Ben Spies

Click the images below for bigger versions: America's Motorcycle Racing Star Superbike racer Ben Spies possesses a quiet, courteous southern demeanor that belies his spectacular ability to tame the irascible nature of a 1000cc racing motorcycle. Winning the AMA Superbike Championship an impressive three times made him a star Stateside, but for 2009 the soft-spoken, 24-year-old has been recruited to ride for Yamaha Motor Italia's factory motorcycle racing team in the highly competitive World Superbike Championship. As the lone American-and entering the fray as a series rookie-he will be going up against a host of international superstars, most of them famous for their "win-it-or-bin-it" ... Read Full Story

Any doubt of Ben Spies' claim to all-time rookie fame was squashed today as he took pole position ahead of tomorrow's races with an incredible flying Superpole lap. This makes eleven poles for Spies, and gives him the record for most poles in a season ever in World Superbike to add to his other records already smashed this year. Read Full Story

Ben Spies and Yamaha made history today, claiming the first ever Word Superbike title for the Yamaha World Superbike Team. In yet another Ben Spies Masterclass of riding, The American rookie sensation took a race win and a well executed fifth place finish to lift the title for Yamaha for the first time. Read Full Story

The Sterilgarda Yamaha Team have unveiled the special one-off livery for 2009 Superbike Champion Ben Spies. Read Full Story

Click the images below for bigger versions: Having learnt the long complicated Brno track Yamaha World Superbike rider Ben Spies got down to business today in the second qualifying session. Spies speed was never on doubt and as the track knowledge increased so the lap times came down. He ended the session on the top spot a tenth of a second faster than nearest rival Max Biaggi although overall times put him in second behind the Italian. Biaggi's claim to the top spot was short-lived as Spies went straight out in the first Superpole session to score the fastest time, without using a Q ... Read Full Story