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Yamaha and Ben Spies have announced that the American rider has signed a one-year extension to his contract with the Japanese manufacturer, and will be a Yamaha Racing factory rider through the 2012 season. The news is not surprising to anyone that’s been following MotoGP this season and last, as Spies has shown tremendous promise on the Yamaha YZR-M1, and even just recently at the Catalan GP, landed himself another podium finish.

Bridgestone and MotoGP will go together like peas and carrots for another three years, as the premier racing class has extended the Japanese tire company’s exclusive tire agreement through the 2014 season. Today’s announcement also means that Bridgestone will be the single-tire supplier going into the new 1,000cc format starting next year. Supplying tires to MotoGP since 2002, as of today Bridgestone-clad riders have won 4 World Championship Titles, 70 Grand Prix victories, and 197 podiums in the premier class.