autoevolution
 

Stories about: Ben Spies

Ben Spies: My Retirement from Motorcycle Racing Is Definitive
Ben Spies: My Retirement from Motorcycle Racing Is Definitive

24 Apr 2014, 11:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / More sad news come from Ben Spies’ camp, as he recently announced that his decision to retire from any kind of professional motorcycle racing activities is a definitive one. A former AMA Su...

 
Breaking News: Ben Spies Announces His Retirement from Racing
Breaking News: Ben Spies Announces His Retirement from Racing

26 Oct 2013, 10:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It is a rather sad racing weekend as Ben Spies of Pramac Ducati is announcing his retirement from racing. The Texan, 29, is under a 2-season contract with the satellite Ducati team, but it looks ...

 
Ben Spies Rumored to Have to Choose Between WSBK and a Ducati MotoGP Production Racer
Ben Spies Rumored to Have to Choose Between WSBK and a Ducati MotoGP Production Racer

3 Oct 2013, 09:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Paddock winds brought in some whispers on a rumored "ultimatum" for Ben Spies: according to GP One, the Texan rider should decide whether he will accept a Ducati offer for the World Superb...

 
2013 MotoGP: Paul Bird Motorsport Reorganizes
2013 MotoGP: Paul Bird Motorsport Reorganizes

25 Sep 2013, 11:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Paul Bird's PBM MotoGP team is reorganizing and it's somewhat funny to see how an injured rider affects teams which seem to have nothing in common with his own. The injured rider is of ...

 
2013 MotoGP: Damian Cudlin Is the New PBM Rider
2013 MotoGP: Damian Cudlin Is the New PBM Rider

24 Sep 2013, 13:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Aussie Damian Cudlin is the new rider who will replace Yonny Hernandez at Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM) at Aragon, this weekend, and at his new, unexpected home race at Phillip Island next month. Cu...

 
Ben Spies Has a Slow Recovery, Not Breaking the Contract with Pramac Ducati
Ben Spies Has a Slow Recovery, Not Breaking the Contract with Pramac Ducati

17 Sep 2013, 15:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MotoGP has interviewed Ignite Pamac Ducati rider Ben Spies, a noticeable absence in the 2013 season, as a consequence of his injuries. It all began with Spies' crash in the Malaysia GP: the...

 
2013 MotoGP : Yonny Hernandez Joins Ducati to Substitute for Ben Spies
2013 MotoGP : Yonny Hernandez Joins Ducati to Substitute for Ben Spies

16 Sep 2013, 10:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Pramac Ducati Team Manager Francesco Guidotti announced the new replacement rider for Ben Spies, still recovering after multiple injuries and a double shoulder surgery. His substitute until he is ab...

 
2013 MotoGP: Michele Pirro Unable to Substitute for Ben Spies after Misano
2013 MotoGP: Michele Pirro Unable to Substitute for Ben Spies after Misano

15 Sep 2013, 07:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / More trouble looms over the Pramac Ducati team, as it looks like Michele Pirro, Ducati's test rider will only be able to substitute for the injured Ben Spies at Misano. Team Pramac Ducati Fr...

 
2013 MotoGP: Michele Pirro Replaces Injured Ben Spies for the Brno Race
2013 MotoGP: Michele Pirro Replaces Injured Ben Spies for the Brno Race

20 Aug 2013, 12:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati Team test rider Michele Pirro will get another chance to throw a leg over a GP bike at Brno, in the Czech Republic for the 35 August race, as he will substitute for Ben Spies once more. Ha...

 
2013 MotoGP: Ben Spies' Curse Strikes Again, New Shoulder Injury
2013 MotoGP: Ben Spies' Curse Strikes Again, New Shoulder Injury

19 Aug 2013, 09:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 2013 is definitely not a good year for Pramac Ducati's Ben Spies, as he's back in the hospital after dislocating his left shoulder during a crash in FP3 at Indianapolis, his first race aft...

