If Factory Yamaha's Ben Spies performances so far this season were ominous enough with three wins from four races at tracks he doesn't know, what is he going to be like at Valencia, a place that he knows?
The triple AMA Superbike Champion has tested at the Spanish circuit, doing 35 laps on the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP bike last year, but says that he isn't expecting good results every weekend...
"We've been having a couple of really strong weekends on the new bike and I'm feeling confident. We're definitely in a good position for the season so far with more to go out and win," said Spies.
"I've seen the Valencia circuit in the past and ridden a gentle 35 laps so I know my way round it a bit now. The way the 2009 YZF-R1 is working for me I think it should be a good track for us, it's going to be hard to expect good results every weekend but we'll keep trying and keep on pushing!
"It has to be said the bike has been awesome so far, the control and way it lays down its torque is amazing, I am loving riding it. Valencia is a different track to what we've ridden so far in Phillip Island and Qatar but I think we've got a good setup and it should work great here."
