Luca Scassa, also known as The Rocker, is probably one of Italy’s best loved up and coming riders, you just have to check out Italian forums to find out what a vast fan base that this 25 year old has.
Scassa who was the 2006 Italian Superstock champion, the 2007 Rookie of the Year in the AMA Superbike championship and in 2008 the Italian Superbike Championon on a MV Agusta with Gimotorsports team and in 2009 raced in WSBK with privateer Team Pedercini, often finishing ahead of the official Kawasaki riders.
Despite this racing curriculum, Scassa has had trouble finding a decent ride for the 2010 season, but several reputable Italian websites are linking Scassa with a new team called Supersonic.
Team Supersonic was planning to take part in World Superbikes championship in 2011, but with Scassa and having at their disposal both Noriyuki Haga’s highly competitive 2009 1198 Ducati’s and some sponsors, the team may decide to move up their entry a year early, but according to several other sources, the team isn’t ready to take part in the Portimao tests that start this Friday nor will they take part in the season opener at Phillip Island, preferring to wait for the first European round that takes place at Portimao on March 28th.