 
Ben Spies to Race Custom Drag Ducati Diavel at Indianapolis
Ben Spies to Race Custom Drag Ducati Diavel at Indianapolis

15 Aug 2013, 13:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you're in Indianapolis and already have your tickets for the weekend race, then you're in for quite a nifty treat this Thursday, as Pramac Ducati's Texas star Ben Spies will be dra...

 
2013 MotoGP: Repsol Honda Riders Optimistic for the Second Half of the Season
2013 MotoGP: Repsol Honda Riders Optimistic for the Second Half of the Season

13 Aug 2013, 15:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Talking to various media outlets, both Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa (currently second with 147 points) and Marc Marquez (leading the provisional rankings with 163 points) declare they are ready ...

 
2013 MotoGP: Iannone and Spies Confirmed at Pramac Ducati
2013 MotoGP: Iannone and Spies Confirmed at Pramac Ducati

12 Aug 2013, 15:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Mid-season is always a time of turmoil for the teams and riders whose contracts close to an end as the echoes of the Valencia race fade away. The Pramac Ducati riders Andrea Iannone and Ben Spies c...

 
2013 MotoGP: Ben Spies Returns at Indianapolis, Feels Confident Once More
2013 MotoGP: Ben Spies Returns at Indianapolis, Feels Confident Once More

12 Aug 2013, 09:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news for Ducati and Ben Spies fans as the Texas rider is back in business and announced he will be riding again at Indianapolis, at the end of this very week. It's been a very nasty hal...

 
Fast MotoGP News: Tests in Argentina, Assen Confirmed through 2021, Spies Still Not Riding
Fast MotoGP News: Tests in Argentina, Assen Confirmed through 2021, Spies Still Not Riding

1 Jul 2013, 15:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This week sees the MotoGP in Argentina, testing the new facility at Termas de Rio Hondo, 1,100 km (685 miles) north-west of Buenos Aires. Confirmed riders to test the new circuit are Cal Crutchlow,...

 
2013 MotoGP: Ben Spies Misses Barcelona, Pirro Replaces Him for Ducati Pramac
2013 MotoGP: Ben Spies Misses Barcelona, Pirro Replaces Him for Ducati Pramac

5 Jun 2013, 11:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bad news from the Ignite Pramac Ducati camp: as we feared, he will not ride at Barcelona, and the Ducati factory rider Michele Pirro will substitute for him in the Spanish race on June 16. Spies ...

 
2103 MotoGP: Max Biaggi Test-Rides Ben Spies' Ducati
2103 MotoGP: Max Biaggi Test-Rides Ben Spies' Ducati

5 Jun 2013, 09:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati announces that they agreed to let the legendary Italian rider Max Biaggi test ride Ben Spies' Ignite Pramac MotoGP bike in a one-day test at Mugello this Thursday. There is a lot of ...

 
2013 MotoGP: Ben Spies Misses Le Mans, Pirro Will Ride His Ducati
2013 MotoGP: Ben Spies Misses Le Mans, Pirro Will Ride His Ducati

7 May 2013, 13:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Team Ignite Pramac Ducati will replace Ben Spies with the factory test rider Michele Pirro for the French round of the 2013 MotoGP season to be hosted by the legendary circuit Le Mans on May 19. ...

 
2013 MotoGP: Lorenzo Lowers the Track Record in FP1
2013 MotoGP: Lorenzo Lowers the Track Record in FP1

3 May 2013, 13:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things are getting hotter in Jerez, Spain, as this weekend brings the debut of the series on European soil, and a home race for some of the most eager MotoGP riders: Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa and ...

 
2013 MotoGP: Spies Replaced by Pirro at Jerez, Debut for Development Desmosedici GP13
2013 MotoGP: Spies Replaced by Pirro at Jerez, Debut for Development Desmosedici GP13

1 May 2013, 11:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With Ben Spies  having to undergo more recovery for his injured shoulder, and thus skipping the Jerez round, Ducati unsurprisingly called up for the services of their development rider Michele ...