Ben Spies at Nurburgring 2009
The 2009 World Superbike Champion Ben Spies, claimed seventh place yesterday at the MotoGP of Valencia after qualifying in ninth position on his MotoGP debut for Yamaha.
Riding the Sterilgarda backed M1, Spies confidence grew as the race progressed and made some great passes on Marco Melandri, Randy de Puniet, Mika Kallio and Alex de Angelis to move his way up the grid.
Spies is replacing the Yamaha Tech3 rider James Toseland in the 2010 season and said;
“I still have a lot to learn, but I think overall I did better than I expected. I really would have been happy with a tenth-place finish and that’s about where I thought I’d be, but by continuing to ride hard all the way I was able to improve a few positions.
The bike is so good it’s amazing what you can do with it. I’m looking forward to getting more time on the bike in testing and really seeing if I can come to grips with what the bike is capable of.
I’m looking forward to the tests and getting a good base under me for next season. Then I’ll head home for a few weeks and try to relax and sort of decompress from this season. It’s been a rewarding year for sure. Winning World Superbike and then getting the opportunity to get some time on the GP machine. It’s been great, but it’s been exhausting as well.”
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