Spies charged up and ready to fight for the championship lead in Germany
Wednesday, 2 September 2009 16:09 GMT
Spies charged up and ready to fight for the championship lead in Germany
Yamaha World Superbike rider Ben Spies is ready for action at the famous Nurburgring circuit in the Eifel Mountains this weekend. Following a five week break for the summer, Spies is refreshed and raring to take the fight to rival Noriyuki Haga for the championship lead with only seven points separating them after the last round in Brno. With only four rounds remaining the closing races of the 2009 season look set to be a hotly fought contest for the championship title.
Spies could potentially walk away from Germany having taken the lead from Haga should the races go his way on Sunday. As with most of the tracks this year, Spies has never raced on the Nurburgring circuit before, although this has long since ceased to be an issue as he has adapted quickly and taken valuable championship points and victories from a variety of unknown tracks.
"It has been great to have some time out to relax at home in the US", said Ben Spies. "I'm fully recharged and really excited about getting stuck into some more racing. We've got nothing to lose and everything to gain so I'm just going to keep on giving it 100% and see what we can do to catch Nori this weekend."
