Ben Spies

Ben Spies  ?b?n ?spi?z born July 11 1984 in Memphis Tennessee also known as Elbowz due to his riding style where hiselbows protrude outward1 is a professional motorcycle road racer who turned pro in 2000 He won the AMA Superbike Championship for Yoshimura Suzuki in 2006 and successfully defended it in 2007 and 2008 For 2009 he raced in the Superbike World Championship series for the Yamaha Italia team winning the championship in his rookie year by six points over rival Noriyuki Haga He started racing on Yamaha YSR50cc bikes with the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association in Texas when he was 8 years old Spies currently lives in Italy