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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."
The 22-year-old Rispoli finished seventh in his
rookie season of AMA Daytona SportBike racing
on the Celtic Racing/National Guard Suzuki team.
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Wiles For
Bayliss Race
Two-time AMA Pro Grand
National Singles Champion Henry Wiles and Japanese Flat track sensation
Masatoshi Ohmori are
both heading to Australia
to race in the 2014 Troy
Bayliss Classic at the
Taree Motorcycle Club on
January 18. The event pits
36 racers from flat track,
motocross, road racing,
speedway and endurance against each other.
Sammy Halbert is also
headed to Australia for the
event.
KTM ANNOUNCES OFF-ROAD TEAM
K
TM announced the seven
racers who will make up its
2014 FMF/KTM off-road team.
Not a whole lot changed on
the team, but it did add former
WORCS Champion Taylor Robert and Kacy Martinez to the
line-up.
Robert, who will concentrate
on the EnduroCross Championship, signed a three-year deal with
the team, as did National Enduro
Champion Charlie Mullins and
GNCC champ Kailub Russell.
"It is an honor to race for
the KTM team," Robert said.
"I know they have a history of
winning off-road championships and I am hoping to give
them some more. I am thankful
for the opportunity and excited
to showcase the product in the
EnduroCross Series and in the
Taylor Robert is one of the
newest editions to the FMF/KTM
Factory Off-Road Team.
ISDE next season."
Kacy Martinez will take over
the reigns from current Women's
GNCC champ Maria Forsberg,
who recently announced her retirement from racing. Martinez will
step up to the factory rig and try
to pick up where Forsberg left off.
Mullins will compete in both
the 2014 Enduro and GNCC
Championships, while Russell
will return to defend his numberone plate in GNCC.
"Kailub and I battled the
whole season last year and I
plan to challenge him even more
next season," Mullins said. "No
racer likes to get second and I
am going to do my part to make
sure I am in the championship
hunt this next season."
"I made some changes to my
program last year that helped
me as we neared the end of the
season," Russell said. "It felt
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