Cycle whore thread
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Spies Q & A
Ben Spies became the joint most successful qualifier in WSB history when he secured his 10th pole position of the season. His stunning Magny-Cours pole matched the previous all-time record set by fellow American Doug Polen back in 1991.
On the same day he received confirmation he will be racing at the final round of the MotoGP world championship at Valencia on a fifth Yamaha M1 alongside Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Colin Edwards and James Toseland.
Q. You secured pole again despite it being your first visit to Magny Cours, did you think it would be possible?
Spies: “As soon as I did a lap on Friday I knew it was going to be a hell of a lot better than Imola. This track is a different animal to last weekend. In Italy the bike wasn’t working and I wasn’t comfortable over the bumps and with traction. Magny-Cours has got big direction changes and sweeping corners so it’s more of a riders track.”
Q. What’s the plan for the races tomorrow?
Spies:
“My plan is to push the pace as hard as I can for as long as I can and see who’s there. I’ve done a lot of laps on old tires and our fast times have come with laps with 20 laps on them.”
Q. And what about the championship?
Spies:
“There are still four races left and that’s a lot of points. I’ve got good pace this weekend and I’m feeling good – I’m going to push it just like I do every race and go for the win. I’m happy, I’ve found some speed and I’m very comfortable with the bike here. After it’s done I’ll asses the championship.”
Q. It’s been revealed today that you will be racing at the final round of MotoGP at Valencia. Exciting times?
Spies:
“I’m going there to test plain and simple. With not much winter testing this year I need as much time as possible on the bike. By doing the race I’ll be up to speed for the first official test on the Tuesday and Wednesday after the Valencia race weekend.”
Q. What about getting a result?
Spies:
“I know people want to see how I stack up, but I’m not going there for a result. I’ve been talking to Lin Jarvis (Yamaha Racing Boss) for a while about this and as soon as I knew I was going to GPs I said ‘let’s do Valencia’.”
Ben Spies became the joint most successful qualifier in WSB history when he secured his 10th pole position of the season. His stunning Magny-Cours pole matched the previous all-time record set by fellow American Doug Polen back in 1991.
On the same day he received confirmation he will be racing at the final round of the MotoGP world championship at Valencia on a fifth Yamaha M1 alongside Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Colin Edwards and James Toseland.
Q. You secured pole again despite it being your first visit to Magny Cours, did you think it would be possible?
Spies: “As soon as I did a lap on Friday I knew it was going to be a hell of a lot better than Imola. This track is a different animal to last weekend. In Italy the bike wasn’t working and I wasn’t comfortable over the bumps and with traction. Magny-Cours has got big direction changes and sweeping corners so it’s more of a riders track.”
Q. What’s the plan for the races tomorrow?
Spies:
“My plan is to push the pace as hard as I can for as long as I can and see who’s there. I’ve done a lot of laps on old tires and our fast times have come with laps with 20 laps on them.”
Q. And what about the championship?
Spies:
“There are still four races left and that’s a lot of points. I’ve got good pace this weekend and I’m feeling good – I’m going to push it just like I do every race and go for the win. I’m happy, I’ve found some speed and I’m very comfortable with the bike here. After it’s done I’ll asses the championship.”
Q. It’s been revealed today that you will be racing at the final round of MotoGP at Valencia. Exciting times?
Spies:
“I’m going there to test plain and simple. With not much winter testing this year I need as much time as possible on the bike. By doing the race I’ll be up to speed for the first official test on the Tuesday and Wednesday after the Valencia race weekend.”
Q. What about getting a result?
Spies:
“I know people want to see how I stack up, but I’m not going there for a result. I’ve been talking to Lin Jarvis (Yamaha Racing Boss) for a while about this and as soon as I knew I was going to GPs I said ‘let’s do Valencia’.”
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Re: Cycle whore thread
Spies Q & A
Ben Spies became the joint most successful qualifier in WSB history when he secured his 10th pole position of the season. His stunning Magny-Cours pole matched the previous all-time record set by fellow American Doug Polen back in 1991.
On the same day he received confirmation he will be racing at the final round of the MotoGP world championship at Valencia on a fifth Yamaha M1 alongside Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Colin Edwards and James Toseland.
