Roger Lee Hayden won’t be heading to Moto2 in 2010, but will debut in the World Superbike Championship on a Kawasaki with Team Pedercini.
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Roger Lee is the youngest of the Hayden brothers and has raced in the AMA Superspsort and Superbike class He placed second in the AMA 600 Supersport class to his brother Tommy in 2004 and 2005 and in 2006 was nominated Rookie of the Year and in 2007 won AMA Supersport Championship.
Hayden will be the only American on the WSBK grid after Ben Spies’ departure to MotoGP.
Team Pedercini is still negotiating with several Italian and Spanish riders to complete their rider line up.
Roger Lee Hayden: “I’m really happy to compete in the World Superbike championship with team Pedercini.
I always wanted to join a team in World Superbikes and now this dream has come true.
I know it will be a completely different experience compared to my past, but I feel ready to face this new challenge.
I’ve already ridden the Kawasaki AMA Superbike so everything won’t be completely new to me.
It will be fun and exciting racing and learning new circuits, apart from my home race in Salt Lake at Miller Motorsports Park.
My first contact with my new team will be at Portimao late January and really can’t wait to get back on a bike.
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