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[edit] World Championship season
For 2006, Hayden was charged with spearheading Repsol Honda's championship aspirations, and was the only rider to be handed the full 2006 Honda bike during preseason testing. He lead the championship from the third race and looked set to break Valentino Rossi's championship-winning streak, which had dated back to 2001. Capturing the championship was not without peril: in the second to last round at Estoril in Portugal, teammate Dani Pedrosa missed his braking point while following Hayden. The resulting lowside accident took out both bikes, with Rossi claiming second place in that race, finishing 0.002 seconds behind Toni Elias. This left Hayden eight points behind Rossi in the championship with one race left to go. In the last race of the season on October 29, 2006, the unexpected happened when Rossi fell off his motorcycle on lap 5 trying to make up for a poor start. Hayden, who was challenging for the race lead at the time, was informed of Rossi's mistake and backed off his lap times by nearly a second, winning the championship by finishing a safe 3rd behind race winner Troy Bayliss and Loris Capirossi. He thus won the 2006 championship, beating Rossi 252 points to 247.
On September 22, 2006, Hayden signed a two-year agreement that would allow him to race for and develop with the factory Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) team for the 2007 and 2008 MotoGP seasons.[1] He has already begun testing the new 800 cc Honda RC212V. His MotoGP racing number changes from 69 to 1 for the 2007 season.

[edit] Trivia
Hayden has two brothers, Tommy and Roger Lee, both professional motorcycle racers in the AMA, and two sisters, Jenny and Kathleen.
Hayden lists Bubba Shobert, Will Davis, and Lance Armstrong as his personal heroes.
His traditional racing number, 69, was the same number his father used. His father jokes that the number was selected because it could still be read when he frequently ended up upside down in the weeds.

[edit] Racing history

[edit] MotoGP
Team(s): Repsol Honda, HRC
Motorcycle(s): Honda RC211V, Honda RC212V
First MotoGP Race: April 6, 2003 - Suzuka - Seventh Place
First MotoGP Win: July 10, 2005 - Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
First MotoGP Podium: October 5, 2003 - Motegi - Third Place
Number of MotoGP Wins: 3
Number of MotoGP Podiums: 17 (excluding wins)
Highest Championship Position: First (2006)

[edit] AMA Superbike
Team(s): American Honda, HRC
Motorcycle(s): Honda RC51, Honda RC45
First Superbike Race: April 18, 1999 - Willow Springs International Raceway - Twelfth Place
First Superbike Win: June 11, 2000 - Road America
First Superbike Podium: September 19, 1999 - Pikes Peak International Raceway - Third Place
Number of Superbike Wins: 17
Number of Superbike Podiums: 13 (excluding wins)
Highest Championship Position: First (2002)

[edit] AMA 600 Supersport
Team(s): American Honda, Erion Honda, HyperCycle Suzuki
Motorcycle(s): Honda CBR600F3, Suzuki GSX-R600
First 600 Supersport Win: April 26, 1998 - Willow Springs International Raceway
Number of 600 Supersport Wins: 6
Highest Championship Position: First (1999)

[edit] AMA 750 Superstock
Team(s): HyperCycle Suzuki
Motorcycle(s): Suzuki GSX-R750
First 750 Supersport Win: April 19, 1998 - Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Number of 750 Supersport Wins: 5
Highest Championship Position: Fourth (1998)

[edit] AMA Formula Extreme
Team(s): Erion Honda
Motorcycle(s): Honda CBR900RR
First Formula Extreme Win: April 17, 1998 - Willow Springs International Raceway
Number of Formula Extreme Wins: 7
Highest Championship Position: Second (1999)