know about the sport or know very little about it.

he's a great marketing tool, good looking, rides a fast bike, is a champion, even if it was 2006 regardless of anyone's opinion of how it was achieved, he is great for the sport we all love and will be a good ambassador.... sooooo, encourage your friends, teens or anyone that could possibly be interested in watching, and YOU go to another room and watch Stoner race re-runs otay!!!!!

:mock

^ :lmao


I'm a goober

:kiss -----> goober

don't be a goober, the show is not for you, it's for those that don't know about the sport or know very little about it.

he's a great marketing tool, good looking, rides a fast bike, is a champion, even if it was 2006 regardless of anyone's opinion of how it was achieved, he is great for the sport we all love and will be a good ambassador.... sooooo, encourage your friends, teens or anyone that could possibly be interested in watching, and YOU go to another room and watch Stoner race re-runs otay!!!!!

:mock


im with u sara, thats the reason i wanted to post this here.

i have a feelin its gonna sux, but i will still watch to help with my support of the sport

the mtv crowd will like it and that'll be good, I'll watch it just to see what was edited out

that last Valencia weekend I was there from Wednesday through Tuesday morning and there was a whole lot of taping going on.... including the after hours stuff, though I don't remember much of that :rofl but yep, I'm curious as to how it all got put together

:cool

don't be a goober, the show is not for you, it's for those that don't know about the sport or know very little about it.

he's a great marketing tool, good looking, rides a fast bike, is a champion, even if it was 2006 regardless of anyone's opinion of how it was achieved, he is great for the sport we all love and will be a good ambassador.... sooooo, encourage your friends, teens or anyone that could possibly be interested in watching, and YOU go to another room and watch Stoner race re-runs otay!!!!!

:mock


I agree coverage of the sport is good, but not all coverage.... Oftentimes we bill ANYTHING as great press simply because it throws any part of the sport out there in the public eye.... well....just read this

http://www.roadracerx.com/article.php?article_id=553

not bashing the Hayden appearance specifically....btw

Not all moto shows are great shows, just like not all moto riders should be on a bike.... we all have several of those...

The Hayden movie is one way that the sport can be show cased in a positive way. As entertaining as Superbikes may be for some, for me it's too much sugar and not enough protein.

MotoGP is a sport, the movie trailer (before it was taken down) showed the difficulties of the sport through the eyes of not just the riders but the teams as well. The triumphs and losses where are all there for the world to see regardless if acquired through skill or circumstance.

Everyone has an opinion, hopefully the movie will make enough people buy more race tickets, schedule more races, get me more work and have more people riding ;)

Not all moto shows are great shows, just like not all moto riders should be on a bike.... we all have several of those...

The Hayden movie is one way that the sport can be show cased in a positive way. As entertaining as Superbikes may be for some, for me it's too much sugar and not enough protein.

MotoGP is a sport, the movie trailer (before it was taken down) showed the difficulties of the sport through the eyes of not just the riders but the teams as well. The triumphs and losses where are all there for the world to see regardless if acquired through skill or circumstance.

Everyone has an opinion, hopefully the movie will make enough people buy more race tickets, schedule more races, get me more work and have more people riding ;)

I agree, although it's going to be a tough sell in a country where the top shows are retarded reality TV shows made for 15 year olds and shows dedicated to hanging on every move that "celebrities" make :kicknuts

Hopefully it's good. I loved FASTER, probably watched it 100 times

Here's what I'm hoping for:
MTV kids like fast, anything fast be it cars, bikes, women... you know, fast

Here's this all-American guy, fine ass good looking (editorial moment... ahem!) been riding since could walk, parents let him ride all he wants, wins tons of races at home, makes lots of money, goes overseas, dukes it out with the Euro guys, sacks himself some babes along the way, nearly gets knocked out of the running by his own team mate, fights back and wins the championship, cries like a baby, praises God and loves the good ol' USA.....

How can you not love that kind of marketing? Sh*t! I want to go buy a bike right now and bang some hot dude in leathers and have him win me a f*cking trophy!!

Where's my agent!!!!!! :laugh

I don't like that kind of marketing at all. But then again I'm a mungicake, not a yank.

I don't like that kind of marketing at all. But then again I'm a mungicake, not a yank.

He could have been a Canuck for all I care, still fine as hell, rides a bike ....

And we get two GP's in 2008

That's what I call marketing :lol

forsure, it's the golden child attitude and the praising god that I have beef with.

I'd much prefer a badboy that rode despite his parents best wishes, was athiest all the way and left a trail of bastards from Stockholm to Bancock.

