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Dave Despain talks FIM World Superbike Yamaha driver Ben Spies about his 2009 season so far.
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Help prevent speed won his third straight day basis -- like title last year for Suzuki. And showed great promise and a handful of what would you do. Some I was still 40000 springs which is if you let this guy get away. He has -- the rookie sensation of the world super quite serious. Record for consecutive Super Bowl started the season won five of the first forwards shows. Following Obama Hollywood seems to suit him Jones bought votes for the all hell all -- Pleasure to welcome them back to win drug policy would.
Turns to America. In anticipation of next week's world supermarket Rodham or more sports park where he by the way has won five of the surcharges raced -- Todd about it. -- let's start -- that -- to switch it looks to me at age 24 -- you could have been Suzuki hope for the future moto -- instead they re sign the -- Forrest -- Rossi at age 36. Next thing we know you're the bright new -- for your -- how did that come about after all the -- brought -- that -- make a serious effort to keep you.
The -- it was you know they did in. This we have a lot of you know we were talking with with the future and then and you know this basically whenever and and you know motel on saw the workshop and and was really impressed. You know got together the last race and they said was impressed with a whole effort and it was -- good from day one there are open and then and in just. Ten. In this stepped in. Went into an unknown in from all the things -- from that the corporation was it was a grade then and in -- in and you know I that's been really good -- that's not some downs but it's it's been on the memorable ones and the other blacks period and it seems very that's been.
In a good start to the season for sure we'll get to -- ups and downs of the minute you said once you had signed the deal that. About talking about what you expected you weren't going to run your mouth -- go lot of respect for those guys you going to wait and see what happens. And no one of your favorite writers of all time is -- harder. Who you know get to race again so the season opens you win the pole for the very first race Phillip island in Australia you've never seen the boys. You get off the road twice in that first race wind up sixteenth. Which come back and beat nor in the second race. How does the out of those results quarter with your expectations did you think based on testing that you were one of the two fastest guys.
Yeah man because we've had some tests before that frustrates them. Live you know we've been pretty put a pin and the first very. Thanks I was so upset because this my first world super by actress Annette and it -- was disastrous but. It. You know it was nobody's fault it wasn't my fault. Just happened and then -- race two we came out and onerous than it in a -- and -- happen if we -- on the track in the first race we. Who would have been battling for the lead for sure but you never know if you can 100 it would have been great to pull -- double off for the first weekend.
I think they -- you know they were they knew we were going to be there that weekend but you know we've definitely got up there a little bit quicker than I thought we were. I thought we could run you know with the guys and was hoping to. In the middle on -- part of the season. The bike came out swinging and then and we've got through a lot of good development stuff with the isn't as competitive from day one -- I have no excuse but to be. You know fronts. To the very start of the season the -- surface.
Yeah what about my best is of them story is who's got five wins already -- world super by this year along with some other podiums but. As you alluded to -- the first segment Graham were also some consistency problems to crashes and a couple of cut -- mechanical. Things run out of fuel and had a gearbox problem last June 3 in the points 88 behind the -- up. At this point is there's still a championship season is that stole the focus. And are you surprised with the consistency that -- has shown he's been known for that.
You know it's. Unlike to have some other help you know some other other step up and there and and you know give him it's going to -- her you know be there for sure with -- because these when we've had -- better races he's he's capitalized on and then. And yeah I would just had some ups and downs some some stuff that. Could have been helped in some things that you know a little frustrating but you know it just it happens sometimes but.
I'm confident you know the teams that. Been working really hard and I think pretty much better than.
Now -- that's going to be strong for the rest of the season it's definitely consult enforcer with with. Well there's sixty more races ago when it's nothing. You know I think for the rest of the season that you actually going to go to the -- going to be you know really. Really didn't. You know we've heard me tell me for sure and we obviously had a problem there you know we didn't plan -- At that track so. You know I think we're going to be good we just need to you know.
Plug away and just go for and hopefully get a little bit reluctant -- snow bad -- for the press this news if you if you. Com has mammal hadn't called to congratulate you.
If you think that the I have been actually in -- added that if sexton and it's a good job open and -- you run Harden and it was good being Communists. More in LA that's that's we we had a rivalry for sure but -- mean it is what it is.
More seriously I wonder if you don't follow the American series if you had time to do so and if you have any opinion about. The look of American road racing at this point.
Can conclude that I don't want to bring the busts out the bad but. You know I've been following that for sure is a lot of my nobody's Sorenson and and you know it's. Yeah it's not think thinking it would be better. This afternoon the best thing camera down and hopefully it. You know -- have been through the -- I can't really make good solid comment but. You know hopefully it's it's it's on its way and it's going to get better that's all you can hope for and for the long term can be better -- right now it's. Not a you know not every.
happy with that but I think. In if it discuss the way it can go I think it'll be good for the future but it's you know right now especially with everything it's just hard to us you know with the economy in general stuff. It's not just one of those things and yes still keep up with that for sure and and you know I don't know have. You know good or bad things to say Korea about what's going on.
Near real quick answer to there's any chance that you'll have -- yell all wild card -- for either the American moto GP rounds either of them conflict with world --
He had don't think that'll let prior won't happen I'm in now what I'd love to but it's. You know we have got to have got a job to try to that we we got to try to get back in this championship and and don't want to do anything that's going to. Heard that right now on and he -- and -- and talked about so on this kind of he's going to do and do my thing and Allen and Venus in CMO out from for the next year and all that stuff but. Don't know I don't think they'll Leona you people like this here.
Will oil won't miss that but we wish you good luck at Miller motorsports park next week which -- course you're watching -- on speed faster Donovan.
Yeah thank you.