Ben spies biography books

Taking It to the Next Level

Author: Larry Lawrence

Foreword: Kevin Schwantz

Format: Softcover, 9” x 11”, 160 pages

Photos: 186 color

ISBN: 978-1-935007-15-9

AMA and World Superbike Champion and MotoGP star Ben Spies was a racing prodigy who started winning when he was in second grade.

Ben traveled an unusual path to racing stardom; his talent was nurtured by his mother, a single parent who encouraged her children to pursue their dreams. 

Ben quickly rose through amateur racing to become a professional in a ruthless world where the only things that count are pole positions and race wins.

Through it all he possessed the mental toughness to endure the divorce of his parents, a sometimes harsh training environment fostered by a hard-driving father figure, the racing death of his closest friend, and the tough psychological warfare dished out by his Yoshimura Suzuki teammate Mat Mladin.

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