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At the Thursday Press Conference preceding the first round of the 2009 World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island, Ben Spies talked about his impressive pace in pre-season testing. Spies was modest, pointing out that now he has to race 10 guys every weekend instead of one, in a reference to his 1 on 1 battles [...]

Competitors in the 2009 World Superbike Championship took to the track in anger for the first time this year at the spectacular Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia for the first Free Practice Session. Series rookie, Ben Spies, led the way on the new Yamaha R1.