What happened to spies bike in second race??????

I never could find this out but spies needs a new gas tank after that punch.... he kicked ass in first race, second race he was in second with haga thought ok here we go rays coming up this is going to be good.....:thumbsup: then the yamaha feel back after 4 laps it got going again.... WTF???

 

blonde moment maybe

 

With his commanding performance in dry conditions, Spies looked to be the favorite as the riders lined up to start Race Two. Spies was among the leaders at the start of the race but the clutch on his R1 began to overheat and slip during acceleration. Spies was able to complete the race after making some adjustments on the fly but finished in ninth.

“The clutch was just fried,” says Spies. “I couldn’t accelerate at all. It was slipping so bad I just had to baby it out of the turns. Then I adjusted the hell out of it for several laps, trying anything to make it work. It was difficult trying to race and work on the bike at the same time. At one point I came up on (Shinya) Nakano and (Yukio) Kagayama and I couldn’t get around them because the clutch kept slipping on me every time I came out of a corner. I tried to change my riding style by going in late on the brakes, but it was useless.”

Kind of scary to think where he'd be if the Yamaha was at 100% every race and he hadn't had those few dnf's.

 

Thank you for your answer the yamaha may be looking for a new rider next year the bike breaking is destroying his championship hopes,, wouldn't it be cool if he rode johnny rays honda next year ohhh yeaahhhhh:thumbsup:

 

If Ben does make the jump to MotoGP, I don't think he will go to just any team just to get into MotoGP. Looks like he's becoming a true Yamaha fan.

>>> Spies on MotoGP Yamaha <<<

But, we all know that $$$$ talks.