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News 03/10/2009
Ben Spies to make 'wildcard' entry into Valencia GP


Following the announcement on Thursday that Ben Spies will move to MotoGP in 2010, Yamaha Motor Company announces that it will enter the Texan as a wild card into the season-ending Grand Prix of Valencia.

25-year-old Spies will participate as a single rider entry of a Yamaha Factory Racing Team, using YZR-M1 test bikes brought over from Japan. The Valencia MotoGP race takes place 6-8th November, two weeks after the final World Superbike round at Portimao, Portugal.

The wild card entry will provide an opportunity for Spies to get extra circuit time prior to his inclusion in the Tech 3 Yamaha Team for the two-day MotoGP test on the Tuesday and Wednesday after the Grand Prix.




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Hmmm.... will he be quicker than Toseland I wonder? That'll be interesting to see...

Scotty wrote:Hmmm.... will he be quicker than Toseland I wonder? That'll be interesting to see...

hhmmm of course he will, hes full on confidence JT's not and yamaha wont give spies a crap bike for the weekend will they

Fingers crossed for him.

Lets just hope not another top WSBK rider falls foul of the talent screwing cruel world of MotoGP and end up no where

Blimey wrote:Fingers crossed for him.

Lets just hope not another top WSBK rider falls foul of the talent screwing cruel world of MotoGP and end up no where

you cynic

i think spies will be the exception

its interesting to see how poor the old motogp boys have performed in wsbks though