Ten Kate’s American Riders: Nicky Hayden and PJ Jacobsen

The Honda World Superbike Team is home to two Americans this year—Nicky Hayden in World Superbike and PJ Jacobsen in World Supersport. For Hayden it’s a big adjustment to a new championship after 13 years in MotoGP. “I got a lot to learn from them about this whole championship and bike,” Hayden said. “I think as you get older, some things are actually harder to learn because you are so used to one way and so used to how things were done; it sometimes might even take longer to adjust.” Part of that adjustment is getting used to a team without full factory resources. “They’ve been great,” Hayden said. “I’ve probably been pretty demanding because I came from factory teams, you know Marlboro and Repsol budgets. I like things done…

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