Ben Spies. F%^K YEAH! and maybe some spoilers

[duccarlos]

latest rumor iteration has him riding the BMW in wsbk for 1-2 years and then returning to MotoGP.  on a BMW.

[gm2]

mary spies

"Here is my personal opinion. We have fast motorcycle racers. We have good motorcycle racers. We have racers that crash alot but still bring in great results. We have talented riders. (those that ride with a plan and ride fast) we have racers that can build a bike and ride the bike ..to a point. We have racers that can get on the same bike and one can ride it better than the other. We have two in my lifetime of the past 20 years that built their bikes and got championships and in my mind I clearly feel they had fast bikes but were NOT the best or most talented rider. It was simply timing. There was no competition only because they were on the fastest bike not actually the better rider. One is retired and one should be retired. Have a nice day."

can only really think of 2, or 3, people here.  in which case i totally disagree.

[DRKWNG]

lol  She's pissed because her golden parachute got the cold shoulder for the guy "who should be retired". 

[duccarlos]

A bit bitter.

[gm2]

her golden parachute

on this particular point: does not apply.

[ducpainter]

I think she should join Schwantz in the stfu club.

have a nice day.

[gm2]

yeah.. don't get this one.  just angry i guess.

funny to imply the yamaha has ever been the fastest GP bike.  same with the ducati in wsbk, if troy is the retired one.

if it's doohan or mat, you could probably argue fastest bike.  but either way, the implication that it's the bike more than the rider.. ¡Qué ridículo!

[Triple J]

yeah.. don't get this one.  just angry i guess.

funny to imply the yamaha has ever been the fastest GP bike.  same with the ducati in wsbk, if troy is the retired one.

if it's doohan or mat, you could probably argue fastest bike.  but either way, the implication that it's the bike more than the rider.. ¡Qué ridículo!

I figured it was Mladin & Stoner...although with Mladin the same could be said of her son.

No way she could be talking about Bayliss, Rossi, or Lorenzo...unless she is just flat crazy. That applies with Mladin & Stoner too though, so 

I'm with DP though...STFU.

[tufty]

mary spies

Jeez! Bitter, bitter, bitter. (Also not true)

[gm2]

I figured it was Mladin & Stoner...although with Mladin the same could be said of her son.

No way she could be talking about Bayliss, Rossi, or Lorenzo...unless she is just flat crazy. That applies with Mladin & Stoner too though, so 

I'm with DP though...STFU.

whoever she's talking about, almost definitely rossi and almost definitely not stoner.

[Triple J]

whoever she's talking about, almost definitely rossi and almost definitely not stoner.

Ya, I guess he fits the should be retired better. Unbelievable she'd say anything about him though...he's ahead of Ben this year on the POS Ducati. I know he's had some terrible luck, but...

[gm2]

Ya, I guess he fits the should be retired better. Unbelievable she'd say anything about him though...he's ahead of Ben this year on the POS Ducati. I know he's had some terrible luck, but...

it's not hard to be ahead of someone when they usually don't finish the race  

besides, ben and casey are buddies.  and casey didn't just ~take his ride.

[koko64]

 Mladin and Rossi is my bet.
Feel sorry for Ben.
Angry soccer mum, how embarrassing!

[ducpainter]

yeah.. don't get this one.  just angry i guess.

funny to imply the yamaha has ever been the fastest GP bike.  same with the ducati in wsbk, if troy is the retired one.

if it's doohan or mat, you could probably argue fastest bike.  but either way, the implication that it's the bike more than the rider.. ¡Qué ridículo!

Angry about what?

GP paddock politics?

Ben hasn't made the cut...for whatever reason...and on arguably the best bike on the grid.

She should grow up before she goes out and plays with the big kids.

[derby]

Angry soccer mum manager, how embarrassing!

fixed that for ya...

i've only seen mary "go public" a few times in ben's career and, for the most part, it could be argued it was warranted*.

that said, i haven't bothered to to dig up the background of this particular outburst.

*though it's hard to say whether he was better off with the way events happened or not. ben did eventually end up in gp via a worldsbk championship and hopper's career, on the other hand, hasn't exactly been all roses.