Here's what I'm hoping for:
MTV kids like fast, anything fast be it cars, bikes, women... you know, fast
.....

How can you not love that kind of marketing? Sh*t! I want to go buy a bike right now and bang some hot dude in leathers and have him win me a f*cking trophy!!

Where's my agent!!!!!! :laugh

damn i knew i should've ordered my leathers;)

biga is a goober anyway

forsure, it's the golden child attitude and the praising god that I have beef with.

I'd much prefer a badboy that rode despite his parents best wishes, was athiest all the way and left a trail of bastards from Stockholm to Bancock.

Well, our hopes fell short when Gobert took a dive. He was all you desired and then some, however, the Dark Side was too powerfull and he din't impress the $$ gods that pave the way to the all-mighty World Championship.... :whip

So we're stuck with some hick from Kentucky... whatcha gonna do, however, Gobert is doing well in Australia. Who knows, he may just do a come back and be a much wiser Dark Lord :evil and take on the squeeky clean Aussie Champion Stoner, rip out his liver, bake some fava beans, pour himself a goblet of Merlot and have dinner right smack in the middle of Phillip Island at sunset... :muahaha

J/K :whiteflag

hehehehehe.

It's true, and I was a HUGE Go-show fan.

You're right tho... GP is definitely lacking in the dark side of the force.

i just finished setting up the tivo, so i don't forget to watch it

Well, our hopes fell short when Gobert took a dive. He was all you desired and then some, however, the Dark Side was too powerfull and he din't impress the $$ gods that pave the way to the all-mighty World Championship.... :whip

So we're stuck with some hick from Kentucky... whatcha gonna do, however, Gobert is doing well in Australia. Who knows, he may just do a come back and be a much wiser Dark Lord :evil and take on the squeeky clean Aussie Champion Stoner, rip out his liver, bake some fava beans, pour himself a goblet of Merlot and have dinner right smack in the middle of Phillip Island at sunset... :muahaha

J/K :whiteflag

stoner is wicked fast on the duc. i told my bro last season to watch out for stoner(despite countless dnf's) this season, but i had no idea what he was capable of on the bike he is currently riding. it would be interesting to see one race a year(after the season has ended) where the GP riders head out on a track with the exact same bike(aside from suspension tune) and same brand tires and go at it. IROC style.

Deafening blow to......this image (http://alpinestarsinc.com/node/317)?

......I think not. :crash

HAHAHA, that was classic. Exactly what I was thinking.

I love Nicky, but he definitely isn't an actor, should have scrapped that commercial, everyone made fun of it.

Who cares if the ladies made fun of it though, because Nicky clearly states "It's not about...them ladies"

Edit - oh and the MTV thing looks cool, I'll be watching it. Well I'll be recording it, because I'll be getting drunk tomorrow night at that time, but I'll watch it later. :P

HAHAHA, that was classic. Exactly what I was thinking.

I love Nicky, but he definitely isn't an actor, should have scrapped that commercial, everyone made fun of it.

Who cares if the ladies made fun of it though, because Nicky clearly states "It's not about...them ladies"

Edit - oh and the MTV thing looks cool, I'll be watching it. Well I'll be recording it, because I'll be getting drunk tomorrow night at that time, but I'll watch it later. :P

worst commercial EVER. i cringe when i see that during a race. who thought that was a good idea? it confirms what northerners perceive southerners as. but at the same time i cant fault nicky for putting a little extra in his mayonnaise jar. grab what you can when you can.

The Dark Side:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1619/goshowkp3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

just a reminder today is the airing of the movie:corn

Interview: Nick Hayden
bottom line is the bike was too small, I didn't like it
by dean adams and susan haas
Friday, November 16, 2007

Soup had a chance to interview Nick Hayden while he was on his way back from taping TRL at MTV New York. After the tumultious season he endured, the questions came easy, and the answers seemed to come hard.

Q You're hitting the big time with this MTV movie.

A Well, it's all pretty much over now. They made a movie about MotoGP, and about me, my family. They started last year at Portugal, of all places. Portugal, Valencia last year was good for TV, I guess. That's where it started, and that's basically where it ended this year. It turned out okay, actually, I think. Sure, there's a few things in there that are a little bit silly, but I don't think they totally did injustice to the sport. As far as, you see Supercross, the movie, and some of that stuff that was so cheesy and so corny. There's a few things in there that was kind of made up, like me and Rog going fishing, and a few things they kind of had to do that was for reality. But actually, there was some people at MTV that really believed in the project and really worked hard to make it happen, and spent a lot of money spending the crew all over around the world. I think it turned out all right. Obviously, I guess, the people will be the judge of it, but they show enough about the sport to let people learn. It's not transmissions and split times, they don't go that deep into it, but they explain points systems, and you kind of get the hint, of course they like a lot of crashes in there. But overall, I think it turned out pretty good.

