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Article: MOTORSPORTS; Spies not covert about his goals
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 6, 2008
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Ben Spies would like to stay dry, set a record, win a
championship and move to Europe, in that order.
Bet against Mother Nature, if you like, but go ahead and put a
few bucks on the two-time defending AMA Superbike champion to handle
the parts of the job he can control.
Spies, a 23-year-old Texan, can make history Saturday at Road
America, where he will attempt to score his seventh consecutive
victory, a feat unprecedented in the premier class of American
motorcycle road racing.
"I'm going to go for it, but I'm also going to treat it like any
other race," Spies said Thursday. "If it doesn't happen I'm not
going to lose sleep over it Saturday night.
"It's not as big as winning the ...