A HEAVY crash for Roger Lee Hayden in qualifying at the second round of the
AMA Superbike Championship may have left him requiring surgery this week, but
the American rider is expected to recover in time to test and race for
Kawasaki in MotoGP later this year.
A younger brother of 2006 MotoGP World Champion, Nicky Hayden, Roger Lee
suffered an accident last weekend at Barber Motorsports Park riding for Kawasaki
in the US domestic series, and had two operations immediately afterwards.
According to Kawasaki´s MotoGP competition manager Michael Bartholemy,
Hayden should still be ready for some important MotoGP summer commitments. Roger
Lee finished 10th at Laguna Seca last year during his wildcard appearance.
“We had talked to his management in Estoril about the opportunity to have
wildcards for Indianapolis and Laguna Seca, and also to do the test in
Indianapolis, said Bartholemy. "The latest I heard from them is that yes he had the
accident but they are thinking that he will be fit in the next two months. So
that means he could participate in the test and both races and that is the
latest information we had from his management.”
