Ben Spies

Valentino Rossi may have turned his 2012 fortunes around in the Le Mans rain, but fellow struggling factory rider Ben Spies (Yamaha) continues to endure a torrid start to the new season.  

Ben Spies says visibility issues caused by water leaking into his helmet were the chief culprit behind his struggles at Le Mans. In contrast to Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who dominated from the front, Spies fared miserably, dropping down the grid ...  

Casey Stoner edged MotoGP's Friday morning pacesetter Ben Spies in second practice ahead of this weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril. The pair traded fastest times in the final 10 minutes of a dry second session, before Stoner (Honda) eventually ...  

Vicci launches 2012 Ben Spies apparel & merchandise collection Petaluma, California – April 12, 2012 – Vicci Fashion Group in conjunction with MotoGP star Ben Spies has launched the Official 2012 Ben Spies Licensed Merchandise collection on www.vic...  

Ben Spies is aiming to bounce back quickly from a torrid start to the new 1000cc MotoGP era after the Texan slumped to a bitterly disappointing 11th place in Qatar last night. Two heavy crashes earlier in the weekend were followed by a chatter issue in the ...  

Spies Finds Early Form in Estoril Ben Spies, Yamaha Factory Racing Photo by: Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha Factory Racing rider Ben Spies was back on form in Estoril today for the first practice sessions of the Portuguese Grand Prix. The Texan was one of the first riders to venture out in the morning session, braving mixed track conditions of wet and dry to test a big set up change. The new direction proved to be confidence inspiring, Spies topping...  

Presumably this happened when Phil Baker stopped being Nicky's manager and started being Ben Spies' manager (Baker now manages German Stefan Bradl). Hayden currently is riding in the DMG DSB class where he substitutes for an injured Garrett Gerloff.  

Ben Spies is optimistic that he can put his tough start to the 2012 MotoGP campaign behind him at Estoril after taking a step forward in practice. The Yamaha rider struggled badly for race pace in Qatar and Spain, finishing the first two rounds of the ...  

Could it be worse for Ben Spies? Yes, he could be injured, which seems to be exactly what he is trying to avoid at the moment. image by yamaha, maker of fine two-cycle and four-cycle motorbikes What Ben Spies is said to need are several dry days of ...  

Ben Spies praised his Yamaha team after a much improved showing in Friday practice at Estoril. The American has struggled to adapt to the 1000cc YZR-M1 but after setting the second quickest time this afternoon, he explained the changes which have ...  

Track conditions for Friday morning’s FP1 session were poor with large wet patches on track due to early morning rain and though the track dried towards the end of the session, conditions were still challenging for riders with a resurgent Ben Spies ...  

1995 AMA Pro Superbike champion Miguel DuHamel won race two in ... Current MotoGP star Ben Spies added his name to the list of Barber Motorsports Park winners in 2006. Spies’ victory over Mladin in the Saturday race was his second Superbike ...  

Andrea Dovizioso can also be forgiven for taking a step back from the three out front —'Mr. Honda' is still getting to grips with a Yamaha that is capable of a rostrum but not yet suited to the Italian. Which leaves us with Ben Spies. 33 seconds down on ...  

“On the very last lap I came up behind Spies in the first turn” – Alvaro Bautista. Yamaha's Ben Spies may have lost three flying laps due to slower riders during qualifying at Estoril on Saturday, but San Carlo Honda Gresini's Alvaro Bautista claimed ...  

On lap five I started to struggle a lot due to a physical issue with my shoulder and I wasn’t able to use the full potential of my GP12, losing the group in front of me that included Stefan Bradl and Ben Spies. Toward the end I decided to manage my ...