Spies to get MotoGP chance in finale

From Yamaha Racing

Following the announcement on Thursday that Ben Spies will move to MotoGP in 2010, Yamaha Motor Company has announced that it will enter the Texan as a wild card into the season-ending Grand Prix of Valencia.

The 25-year-old Spies will participate as a single rider entry of a Yamaha Factory Racing Team, using YZR-M1 test bikes brought over from Japan. The Valencia MotoGP race takes place Nov. 6-8, two weeks after the final World Superbike round at Portimao, Portugal.

The wild card entry will provide an opportunity for Spies to get extra circuit time prior to his inclusion in the Tech 3 Yamaha Team for the two-day MotoGP test on the Tuesday and Wednesday after the Grand Prix.