Competition for Spies... other than Maladin

[fire83tug]

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Spies+confirmed+for+Donington+debut

AMA Superbike star Ben Spies has been confirmed as Rizla Suzuki´s replacement rider for next weekend´s bwin.com British Grand Prix, standing in for the injured Loris Capirossi. The 23 year-old thus brings forward his MotoGP debut, originally scheduled for the series´ two American visits to Laguna Seca and Indianapolis.

[Cakes206]

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Spies+confirmed+for+Donington+debut

AMA Superbike star Ben Spies has been confirmed as Rizla Suzuki´s replacement rider for next weekend´s bwin.com British Grand Prix, standing in for the injured Loris Capirossi. The 23 year-old thus brings forward his MotoGP debut, originally scheduled for the series´ two American visits to Laguna Seca and Indianapolis.
I called it! Soon as the article was released bout Loris I said this might be Spies's shot to hit the big leagues...good for him, lets see what he can do.

[Chris]

I think that he is going to do good.Top 10 for sure.

[NYCSTRIPES]

It will be interesting to see how he does.
Ken

[carl_g]

nice can't wait!

[Respect_My_Authorita]

Niceeee

[opinion914]

Awesome, that bike and his AMghey Suzuki are nothing alike obviously, and he doesn't know the track but still, this is exciting fo sho.

[CBRBob]

The Yosh GSXR is probably a better bike then the Risla GP bike...lol

[ronaldo9]

Ya I heard his bike will be underpowered but it will be good testing for the US GP's.

[opinion914]

i still think he'd be better off in WSBK. You might actually hear his name mentioned if he ran there when he made a podium. Well, i guess if Nicky can do it but to have a potent american in WSBK would have been nice.

[PERT1905]

I still think next season we are going to see some americans move over to WSBK. They've been saying all year that a bunch of guys, (zemke, hayes, even the bostrom boys) are campaigning to get over there.

[opinion914]

that group is just going to embarrass us.... Maybe Hayes will do ok. Thats it, i'm going to get a decent pair of leathers and go do it myself.

[Xracer264]

that group is just going to embarrass us.... Maybe Hayes will do ok. Thats it, i'm going to get a decent pair of leathers and go do it myself.


I think Jake and Josh will do extremely well. Not so much the B Bros. IF the DMG don't straighten out the classes for next year... You may not see a whole lot of good rider in the AMA series at all!!!!

[fire83tug]

Spies qualified #8. Even ahead of Pedrosa. Granted, it was in the rain. But still very impressive.