MotoGP star Nicky Hayden to attend Isle of Man TT races

Hayden will race at Silverstone several days after his trip to the Isle of Man

The 2006 MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden will complete a lap of the Mountain Course as part of its centenary celebrations in 2011.

The American star will complete a parade lap with five-time world champion Mick Doohan and last year's five-time TT winner Ian Hutchinson.

Hayden said: "The TT is just one of those events that every race fan wants to see eventually."

The 29-year-old will be on the island on Wednesday, 8 June.

He races for the Ducati Marlboro Team in the 2011 MotoGP championship with team-mate Valentino Rossi.

Hayden is currently fourth in the MotoGP standings after starting his campaign with a ninth place finish in Qatar, before claiming a hard-fought podium, in an incident packed second round in Jerez.

He will also start and present the trophy for the Monster Energy Supersport Race Two, before departing for the British MotoGP round at Silverstone on Sunday, 12 June.

"I've been to pretty much every kind of motorcycle race you can imagine, the Daytona 200, the Jerez MotoGP, the Anaheim Supercross, the Namur World Motocross, but I've never been to the Isle of Man or any other real street race. I'm really looking forward to visiting the Isle of Man," he added.