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MotoGP: Valencia Grand Prix -- Nicky Hayden Is 2006 World Champion!!!
The Kentucky Kid Done Good
by toby hirst
Sunday, October 29, 2006

Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Troy Bayliss Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati Desmosedici GP-6 46:55.415
2 Loris Capirossi Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati Desmosedici GP-6 46:56.734
3 Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team Honda RC211V 47:04.645
4 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda RC211V 47:07.480
5 Marco Melandri Fortuna Honda Honda RC211V 47:11.721
6 Toni Elias Fortuna Honda Honda RC211V 47:12.805
7 Shinya Nakano Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR 47:14.744
8 Kenny Roberts Jnr. Team Roberts KR211V 47:18.589
9 Colin Edwards Camel Yamaha Team Yamaha YZR-M1 47:21.487
10 Carlos Checa Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha YZR-M1 47:23.609
11 John Hopkins Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki GSV-R 47:24.779
12 Makoto Tamada Konica Minolta Honda Honda RC211V 47:25.122
13 Valentino Rossi Camel Yamaha Team Yamaha YZR-M1 47:33.961
14 James Ellison Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha YZR-M1 48:15.428
15 Garry McCoy Ilmor SRT Ilmor X3 7 laps

Nicky Hayden Is 2006 MotoGP World Champion!!!!

On behalf of the whole Superbikeplanet team, we congratulate Nicky Hayden on landing his first Grand Prix world title.

Valentino Rossi we salute you too, great sportsmanship, and a great ambassador for the sport of motorcycle racing.

On the cool-down lap, Rossi made straight for Hayden, and in a show of true class, was one of the first riders to congratulate Nicky on his title win.

Troy Bayliss won the Grand Prix, showing the series regulars how to get it done, a classy ride from the Australian -- the reigning WSBK champion, of course.

Nicky is only the second rider in the history of the series to come from behind in terms of points at the last round to win the title. The first -- Wayne Rainey in 1992.

Times provisional as we go to press.

Official releases to follow.

NICKY HAYDEN -- 2006 MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION!!!

ENDS

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