Very impressed with Spies

 

Obviously, winning WSV as a rookie is an amazing achievement, and his
result in the Valencia GP was also very impressive.  

However, what is *really* impressing me right now is his approach to
riding a MotoGP bike.  So often in the press release you hear new
MotoGP riders talk about getting the team to change the bike so
they're more comfortable i.e. trying to change the bike to suit them.

But, Spies isn't changing the bike hardly at all - he's changing
himself [1] - he's leaving the settings alone, and changing his style
to suit the bike.  It's like he realises that there's probably a
small-ish window of settings where a MotoGP bike really works, and
he's just going to have to ride the bike in that window.

I really hope his 2010 season lives up to my expectations.


[1] http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2009/Tech+3+Spies+good+Valencia+test
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Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

 



Yes, the focus and application of his phenomenal talent is really
satisfying to watch. Roll on 2010.