10-01-2008, 09:42 AM | #1 |
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Official..... Spies to WSBK Yamaha team
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Oct/081001b.htm
I bet he does very well in his first season. Might take a race or 2 to get used to the higher HP bikes, but he adapted to MotoGP quickly. |
10-01-2008, 09:46 AM | #2 | |
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awesome, he needs to get rid of his mom as his manager
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10-01-2008, 09:55 AM | #3 |
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He should have gotten a GP ride
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10-01-2008, 10:02 AM | #4 |
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10-01-2008, 10:07 AM | #5 |
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Now there is a WSBK combination I can really get behind and cheer for...Did I ever tell you guys about the time I was endurance racing (with/against/well on the same track as) Ben and he came up to lap me?
I don't like to reminesce that far back (02') but I really enjoy watching him ride. I had chased down a 600 on my SV at TWS and had stalked him into a braking zone, pulled inside and outbraked him with uncommon all out speed, when this crazy texan outbrakes me on the inside line, and I mean on the white line, kicks the rear out sideways and fucks off down the next straight leaving me and the bewildered 600 pilot sucking fumes...Oh the good ole days...
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10-01-2008, 11:40 AM | #6 |
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Good...glad to hear/see it.
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10-01-2008, 03:15 PM | #7 |
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awesome... fuck suzy for passing him up... for a ride on the factory team...
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10-01-2008, 08:33 PM | #8 |
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Who says that they passed him up,maybe he passed them up....
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10-01-2008, 09:28 PM | #9 |
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well I seriously doubt he passed up Motogp for WSBK... as his only (publicly known) issue with going to Motogp was his fear of flying.
and Suzy signed a couple other riders. I'm sure had Suzy offered him a ride he'd have taken it... they're competitive... shit he ran 5th in Indy and was up to what 5th or 6 in Laguna. |
10-01-2008, 09:39 PM | #10 |
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no suzy prob would have signed him but they may have liked matt more n saw the drama they were gonna have but ben also wanted to leave n i don't think he had any good moto gp team offers as far as good bikes/teams/mechanics so this is his stepping stone do well n he'll get the offers he wants
i didn't know he had 90% podiums n most wins fuck i remember he was always like 2 or 3 behind matt when he started now matt is salty because his 6 reigns are over n he has to take backseat for suz in the spotlight
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