Q What is the premise? Did they follow you around, with a camera?

A Yeah. They had a crew. In the beginning, it was a bigger crew. They had a sound guy, camera guy, director guy. After a little bit, I - I mean, they were cool. I got to call the shots, and I had a meeting, and I was like, "Hey, let's cut it back a little bit." And then they cut it back to just three or four guys. A sound guy, camera guy, and like an extra. They kind of got to be into the sport. Kelly, a girl there who worked on it, they got to be into the sport, and was in with the mechanics. It was almost like I didn't even really know they were there. They didn't go to every race, but they pretty well knew when to get lost and when not to be in the garage. Obviously, they couldn't film things with the fairings off and things like that, but they followed me around to my press conferences after the day. A few stuff in the motor home. Sometimes they would come in there and film me getting ready. I did nothing any different.

They would film me and Eldon in the motor home talking about stuff. Some of the press conferences, and different stuff like that, and in the garage. And then they came to Kentucky some, and shot some stuff. There's a bit in the movie of me and Tommy riding flat track. Me and Roger fishing one day. We went and visited my sisters at Kingland and watched the horse races. That's in the movie. You would be surprised. They shot a lot of stuff that never got in the movie. One thing was kind of cool was they were shooting me watching Roger Lee's 600 championship race live on the Internet, which was almost like a movie with all the red flags. That didn't make it, but a few things that didn't make it, they say they might to an extra DVD later.

That's pretty much the gist of it. They have a commentator, a European commentator. They show a lot of sound bites from that side, during the races. Obviously, this year, there wasn't a lot of good points, but I guess that's life. Some of that stuff, it's got highs and lows, like the sport really has. Valencia last year, and then crashes this year, Laguna, results that sucked. So it pretty much gets a little bit of everything.

Q You bring up the 2007 season. How do you look at it? Is it the worst year of your life?

A I mean... Worst year of my life is pretty harsh. Yeah, I'd say it was the hardest year. But when I really step back and look at things like, guys like Merlyn, young guys just dying, I don't want to say worst, because things could always be a lot worse. I've tried to stay positive. I've got a factory ride on what I think's the best team in racing, factory Honda MotoGP, and sitting here in New York. Things can always be a lot worse. It was certainly hard. I don't want to sit here and try to justify the crap season and sound like any more of a crybaby and make any more excuses than I've already done this year, because all that's over.

From the time I got on that new bike, or from my shoulder injury last year at Portugal, and then the off-season, that put me behind coming into the season, and bottom line is the bike was too small, I didn't like it, I didn't feel comfortable on it. I could go into tires, this or that, but bottom line is we--me, bike, team, tires--everybody didn't get the job done at times. I made mistakes. Crashing out at LeMans, a few times like that. All that sucks, but I can honestly say this year I learned a lot. About my team, and about life, and people around me. Last year, you win the championship, you make so many friends, and this year you really learn a lot more about what's going on in that paddock. I can honestly look in the mirror and say, as hard as things went this year, we didn't give up. Never lost motivation. What was tough was at the end of the year I had so much better speed and potential than I showed. It was just little things that went wrong. The one race I did have a chance to be up front, the engine breaks, which is almost unheard of. It's a lot of excuses. Motegi I was on the front row, and possibly could've had a good race there, and then rain. A lot of excuses, basically. Valencia, though, we had a big issue with tires there. Malaysia, end of the year, I had the speed there. I just made too many rider errors. That was tough to take, just to know that we had the potential.

But at the end of the year, things were a lot better than it actually looked on paper. It was tough not to get a good result before the season was over, but I do feel like I learned a lot, and I've just got to put this season behind me and get over it. That's really all there is to say.

continues below

Q To people that know you, it seemed very apparent early in the season that you were taking this very, very personally. The bad results, the state of the bike.

A Yeah. I would say this is not just a job to me. This is my passion. My life. I get up every morning to try to be World Champion again. It definitely affects me. Even now, I'm still having a hard time getting over Valencia, because I went out Tuesday with some different tires, and immediately went a second faster, almost, than I went all weekend. That's tough. But I guess in this game you can't enjoy the wins too much or let the losses hit too hard. But it was tough. I came into the season after being a champion, I wanted to back it up. I wanted to have a good year. Maybe I put too much pressure on myself. I tried too hard at times at the beginning of the year. I crashed more than I ever have in MotoGP. A lot of it's because the bike was not working for me--every time I pushed, I crashed. It was tough. No doubt about that.

