Ben Spies was a brat

Alpinestars is doing a great job breaking through the traditional “110 percent” racer interview barrier and showcasing the actual personalities of its riders. First it was Jorge Lorenzo, now it’s America’s great hope, Ben Spies. Temper tantrums? We’d never have … Continued

Ben Spies on the 2011 MotoGP season

Speaking during a Q&A at the launch of the factory Yamaha team’s new livery it sounds like Ben Spies knows his place on the team. Could the understudy now be the champion in the future? MotoGP.com

Ben Spies goes big time

After a single season in MotoGP, Ben Spies is going to the big time, hiring on to the factory Yamaha team for 2011, filling the seat left vacant by Rossi's move to Ducati. In his rookie season, the 26-year old…

Who’s missing from this photo?

No, Valentino Rossi didn't gain a double denim fetish and a chin implant while he was convalescing, he's just absent from this pre-Laguna press opportunity. It's going to be weird seeing the Yamaha squad without him now that he's signed…

Team Texas on Team Texas

Ben Spies, Colin Edwards, cowboy hats and hot sauce. In this BBC video, the two Texans interview each other ahead of next weekend’s Mugello MotoGP race. …

Don't mess with Texas

What if Yamaha riders Ben Spies and Colin Edwards took a road trip together and what if there were cameras there to film it all? …

Ben Spies vs. Eddie Lawson

Know the show "Iconoclasts," the one where one celebrity interviews another? Yamaha's just done something similar with Ben Spies and Eddie Lawson. Genius. Did you know that Eddie was the first non-development rider to ever try upside-down forks? Update: Part…