The 2009 MotoGP season ends on Sunday !
This year again, the Valencia GP serves as the final bouquet: admittedly Rossi already has his ninth world title in his pocket, but the atmosphere should still be warm on Sunday, as there are many contenders for the coup dazzling. ! Trailer.
A new shot from Big Ben ?
This weekend, however, a significant part of the attention will turn away from these four elements to focus on a brand new fifth: Ben Spies! Freshly titled in the World Superbike, the Texan rider has a wild card and is ahead of one race when he arrives in the big leagues….
A court in which he should feel comfortable: it’s true, not everyone manages to win the world title in Superbike in their first season – no one except Doug Polen in fact -! He is even the very first to win this competition riding a Yamaha..
Wild Card for Ben Spies
Before joining the Tech3 team next year alongside another American SBK champion – yes, Colin Edwards – the "Texas Terror" will ride for the last time under the colors of its WSBK sponsor, Sterilgarda. We also note that Ben recovers "his" n ° 11, the one he wore on the American circuits but that he had to leave to Troy Corser, seniority requires…
What to expect from this phenomenal driver this weekend? "For me, it will be an opportunity to spend some time on the M1 and start learning it for next season", answers the one who is nicknamed" Elbowz "(" elbows "in English, you will quickly understand once on the track),"and also to make me happy !", he adds mischievously.
However, it is difficult not to set the bar high, as Spies flew over the Mondial Superbike on his R1 – hey, another flying Yamaha -! Because everything is possible in motorcycle sport: after three difficult seasons in MotoGP (2003-2005), did not the Superbike champion Troy Bayliss take advantage of a similar invitation in 2006 to win his only Grand Prix victory? ?!
From Saturday therefore, we will watch the M1 n ° 11 closely: after its 11 poles – out of 14 events – in the World Superbike, "Big" Ben would prepare us a twelfth shot ?…
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