2003 Springfield TT Images from the Soup Dialback Machine
by brian j nelson
Friday, September 4, 2026
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In 2003, a collection of roadracers once again tried their hand at the Springfield TT. We stumbled across these photos while searching the archives for old Norick Abe images. Here, Tommy Hayden gets interviewed for the crowd.
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Mechanic Danny Fahie worked with Nicky Hayden in 2002 when the pair won the AMA Superbike championship. Fahie wanted to go to Europe with Nick, but HRC didn't want Nicky let alone another American so Fahie did not get to go. He was immediately hired by Kawasaki.
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Nick won the Springfield TT in 2002 and was a spectator in '03.
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Mechanic John Ethell built Jake Zemke's bike for Springfield. He stayed in OWB where he learned to never, ever, be the first one to fall asleep.
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'Maybe what you need is a mohawk?' Nicky shaved Roger Lee's head for the 2003 race.
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Tommy Hayden had been racing dirt track literally since he was three years old. 3!
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Nick's bike, Nick's barbering. Nick is non-scarred, young and beautiful here. Miss ya kid.
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Jake Zemke (right) also raced the Springfield TT in 2003.
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'What you need' Perhaps the precise moment the Mohawk plan was hatched by then factory Honda MotoGP rider Hayden.
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