Spies to Ducati WSBK?

[Capo]

Reported in todays MCN, Ben Spies is in talks with Ducati to replace Troy Bayliss in WSBK next year.

[tufty]

Reported in todays MCN, Ben Spies is in talks with Ducati to replace Troy Bayliss in WSBK next year.

Oh Dear God... Noooooooooo! Mind you it IS MCN reporting that.


------>Still not a Spies fan<-----

[mikeb]

I'd rather see him in WSBK than on a satellite GP team.  So I say it'd be a good move.

One thing is for sure he needs to leave the US.  The DMG/AMA mess is getting crazy.

[gm2]

look enough and the apparent likelihood of a gresini honda, alice ducati, or wsbk are all allegedly there for him.  and who knows, maybe rizla will shock us and not re-sign the mole.  ben is focused on being in GP and i think he should be there for a while; the dude is NOT slow and he's shown in the last 2 yrs that he can find that mental toughness to win a race by sheer will.  he and nicky will probably have successful wsbk careers later on...

[Ducatista]

Yeah, it was right next to the article about "Bat Boy".  It could be true, or...

[desmoquattro]

Hmm...Biaggi or Spies...which one would you rather see on the 1098 F09? Might be a decent place to park himself until a factory ride in GP frees up...Capirossi's maybe?? He'd avoid the DMG mess that way, and probably still make decent money...but not as much as he would have made in AMA.

[Spidey]

Now that we've seen a buncha signings (including the Duc in WSBK), where is Spies gonna land?  There has been more and more talk of a satellite Honda MotoGP ride lately.

[desmoquattro]

Now that we've seen a buncha signings (including the Duc in WSBK), where is Spies gonna land?  There has been more and more talk of a satellite Honda MotoGP ride lately.

Aren't there still spots left on the Pramac team? Hope Elbowz finds a seat somewhere before the music stops.

[gm2]

sounds a lot like he's getting Dovi's JiR bike