Andrew Pitt has just signed with the Motorpoint Yamaha team to finish off the remainder of the British Superbike championship season. The Motorpoint Yamaha team hasn't had the season they were hoping for, and team boss Rob McElnea is hopeful that Pitt can turn the team around. Motorpoint Yamaha's season looked bright when they signed former world champion Neil Hodgson at the beginning of the season, but after a first round injury, Motorpoint has been without a star.
Rookie Dan Linfoot and Hodgson's replacement Ian Lowry had a best finish of eighth in the opening four rounds of the BSBK. Lowry was signed as a temporary replacement for two events, and will now be moving on to the Spanish CEV series.
“We are still trying to recover from losing our team leader Neil Hodgson,” McElnea said. “Our intention was to have an experienced race winner alongside a young gun building a strong team for the season. I have a chance to put that back in place.
“Andrew is a world champion with experience on many machines, including a Yamaha Superbike. We now have an opportunity to give all of our partners the team they were promised and hopefully the results to match. Andrew has to learn the tracks but again he is very experienced and should be able to step up to the challenge.
“This has been the most frustrating season I have ever had and I need to do everything I can to get the team working, Andrew will replace Neil as a wise experienced head to help the whole team get back on track, Dan will benefit from Andrew's feedback and experience and someone to share the pressure of race day."
Pitt will make his debut for the Yamaha Motorpoint team later this month at Mallory Park.
