We are sort of worried about next season’s World Superbike grid, that is painfully looking like MotoGP, with some teams cutting back on their budgets and fielding only one rider, but Supersonic, the team which debuted this year with Luca Scassa, has confirmed that they are going to continue their WSBK effort in 2011.

Team manager Danilo Soncini, speaking from the EICMA Show, revealed that Maxime Berger is on the verge of signing with the Italian team so he’ll will be moving from the Superstock 1000 championship after being this year’s runner-up.

“Luca has moved to Supersport but Supersonic, on the other hand, will remain in the top Superbike category, where we will again run one rider” declared Soncini. “I can reveal that we’re going to sign Maxime Berger, we just need to sort out a few details. I am very happy with this two-year agreement because the Frenchman is a sort of protégé of mine and our aim with him is to score our first podium in World Superbike”.

Soncini is going to field a Ducati once again and believes that Ducati’s decision to pull-out their factory team from the series will help the privateers.

“I’m convinced that the Ducati is still the bike to beat and Checa’s form in the final part of the season after the weight changes are clear proof of that. I think that for us private teams, the fact that the Borgo Panigale manufacturer has decided to no longer take part with an internal team is a point in our favour: we will receive some of the material from the factory, and we’ll try and make the best of it, something which could work well for us in view of 2012″.

Source | wsbk.com

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While Luca Scassa was already listed in the World Superbikes entry list with Supersonic Racing team, the fact was that Scassa officially signed on the dotted line only last Saturday morning, to the relief of his numerous fans who were starting to worry that the deal had fallen through.

The new team that will be able run a Ducati 1198 R, however will not be present at the opening round at Phillip Island as Supersonic team manager Danilo Soncini has confirmed: “I have to thank Ducati for the passion shown and also Infront who clearly understood the lateness of the situation but allowed us to miss the Australian Round,” also adding: “We are all very happy for the situation that we have created, just think that one month ago the team’s plans were totally different but a series of factors made it possible for us to realize this fantastic dream.”

After a first season with Team Pedercini, Scassa will be riding a Ducati, that according to several sources will be supplying the debuting team with official 2009 material, but the bikes won’t be ready till the first week of March thus the reason for missing the first round.

Continue reading: WSBK: Luca Scassa finally signs with Supersonic Racing

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