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2013 MCE British Superbike highlights
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American Rispoli To Chase 2014 British Supersport Championship With Keith Flint's Team Traction Control
FIRESTARTER FLINT STARTS SUPERSPORT TEAM WITH AMERICAN PRODIGY RISPOLI
The Prodigy’s Keith Flint is set for a new gig in 2014 as he debuts his Team Traction Control in the Motorpoint British Supersport Championship with American young gun James Rispoli.
Flint, who has sold over 20 million albums worldwide, has a huge passion for racing, competing himself at club level. Flint’s Team Traction Control now progress to the Supersport Championship after securing two Endurance Championship titles before debuting in the National Superstock 1000 class this season with Steve Mercer and at the final round with Rispoli.
Rispoli made his British debut wildcarding in 2012 and is now relishing the opportunity to line up on the grid in the Monster Energy backed team. The 22 year-old New Yorker has already tasted success in the United States of America in the AMA Pro Supersport National Championships, celebrating four consecutive AMA Pro Supersport Championships in two seasons. In his earlier career before making the transition to circuit racing he was also an AMA multi-national champion dirt tracker and multi land speed record holder. Mercer will continue to line up for the team in the major road races next year.
Rispoli said: “I am so excited to get the opportunity to race full time overseas and to do it in such a prestigious series as the British Superbike Championship is amazing. I have had some experience of the events at the final Brands Hatch rounds over the past two seasons and now this is a chance to have a full season to prove what we are capable of. I know I will need to learn the tracks but I think we can come to grips with that pretty fast and try and be pushing for some podiums and top positions throughout the season. I know it won’t be easy however I’m confident my team will do whatever it takes to make sure we have the best prepped equipment and testing program to get the job done. I want to thank team owner Keith Flint for believing in me and making this dream come true. I can’t wait to start testing on the track with the new bike, new crew and look forward to putting up a great result and an awesome show for all the fans.”
Flint concluded: “The time is right now for us to move to this level and I am really excited by the whole thing. I have been a fan of the championship for several years and that is the foundation of why I started a team in the first place. The feeling of this announcement is like the first time that the band played at Glastonbury; it is the big time. We have won back to back titles at club level in the endurance series and now it feels right to move to the next level. We want to be able to come out and fight for podiums, especially in this championship as I have followed it for over a decade. I have been a part of the paddock, watching the events but now it feels great to be part of it, rather than a musician spectating trackside. I am very passionate about the sport and now we can’t wait to get started next season.”
For more information please visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Bikesport News 2013 Awards
24/12/2013
By David Miller
Hello, good evening and welcome to the 2013 Bikesport News Awards. We have never done this before, so bear with us. This is not a serious ceremony, just a bit of a giggle. So here were are:
International Rider of the Year
Goes to Marc Marquez. If you need to know why, then you’ve clearly had your head in a bucket for the past nine months.
Brits Abroad Rider of the Year
Goes to Tom Sykes. See above.
Domestic Rider of the Year
Goes to Alex Lowes for pushing old stager Shane Byrne all the way and then nipping the 2013 BSB title out from under his nose with a combination of hard riding and never-say-die tactics.
Support Class Rider of the Year
Goes to Stuart Easton for coming back from horrendous injuries to win the British Supersport title.
Emerging Talent of the Year
Goes to Jake Dixon for showing flashes of brilliance in Supersport only to succumb to a lack of funds and a knackered scaphoid. Reminds us of a young Leon Camier…
Team of the Year
Goes to Samsung Honda for dealing with the rollercoaster ride that is Ryuichi Kiyonari while
steering Alex Lowes to the BSB title.
Roads Rider of the Year
Goes to Michael Dunlop for his momentous four-in-a-week at the TT against an in-form John McGuinness.
Most Improved Roads Rider of the Year
Goes to James Hillier for winning the Lightweight TT and hanging on to McGuinness to set his own
131mph laps on Mona’s Isle.
Clubman of the Year
Goes to Jim Hodgson for dominating Darley and Aintree. Again. Could also win the ‘Shouldn’t You Know Better
At Your Age?’ Award.
Young Clubman of the Year
Goes to David Allingham for winning the Thundersport RRV450, 650 Open and Supertwin championships. Show off.
Commentary Team of the Year
Goes to Whitham and Burnicle. OK, so they make a lot of mistakes but you try doing that for seven hours straight. Awarded for sheer entertainment value.
‘It’s Only A Flesh Wound’ Award
Goes to Ian Hutchinson for his unbelievable comeback from injury and a squillion operations to win at Macau.
‘Cole Trickle’ Award
Goes to Alex Lowes for not really knowing the finer points of how a motorcycle works but riding the cock off
the thing anyway.
‘God Loves A Trier’ Award
Goes to Tommy Bridewell for finally getting the factory-backed ride he wanted for so long and then proving
he was right all along.
‘Cigarettes and Alcohol’ Award
Goes to Wilf and the Moto Rapido Ducati team for getting the Panigale into the BSB top ten this year against seemingly insurmountable odds. Due to announce Thresher’s as 2014 title sponsor.
'It Wasn’t Me’ Award
Goes to Josh Brookes for racing in the Vets MX of Nations at Farleigh Castle without telling anyone in
his Tyco Suzuki team.
‘Podium Handbags’ Award
Goes to the Reeves and Birchall brothers for their little contre-temps at Silverstone…
‘I’ve Still Got It’ Award
Goes to Valentino Rossi for changing absolutely everything in an attempt to deflect the fact that age is,
indeed, a limiting factor…
Special Mention
Norma de Bidaph battled serious illness in 2013 and still managed to marshal the Gearlink Kawasaki team into Supersport contention, before narrowly missing out on the title. For this, she should be roundly applauded.
- See more at: http://www.bikesportnews.com/news-de....WxLM4sKF.dpuf
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