Spies looking forward to home comforts at Laguna
Added on Friday, July 23rd, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Spies looking forward to home comforts at Laguna
Ben Spies has admitted that he is relishing the prospect of racing at his “home” Grand Prix this weekend and believes that his familiarity with the Laguna Seca circuit will play into his hands this weekend.
The Tech 3 rookie has become accustomed to learning new circuits over the past two years, having won the World Superbike championship last season in his debut year and putting in some strong showings during his first year in MotoGP.
But the Texan, who knows the Laguna Seca circuit well from his AMA days, has admitted that having the opportunity to spend the start of the race weekend working on the bike, rather than learning the track, will be a big boost to his chances this weekend.
“Laguna has always been a special track for me, even when I used to come here in the AMA series,” said Spies. “The track will be a bit different on a MotoGP bike, but it will be nice to actually work on the bike set-up on Friday for once, rather than having to learn which way the track goes. You always want your best result of the season at your home race; you try 110% every weekend, but the home race is where you really want to secure your best finish.”
Both Spies and Colin Edwards will receive long awaited upgrades to their Yamaha M1 machines this weekend at Laguna Seca, as well as special edition liveries, but Spies was unable to be specific about exactly what they’ll receive.
“I don’t know exactly what’s going on, but I hope we do get something from Yamaha that makes my job a little bit easier this weekend.”
