2009 Superpole Video Highlights
Missed today’s WSBK Superpole? You can see a few highlights here or you can head over to the SBK official website and see the whole 50 minutes of the shoot out and also see tomorrow’s races in streaming. If by…
Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies content with FP1 results in Qatar
If the Repsol Honda riders are suffering chatter at the Losail circuit in Qatar, the same can’t be said for Yamaha who is not suffering from the 4kg weight increase and is working well with the tire options that Bridgestone…
No Kidding, Yamaha confirms Ben Spies in factory team
The third worst kept secret of the MotoGP paddock (the first was Stoner in Honda, the second was Rossi in Ducati) has been confirmed by Yamaha, that Ben Spies will replace Valentino Rossi at the factory Yamaha team in 2011.Spies…
Ben Spies and Tom Houseworth explain the Yamaha YZF- R1
Think you know everything about the Yamaha R1 Superbike? How about getting some cool info from the guys who really know how this bike is, Yamaha superbike rider Ben Spies and Tom Houseworth, his long standing crewchief.Spies took 4th and…
WSBK – More from Ben Spies
Ben Spies talks to Jonathan Green of On the Throttle TV after winning his first World Superbike Championship. His thoughts on the season, Noriyuki Haga, his tatics in the Portimao races and what he expects in MotoGP.Talking to Fabrizio Calia…
Jorge Lorenzo magnifique at Le Mans as Ben Spies has visor problems
Finding the right adjectives to describe Jorge Lorenzo’s victory at Le Mans is almost impossible, let’s just say he had one hell of race and he was ‘magnifique’ (paying tribute to France here), and maybe he should even thank Valentino…
Jorge Lorenzo is magnificent at Jerez, while Ben Spies crashes out
I admit if I was Jorge Lorenzo tonight and took a look at forums and websites, I’d be slightly pissed. Not only did he ride to the best of his ability, managed to stay on his Yamaha M1 in a…
Ben Spies Takes Race 1 in the Qatari Desert
Ben Spies won his second race of the WSBK season in Qatar on his Yamaha R1, even if he didn’t have a brilliant start from the pole position he obtained yesterday, leaving the lead to an impressive Max Biaggi on…
Ben Spies replica helmet HJC FG-15
Here’s a Ben Spies replica helmet from HJC. The FG-15 is very light due to new composite fibreglass shell technology and the cheek pads can be removed and washed. The anti-fog visor has a double opening capacity and uses RapidFire…
Lin Jarvis: "Valentino Rossi back in Yamaha is not an option"
All the top riders in MotoGP contracts expire at the end of this season and while Valentino Rossi has said that he’d like to race for another couple of years and maybe negotiate another two year contract with Ducati, if…
Ben Spies and Eddie Lawson Talk Motorcycles – Part 1 (w/video)
Yamaha MotorUSA has produced the another great video, it’s not the usual funny ones that we’ve all enjoyed last year, but this time its American racing legend and four times World Champion Eddie Lawson talking with the reigning WSBK Champion…
Silverstone Medical Updates after Crashes in Moto2 and MotoGP
Alex de Angelis needs to make a pilgrimage to our Lady of Lourdes Sanctuary, because the Sammarinese rider after an innocent look crash has picked up a slight fracture to one of his lower verbrae and has been ruled out…
Ben Spies finishes 14th overall in Gran Fondo bicycle race in Italy
As we mentioned in our earlier post previewing the upcoming Jerez GP, Yamaha rider Ben Spies spent the last week in Italy riding his bicycle around the Emilia Romagna region and taking part in the 13th annual Gran Fondo race…
Jorge Lorenzo pushed more than 100%, Ben Spies loses front row following crash
It was an ecstatic Jorge Lorenzo at the parc ferme after today’s excitiong battle to the wire between himself and rival Casey Stoner. The Yamaha rider ended Stoner’s three year pole position dominance in Qatar (2009, 2010 and 2011) and…
Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies have tire woes at Sachsenring
Jorge Lorenzo inherited second place after Casey Stoner crashed out of second place in today’s MotoGP race at Sachsenring, but the Spaniard wasn’t happy with the hard rear tire that Bridgestone strongly suggested they use, instead of the soft one…
Ben Spies to undergo surgery – Updated
Ben Spies return to action at Indianapolis was very shortlived. The Pramac rider highsided during the third free praction caught out by the traction control on his Desmosedici, that doesn’t engage in first gear.The crash left the American with a…
Yamaha MotoGP 2011 Livery – Pics and Video
Yamaha MotoGP officially took the wraps off their 2011 effort with a press conference today at Sepang ahead of the second pre-season official tests, and as widely expected they will be running corporate blue livery and winging it with no…
Ben Spies interview (w/video)
Interview Ben Spies from Racesport.nl on Vimeo.The Iveco TT Assen is scheduled for June 25th and Yamaha is going to debut the special YZR-M1 WGP 50th Anniversary Edition livery and kick off a series of special events for their 50th…
Jorge Lorenzo: "It was a miracle pass," Ben Spies: "We ran out of laps"
Jorge Lorenzo may have finished second today at the Sachsenring GP, but it was his roaring pass on Casey Stoner on the last corner that satisfied the Yamaha rider the most and everyone else watching the daring move. I’m very…
Jorge Lorenzo thinks of championship and settles for second
Jorge Lorenzo’s 38 point leadership was reduced to 33 after today’s win by title rival Dani Pedrosa, but the Yamaha rider knows perfectly well that he just has to stay out of trouble for the next fourraces and finish second…
Ben Spies SBK Bling-Bling Ring
Winning a World Championship has its perks. Ben Spies was presented this special Championship Ring by one of the WSBK partners Circuiti Gioielli. The ring was engraved with Spies’ name immediately after the second race at Portimao.Gianfranco Quartaroli handmade this…
Ben Spies: These Boots were made for Winning
For the only U.S. round of the World Superbike Championship that took place in Utah, helmet artist Aldo Drudi of Drudi Performance created a special design for Ben Spies helmet and boots. Not as wild looking as Valentino Rossi’s helmet…
MotoGP Aragon: Ben Spies fastest in wet FP2
After this morning’s wasted session, this afternoon’s second MotoGP free practice went into full action mode as the Motorland Aragon circuit was properly wet and the riders could fully use the rain tires without ripping them as it often happens…
MotoGP Estoril: Ben Spies fastest in FP1
MotoGPs free practice at Estoril was a waiting session for the majority of the riders who sat out the first half hour hoping for better track conditions which still had several damp patches and puddles in the final turn.At the…
Jorge Lorenzo rues tire choice, Ben Spies loses feeling at Jerez
Jorge Lorenzo despite his never-give-up attitude could do nothing to stop Casey Stoner at Jerez due to what he considers a wrong tire choice - even if the majority of the riders made the same choice - and despite his…