Archive for October, 2009

RACE REPORT 25/10/2009   Spies makes history with Yamaha to claim first ever World Superbike victory   Ben Spies and Yamaha made history today, claiming the first ever Word Superbike title for the Yamaha World Superbike Team. In yet another Ben Spies Masterclass of riding, The American rookie sensation took a race win and a [...]

MEES CROWNED GRAND NATIONAL TWINS CHAMPION AT POMONA Coolbeth, Back From Injury, is Second in Race and Championship   POMONA, Calif. (Sept. 24, 2009) – Blue Springs Harley-Davidson/Screamin’ Eagle rider Jared Mees secured his first AMA Grand National Twins championship by placing fifth in the final race of the season on the 5/8-mile dirt oval [...]

  SETUP REPORT 21/10/2009   Spies prepares for the big showdown in Portimao   Portimao   The clock is ticking down to the 14th and final round of the 2009 World Superbike Championship at the Portimao circuit in Portugal. With just ten points separating championship leader Haga from Yamaha World Superbike rider Ben Spies everything [...]

    Westby Racing Wins AMA Pro SunTrust Moto-GT 8 Hours At Daytona After Near Perfect Day Westby, Meador, Wood, Hayes Edge Roadracingworld.com; No. 77 Ducati Win GT2 Race and Title   DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 17, 2009) – The No. 13 Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 of Dane Westby, Dustin Meador, Jeff Wood and all-star [...]

  RACE REPORT 18/10/2009   Rossi takes tenth consecutive Phillip Island podium as Lorenzo slides out   Valentino Rossi   Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi finished a strong second in an entertaining Australian Grand Prix, chasing home Casey Stoner to finish on the podium for the tenth successive year at Phillip Island and for the [...]

    Kawasaki’s Leandro Mercado Wins AMA Pro SuperSport Championship Shootout at Daytona Monster Energy Attack Kawasaki Rider Passes Team E.S.P. Yamaha’s Josh Day on Last Lap   DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 18, 2009) – Leandro Mercado (No. 92 Monster Energy Attack Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) passed Josh Day (No. 4 Team E.S.P. Yamaha YZF-R6) coming [...]

REVISED: KRAWIEC HOLDS SECOND IN POINTS WITH FINALS RUN IN MEMPHIS Defending NHRA Champion Trails by 28 Points with Two Events Left in Countdown   MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Oct. 5, 2009) – Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Eddie Krawiec retained second place in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Countdown to the Championship, advancing to the final [...]

  RACE REPORT 04/10/2009   Spies takes another race victory in drama filled Magny Cours   It was yet another tough race weekend for Yamaha World Superbike rider Ben Spies at Magny Cours today. The penultimate round of the 2009 championship saw Spies take one race victory, and then hang on desperately for points with [...]

  News  01/10/2009    Yamaha World Superbike Team announce 2010 season line-up   The Yamaha World Superbike Team are proud to announce an all-British rider team for the 2010 season, with double World Superbike Champion James Toseland making a welcome return to the paddock. The popular 28-year-old recognised world wide as the UK’s number 1 [...]

  News  01/10/2009    Ben Spies to move to MotoGP in 2010   Yamaha Motor Company., Ltd herewith confirms that Ben Spies, currently 2nd in the World Superbike Championship, will be moving to the MotoGP Championship in 2010 to join the Tech 3 Yamaha Team. The Texan recently signed a two-year deal with Yamaha, which [...]