This weekend’s World Superbike round at Imola, will be bolstered by three more riders on the grid coming from Italy’s Superbike Championship (CIV) and all three ride Ducati’s.

Federico Sandi (Max Biaggi’s crewchief’s son) who rides full time for Althea Racing in the Italian series this year after switching from Gabrielli Racing with an Aprilia (they wildcarded last year at Monza), and Ducati Barni Racing team’s Matteo Baiocco and Alex Polita.

Baiocco and Polita have already wildcarded this year in World Superbikes. Baiocco took part in the Misano (12th and a DNF) Brno rounds (DNF and DNF), while Polita only at the Italian double header (13th and DNF).

Baiocco currently leads in the CIV Superbike championship with 145 points while team mate Alex Polita is second with 129 and with one race left on the calendar

Source | bikeracing.it

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After being linked to race for DFX, Matteo Baiocco has instead signed a deal with Italian run Team Pedercini and will ride the Kawasaki ZX10R in this year’s World Superbike Championship.

The 26 year old Baiocco, who has experience in the Italian CIV and in Superbikes, last year was one of the unfortunates, who had to switch teams during the season, with the first part of the season riding for financially strapped PSG-1 Corse and with Guandalini Racing in the final rounds.

Baiocco will team up with WSBK rookie Roger Lee Hayden, who got his first taste of WSBK testing at Portimao in January, but was almost dead last in the unofficial test times while on his learning curve, getting used to the new track, new tires and overcoming the language barrier.

Source | matteobaiocco

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Cash strapped PSG-1 Corse team has officially announced that they will not finish this season in the WSBK Championship.

The Republic of San Marino based team found itself in deep water when several sponsors pulled their financial backing. With such a tight budget, team owner Pierguido Pagani first reduced his rider line up dropping Aryton Badovini, keeping only Matteo Baiocco.

Further cash problems caused them to pull out of the Kyalami and Miller Sportspark races and last Sunday they didn’t show up for the Donington round.

PSG-1 team started in the Superbike series back in 2003.

Source | motosprint

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After having to axe Aryton Badovini due to the economic crisis and keeping only rider Matteo Baiocco, PSG1 has now announced that they will not take part in two overseas rounds, Kyalami in South Africa and in the USA at Miller Park.

Baiocco and his team will be present at the Monza round of WSBK championship.

The Italian rider finished 14th at Assen and obtained 2 points, the same as Makoto Tamada who rides for the official Kawasaki team.

Source | gpone

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