The Rispoli Revolution is coming!
American dream for Rispoli with MCE BSB move
James Rispoli will become the second American rider to join the expanding 2016 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship grid as he progresses to the premier class with the new-look Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha team.
The 24-year-old from Florida made his first appearance in the British paddock during the final round of 2012 in the Superstock 600 class before joining Keith Flint’s Team Traction Control to contest the Motorpoint British Supersport Championship over the past two seasons. Rispoli moves into the Superbike class after his strongest season to date in Supersport, where he celebrated six podium finishes.
Rispoli who originally hailed from New York, was an AMA multi-national champion dirt tracker and multi-land speed record holder before making the transition to circuit racing in 2009, moving on to the AMA Pro Supersport National Championships, celebrating consecutive AMA Pro Supersport Championships in two seasons.
Rispoli said: “I’m really pumped for 2016! I’m really pleased to sign with Anvil Hire Yamaha for the new season, they’ve already put a lot of work into 2016, and for me to go home to America, and signed for the new season, onboard a championship-winning bike is really awesome.
“I think to have the chance to join the championship with a great package with the Yamaha should make the transition easier, although I am under no illusions that it will mean a lot of hard work from me and the team in my rookie year. I’m really happy that Rob and Tracy have given me the platform to develop my career to the next stage and I really want to be the top rookie at the end of the season, especially with so many of us moving up from Supersport for next year.
“This is a huge opportunity for me and something that I have been working towards for a few years. Racing in the British Championship in Supersport has done wonders for me and I think the whole experience has really toughened me up and I am really determined to never give up on my goals. For me to have come over from America and now to be moving into the premier class in the toughest domestic series in the world is a huge accomplishment.
“I’ve put two years into Supersport, and I’ve shown that I can run at the front at that level at pretty much every weekend, and that was my biggest goal. From that my popularity has grown massively in the UK, and it’s time for me to move up. The fans and everyone around will be excited about this, it’s really cool to be the next American in the series alongside John Hopkins, and hopefully in the future I can be the top American in the series.
“I have no doubt that it is going to be an extremely tough season; the times were on lap record pace and so close this season and there are so many top calibre riders out there but I feel we are up for the challenge. We are riding a championship-winning bike and I believe we have the package to be fighting for the top six at the end of the season if we take it step-by-step to start.
“We have to set realistic goals, but Luke [Mossey] set the bar with two podium finishes in his first season after Supersport, so if we can be consistently in the top ten to begin with and then aspire to move forward towards the top five then that is the end goal next year. I think consistent points build a championship so that is what we are aiming for – the Rispoli Revolution is coming!”
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