Luna Tique
04-05-2009, 11:15 AM
Spies (Yamaha) powers to Superpole hat-trick at Valencia
Saturday, 04 April 2009 18:36
Ben Spies (Yamaha World Superbike) powered to his third Superpole position in three races at the Valencia track, the 24 year-old Texan once again proving to be the master of the new format. Spies, who had to switch to his second R1 machine in Superpole 2 after his first one developed a technical fault, set a record-breaking time of 1 minute 33.270 seconds, over half-a-second quicker than Neukirchner's best mark from last year.
Flanking Spies on the front row will be a trio of Ducati 1098 machines, headed by the surprising Regis Laconi, who won on this track back in 1999 with a Yamaha 500. The two factory Ducati Xerox riders Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio are in third and fourth place respectively.
All results, standings and information can be found on www.worldsbk.com (http://www.worldsbk.com)
Link (http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/latest-news/360-spies-yamaha-powers-to-superpole-hat-trick-at-valencia.html) to the entire article at WBK
Saturday, 04 April 2009 18:36
Ben Spies (Yamaha World Superbike) powered to his third Superpole position in three races at the Valencia track, the 24 year-old Texan once again proving to be the master of the new format. Spies, who had to switch to his second R1 machine in Superpole 2 after his first one developed a technical fault, set a record-breaking time of 1 minute 33.270 seconds, over half-a-second quicker than Neukirchner's best mark from last year.
Flanking Spies on the front row will be a trio of Ducati 1098 machines, headed by the surprising Regis Laconi, who won on this track back in 1999 with a Yamaha 500. The two factory Ducati Xerox riders Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio are in third and fourth place respectively.
All results, standings and information can be found on www.worldsbk.com (http://www.worldsbk.com)
Link (http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/latest-news/360-spies-yamaha-powers-to-superpole-hat-trick-at-valencia.html) to the entire article at WBK