Spies aiming to impress at home
Ben Spies is eager to impress on home soil as a wild-card entry to the MotoGP round at Laguna Seca this weekend
The reigning AMA Superbike champion made his MotoGP debut in place of the injured Loris Capirossi at Donington Park last month and is hoping for a good showing on a third Suzuki GSV-R.
But he will have a busy weekend as he's contesting the AMA race as well on Sunday.
"I'm really looking forward to it," he said. "It will be awesome to ride the GP bike in front of all the American fans.
"I know it's going to be hard because these guys are pretty good, and I have the added pressure of racing in the Superbike championship as well, but I'll be going for it, that's for certain."
Spies is looking to put the experience he's gained in MotoGP so far to good use at a track he knows well.
"I've got one race under my belt in MotoGP, and I had a thorough test at Indianapolis that went really well, so now it's down to me to show what I can do."
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