Yamaha Unveils Ben Spies’ Livery for Valencia

Press release:

The Sterilgarda Yamaha Team have unveiled the special one-off livery for 2009 World Superbike Champion Ben Spies ahead of his wildcard ride at the final MotoGP race in Valencia this weekend. Spies will be riding the Yamaha YZR-M1 prior to joining the Tech3 Yamaha Team next Monday to start testing for the 2010 season.

The American rider has achieved astonishing success in his rookie year in World Superbike, bringing the first ever World Superbike Championship victory for Yamaha. Over the 2009 season he scored 14 race wins and 11 pole position starts in the class, becoming the all-time greatest rookie in the process.

Ben Spies and YZR-M1:

“I’m really excited for the opportunity to race at Valencia this weekend,” said Spies. “I’m fully aware that MotoGP is a big step up from World Superbike and realise it’s not going to be possible to achieve the same results in my first year there. I see this weekend as an opportunity to spend some time on the bike and start learning it for next season, and to have some fun as well!”

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	Jay \| 04 November 2009, 17:27 (report) #1 The bike looks great! Much better than Tech3's current colours imo! Good luck to him, but can't see him doing any better than our JT.

	r6babe \| 05 November 2009, 16:19 (report) #2 I think he will do better then JT, I think he will come about 6ht/5th in the championship - he is just seems to be able to ride any circuit and be at one with the bike. And on top of that he is soooo good looking -)