Nicky’s an Uncle…Again

Henny Ray Abrams | August 20, 2012

NDIANAPOLIS, IN, AUG 20 – With Ducati Marlboro’s Nicky Hayden forced out of the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix with a hand injury and concussion, his parents, Earl and Rose Hayden, flew off to Salt Lake City to see their newest granddaughter.

Nicky kept his Twitter followers informed over the course of the GP weekend about the impending arrival of his newest niece. On Sunday he tweeted a photo of Kyla Jo Hansler, the first daughter of his older sister Jenny.

“ My sweet new niece!!! Couldn’t be happier 4  @jenny hansler  “

The next generation of Earl’s Racing Team  is now four strong with granddaughters. Tommy Hayden and his wife Christie have three daughters, Olivia, Klaudia, and Vera Claire.

Henny Ray Abrams | Contributing Editor

Abrams is the longest-serving contributor at Cycle News. Over the course of his 35-some years of writing and shooting photos, he’s covered events from MotoGP to the Motocross World Championship - and everything in between.