Ben Spies Manages to Secure Number 11 for MotoGP

Spies had to run number 19 in World Superbike due to the fact that Troy Corser already had his number 11. So, now that he is destined to run in MotoGP next year, he will take back his number 11 since Alvaro Bautista is running number 19 on his MotoGP bike. Yeah, it sounds crazy, but a racer's number can be very important to them - just look at Rossi's 46 and Hayden's 69...

http://tinyurl.com/yccb2hp