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Dave Despain chats with the FIM World Superbike Champion Ben Spies about his rookie year and his future in the MotoGP series starting in 2010.
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Don't -- events these worlds -- championship campaign when we ask for your favorite moments from the don't mind racing season displeased fans chimed in in big numbers for example. Forever moment than what in the world several Mike's idol Joe -- no roll -- faster than -- and having else's daughter says dawn. It Hudson -- Michigan that would that would probably won't walk events -- whence also we can congratulate him on his championship my eyes were brown congratulations. And tracks where Ursula. Let's deal with our current events first your -- the moto GP series next year tech three teammates -- team sexist you predict that a while back it would take a miracle for you to get a podium finish in your rookie moto GP season. That you remedy the series finale of Spain qualified ninth finished seventh and tested for Judah is. And on the second day when -- guards backed off the only guys faster than you were world champion and Rossi world champions donor and doubled run results. I wonder if those results of increased your confidence or is a podium next year's overprotect a miracle.
It's you have Minnesota may suffer as good as there as good as as they they're called aliens -- announce though that's. You know we just gotta we gotta keep Florida and it's it's definitely different. Any tell -- available I am going to be you know 110%. And give it everything and god and don't know where it's going to be but. It's gonna take a pretty special lady get on the podium and that's I'm -- anybody that's been -- knows that it's those guys are fast but. I'm going to be given everything and --
Sure are you Florida did your preparation to a said he kind of goals for next year and I wonder if the team has set an account of tartar or expectations of what they would like to see you accomplish.
First -- him again you know been teammates who call on end and 22 Texans on the same team is pretty cool offensive pretty good idea but it's. Now that things I don't think they're given me too much pressure it's. I think Biden -- and then there's enough pressure there's a little bit there but in -- supposed to be there are learning him and you know this kind of slowly get you know results because it's our first year and again we don't know some of the tracks -- you know about half the tracks on the -- itself. It's that's going to be tough but you know after this is this we had a good test on the last day at Valencia so that didn't help. -- do us any favors on land love so where you -- and the next but. Still a still a fair bit off the front almond -- they had a good bit on us but. You know I'm just that's that's kind of women while we made this this is -- go a year early so I can not be rushed in and take my Tomlin and learn.
We are that was -- questions that are upheld that decision come about Yamaha announced who pitched a judo and eleven and then near the end of the season -- announcements that -- going mixture -- was it your idea there idea your mom's idea as your agent who came up for a.
Is is kind of funny we have we talked about a lot. And a really wanna -- in the world super -- and I wanted to before going to educate. But that it was kind of you know with the way the points where we we -- know what was gonna happen and final act called up Lin Jarvis. Total -- that I. Title and a title wanna go to GP next year. Can -- make this happen and it was kind of I think he he wanted to tell me that incident a couple of there's the head honcho bosses that they didn't really they didn't wanna say -- they want and you know made him make that decision when I told them that it was kind of like aside. And it's like I'm glad you made justices and we're looking forward to but. You know please what net world supervised tunnel before he leaves handles like go get.
Which of our president because you have no pressure. Over the middle for -- you pull the -- good for you know we heard you compare earlier in the show world super bike through moto GP bike it's like NASCAR versus Formula One. And the quotes coming out of the test indicated that perhaps you're gonna need to change your writing style. A little to suit the moto GP bike could you elaborate on what -- why you need to change. And after that change what we're still -- elbows.
You can you have and I still think -- gonna sic out a little bit but. You know let's they're just two totally different worlds and it's it's really it's hard to understand and hard to explain but. It's almost the more loads you can put on the front tire with -- actually been on the break. That the more you the faster you can go through the court. In our call went through one corner and Spain and it is on -- form -- and -- it's like there's no way I'm gonna make that -- finalised the front midway through this corner and it rained out around and I came out what do there you know like Bob on our faster ever had been and I just kind of laughed and counselor for you kidding me that if it.
It's about an editor at their record for the rest of my career that -- replica but they are exact the -- politically talk teammates here James throws one. Of he's won that title twice before. Is the issue end to succeed you as world champion. As you're old team destined bus to get two bottles of eroding effect.
And hopes you know because. You know mom -- team manager at that thing he did you know so much remained and I think it's going to be tough -- and I'll wanna see Obama wanted to you know because I'm home with the outlaw but. I mean for sure if there's anybody -- that wasn't running Omaha like nor anyone because he's a great. You know I think they're gonna have their hands -- I think it's going to be tough -- you know if anybody can do -- he's won it twice and knows how to do but it's. It's not going to be easy it's you know there's some fast I was up there that are that are hungry next year.
Talk about the offseason. Obviously you could use a lot of testing and with the rules you don't get -- I'm wondering what the world super -- champion goes to celebrate. What's in store between now on the and the 2010 season opener of the second weekend in April and and how much I wouldn't get them on the white.
in the offseason that's. I'm actually -- marathon coming up in the months. Got a little bit it traded there's is. Now as good to come back and and ride -- a cycle of my buddies back common reassert the dominance. The the last couple months here. But it's yeah we don't get success much you know it's it's hard battle right 'til February. And I've got to make a budget changes in and learn how to ride these things a little bit better be a better writer in that style of of -- And with with a lot of less test and so it's going to be tough on I don't really know what we're gonna do but will wait until we get to Malaysia. And you know -- down enjoy that we had a hard year. You know not hidden Owens that difficult but it definitely you know different here with all the traveling and stuff that I never done before so is. A mom happy to have some some often going to be you know. Be back in Texas and then with friends and enjoy -- some.
A report out so quick final question where are the hottest umbrella girls in the world in your opinion.
I mean I'm pretty focused when about the trash yeah I am today you know real correct but I'd have to say the big girls and the Czech Republic are pretty intimidating love. We'll Obama you know I know. The girls in the US we have some really good looking girls. It's get a home but it's that you know they're they're a little bit it's different over there they've got different life you know.
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