Q The 212, I can't think of another motorcycle that would be less suited to you.

A Yeah. I certainly didn't gel with that bike. From the time I sat on it, it didn't feel right. When we pulled the blankets off it last year at Valencia, I thought, "Are you kidding me?" And I sat on it, and I thought, "No, this has got to be a joke. Is somebody trying to punk me, like the TV show?" But as it went along, I felt a lot better. That's one thing, too. I've got to appreciate Honda, even though at the beginning of the season, mid-season, the results weren't coming, it's not like everybody thought they would just totally scrap this season and look toward next year. They kept working hard. That bike did not suit my style like the 990 the year before. I probably didn't make the transition to the 800 as good as I should have. It was definitely not a great start, but it's a rider's job to adapt and to learn to ride it.

This interview will be continued at a later time.

ENDS

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2007/Nov/071116-69-1.htm

I really like how he puts that last paragraph....:rofl

I can't see Pedrosa getting any good coverage out of this :lol

fucking midget

fucking midget


Nice Avatar :twisted

bastard biga haha

from what I saw it was a pretty good show but I left with about an hour left to go drink at the bars

I just caught the tail end of it this morning......wasn't to bad. :thumbup

i think itll be good for motogp! wish it would show over here in Korea, prob not... Nickey's a pretty good dude!!

I missed it, going to have to check and see when it will be on again.

I missed it, going to have to check and see when it will be on again.


10pm Eastern tonight Kev! :thumbup

Or you can watch the episode on-line here brutha!! :mrgreen

http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1573916&vid=189081

There are 9 clips to watch to make the entire spisode. ;)

:madcan't watch it due to copyright outside the usa.tits:mad

i still have not seen it, but i have it saved on my DVR

It was pretty good!! :thumbup

10pm Eastern tonight Kev! :thumbup

Or you can watch the episode on-line here brutha!! :mrgreen

http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1573916&vid=189081

There are 9 clips to watch to make the entire spisode. ;)

No commercials makes it extra good..


That was a good show I liked it Nicky was always my fav in AMA and MotoGP... I was laughing my ass off when he was at home with friends and trying to buy food in other countries.. :rofl

I was worried how they would do it when I first heard about it but it was pretty good. :thumbup

They should do somemore with other riders!!

They should do somemore with other riders!!

maybe they could find someone in the AMA, cause there's no one else in MotoGP that fits the MTV mould like Nicky does. Hopper? Edwards? nope....Edwards has a love for 4-letter words and Hopper is as exciting as wallpaper paste.

Ben Spies, Duhamel, Josh Herrin, Bostrom bro's, Zemke and so on. :thumbup

Ben Spies, Duhamel, Josh Herrin, Bostrom bro's, Zemke and so on. :thumbup

:imwst that would be great

Ben Spies, Duhamel, Josh Herrin, Bostrom bro's, Zemke and so on. :thumbup


Duhamel?????????????????????

Who in their right mind would watch that :fact :crash

look Biga, we know he nailed your sister, but common mang, winningest rider in AMA history.

^ I only have one brother and he is straight. :r1lover


Clearly JR would :)

LOL, j'adore le superhero!!!!

^ :lol

wow. hayden is an idiot...

Deafening blow to......this image (http://alpinestarsinc.com/node/317)?

......I think not. :crash


I missed that the first time :muahaha

Surprisingly it was pretty well put together.:yes Thanks for the link Bogie. :jiggy

wow. hayden is an idiot...

tell us how you REALLY feel, bro....:laugh

Surprisingly it was pretty well put together.:yes Thanks for the link Bogie. :jiggy

:thumbup

Hayden's MTV Film "Kentucky Kid" Will Be Rerun
by sal bass
Thursday, December 06, 2007

If you missed it--and if you did you really need to make an effort to watch or record it--MTV will be re-playing "The Kentucky Kid" on MTV2 this Saturday.

Check your local listings to discern when. Also, someone said it available on-line.


ENDS

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2007/Dec/071206d.htm

i finally saw the show last night.
i recorded it on my dvr, but didn't have time until last night to see it.


i actually like the show:fact
i was expecting some squid show that would make the sport look like any idiot can get on a bike and do the same thing. but, i actually enjoyed the show:rock