Journalist and motorcycle-racing historian Larry Lawrence's compelling tale of champion roadracer Ben Spies' life and racing career thus far is captured in this 160-page, large-format, soft-cover volume, Ben Spies: Taking It To The Next Level ($29.95). Spies' friend and mentor, 1993 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz, wrote the foreword to the book, which begins with Spies' horrific, 186-mph testing crash at Daytona International Speedway in March, 2004, and concludes with the realization of the Texan's lifelong dream: competing in MotoGP.
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