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Name: Joseph Eugene Ruscito
Homebase: Fairfield, Connecticut
Current base: Melbourne, Florida
Age: 20
Birthday: April 11, 1988
Kites: C
Nicknames: Go Pro Joe, Pollyanna, Risotto, Joseph Eugene
Best Known for: An extremely positive attitude
Best Result: Photo shoot in front of the Statue of Liberty
Favorite Trick: Kiteloop into the trees
Favorite Conditions: Flat water with the CT crew
Favorite Way to Ride: In front of people and cameras
Best Advice: If you're not crashing, you're not learning

06/12/08: Off-the-Water Indoor Training Facility at the Best Lesson Center
6/11/08: Kiting: A Leisure Activity in Connecticut, on Fox TV, with Go Pro Joe
02/26/08: Chasing Liberty by Gavin Butler
02/13/08: 08 Team Rider Update: Catching Up with Go Pro Joe Ruscito
11/30/07: Making Something Out of Nothing: Update on the Help Joe Go Pro Campaign
11/12/07: The WWA Wake Park Series Finals: The Help Joe Goe Pro Campaign
11/01/07: The Book of Joe: The Adventures of Pollyanna in Brazil
10/17/07: Interview with Team Rider Joe Ruscito: Joe on Joe, and on what it was like to film in front of the Statue of Liberty
10/17/07: Not Just Your Average Joe: Best Welcomes Joe Ruscito to the Team
10/07/07: Southern Florida Tour Stop #1: The RV in Islamorada
07/23/08: Joe Ruscito: The First Annual North American Dealer Conference in Cabarete
07/26/08: Joe Ruscito wins Bridge of the Gods Event in Stevenson, WA




Hurakan

Video sent in by Miguel Wills of his trip to Belize with team rider Joe Ruscito.


Aruba Joe

Go Pro Joe & photographer Paul Porter head to Aruba for a photo shoot during Spring Break. A PinkTowel Production.


6 Inches or Less

The Team heads down to the Florida Keys for the Otherside Kite Demo. Shallow water is great ... as long as you land it.


Lighthouse Point

Joe, Will, and Stacey meet up with Sean to ride a new spot. At 2:45, watch the reaction of the girls, as Joe rides by.


WWA Wake Park Finals

The Bus heads to the Rixen to support local team rider Will Caldwell trying to fill some big shoes now that Andy's gone. Joe Ruscito tries to Go Pro, but misses the registration deadline.


Joe in Delray

11/03/07: Joe shows up in Delray, post-Brazil, with his new Loop 3s, and is given the rockstar treatment. Video on YouTube by Tom Leeman.


Alvaro and Joe

10/09/07: Alvaro and Joe in Delray, in 10 knots of wind. Video on YouTube by Tom Leeman.


South Florida Bus Tour - Stop #1

The Team takes the Bus down to Anne's Beach in the Florida Keys: Andy, Superleg Sean, and new team rider Joe Ruscito rip it up in flat water.