FLAT TRACK
PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 14-15 / OCTOBER 16-17, 2020
DAY TONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY/ DAY TONA BEACH, FLORIDA
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his last, and that kind of reso-
nated with me. Who knows? It
might be another 10 years before
I possibly win another one or
five years, or I might never win
another one."
The championship was also
made sweeter by the fact that the
former road racer had to fight his
way back. After racing the British
Superbike championship for five
years, Rispoli returned to his dirt
track roots last season, and a
year later he has a number-one
plate.
"I want to enjoy this one with
the team. That's the biggest take-
away for me is to just know that
the number-one plate isn't mine;
it's the team's. It's also for my
guys from last year, my friends
that paid for me to race and help
Ben Lowe, but had to settle
for second. With Rispoli finish-
ing fourth behind Lowe, it was
enough to take the title a day
early.
"It feels amazing," Rispoli said.
"This one is different from my last
road race championship eight
years ago. I was a little bit more
immature, I wasn't old enough.
I really didn't enjoy it. It was like
win-or-nothing and I was pretty
pissed when I got second. This
one, I just enjoyed the entire
experience. I enjoyed every win
like it was our last win. I enjoyed
every podium like it was a win. I
just made sure that I didn't lose
touch. Johnny Rea always talks
about that. He's won seven now,
and every win he still treats it like
it's his first or like it's going to be
"It's pretty special," Lewis said.
"To win again and with another
brand, it felt good. But this year,
it's an even bigger win for the
team. We put so much into this
starting back in November from
working with the guys in the UK,
developing the chassis with those
guys and the motors. Then build-
ing a team organically here in the
States, picking some buddies
and doing what I needed to have
a team that flourishes like this. It's
neat to be able to win for them
and end the season this way."
Behind him, G&G Racing Roof
Systems' Cory Texter was doing
everything he could to try and
close the points gap if Rispoli
made an error. He first passed
fellow Yamaha rider, Roof Sys-
tems Bruce Lowe Excavating's
Cory Texter ended
the year second in
Production Twins,
taking his fourth
win of the season
Saturday night.