Q. You secured pole again despite it being your first visit to Magny Cours, did you think it would be possible?
Spies: “As soon as I did a lap on Friday I knew it was going to be a hell of a lot better than Imola. This track is a different animal to last weekend. In Italy the bike wasn’t working and I wasn’t comfortable over the bumps and with traction. Magny-Cours has got big direction changes and sweeping corners so it’s more of a riders track.”
Q. What’s the plan for the races tomorrow?
Spies:
“My plan is to push the pace as hard as I can for as long as I can and see who’s there. I’ve done a lot of laps on old tires and our fast times have come with laps with 20 laps on them.”
Q. And what about the championship?
Spies:
“There are still four races left and that’s a lot of points. I’ve got good pace this weekend and I’m feeling good – I’m going to push it just like I do every race and go for the win. I’m happy, I’ve found some speed and I’m very comfortable with the bike here. After it’s done I’ll asses the championship.”
Q. It’s been revealed today that you will be racing at the final round of MotoGP at Valencia. Exciting times?
Spies:
“I’m going there to test plain and simple. With not much winter testing this year I need as much time as possible on the bike. By doing the race I’ll be up to speed for the first official test on the Tuesday and Wednesday after the Valencia race weekend.”
Q. What about getting a result?
Spies:
“I know people want to see how I stack up, but I’m not going there for a result. I’ve been talking to Lin Jarvis (Yamaha Racing Boss) for a while about this and as soon as I knew I was going to GPs I said ‘let’s do Valencia’.”
Ben Spies became the joint most successful qualifier in WSB history when he secured his 10th pole position of the season. His stunning Magny-Cours pole matched the previous all-time record set by fellow American Doug Polen back in 1991.
On the same day he received confirmation he will be racing at the final round of the MotoGP world championship at Valencia on a fifth Yamaha M1 alongside Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Colin Edwards and James Toseland.
Q. You secured pole again despite it being your first visit to Magny Cours, did you think it would be possible?
Spies: “As soon as I did a lap on Friday I knew it was going to be a hell of a lot better than Imola. This track is a different animal to last weekend. In Italy the bike wasn’t working and I wasn’t comfortable over the bumps and with traction. Magny-Cours has got big direction changes and sweeping corners so it’s more of a riders track.”
Q. What’s the plan for the races tomorrow?
Spies:
“My plan is to push the pace as hard as I can for as long as I can and see who’s there. I’ve done a lot of laps on old tires and our fast times have come with laps with 20 laps on them.”
Q. And what about the championship?
Spies:
“There are still four races left and that’s a lot of points. I’ve got good pace this weekend and I’m feeling good – I’m going to push it just like I do every race and go for the win. I’m happy, I’ve found some speed and I’m very comfortable with the bike here. After it’s done I’ll asses the championship.”
Q. It’s been revealed today that you will be racing at the final round of MotoGP at Valencia. Exciting times?
Spies:
“I’m going there to test plain and simple. With not much winter testing this year I need as much time as possible on the bike. By doing the race I’ll be up to speed for the first official test on the Tuesday and Wednesday after the Valencia race weekend.”
Q. What about getting a result?
Spies:
“I know people want to see how I stack up, but I’m not going there for a result. I’ve been talking to Lin Jarvis (Yamaha Racing Boss) for a while about this and as soon as I knew I was going to GPs I said ‘let’s do Valencia’.”
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Re: Cycle whore thread
I think Spies should of stayed in World Superbike for another season. I think the racing is better there than in MotoGP, but thats my opinion. I hope he doesn't fall down the same line Hopkins, Hayden, and Edwards have gone down, I surely don't expect him to do in GP what hes done in World Sbk.
Also, if Rossi or Lorenzo don't leave the factory team for 2011, that leaves him on the satelite team for another year, which is not where he needs to be.
Also, check these out incase you haven't seen these videos yet.
http://www.onthethrottle.com/content/view/377/30/
http://www.onthethrottle.com/content/view/379/30/
Also, if Rossi or Lorenzo don't leave the factory team for 2011, that leaves him on the satelite team for another year, which is not where he needs to be.
Also, check these out incase you haven't seen these videos yet.
http://www.onthethrottle.com/content/view/377/30/
http://www.onthethrottle.com/content/view/379/30/
Last edited by onepointone; Oct 4, 2009 at 06:30 AM.