Luca Marconi in Supersport with VFT Racing

Italian youngster Luca Marconi will get another bite of the cherry this year after signing with the rookie VFT Racing team for the FIM Supersport World Championship. The Rimini man, former European minibikes champion, has reached an agreement with the Italian team (based outside of Rome) just a few weeks away from the start of the season at Phillip Island.

"I am satisfied with this choice", declared Marconi. "The team is a rookie team internationally, but with the help of some technicians with experience at a world level and with the enthusiasm and the passion that the Menghi family has for this sport, I am sure that we will develop well together. I immediately found a good feeling with these guys, they are really special. Unfortunately we haven't been able to do any testing for a variety of reasons: the short time available and now the weather conditions, so decided to postpone everything until the month of March, immediately after the opening round at Phillip Island."

Marconi will race a Yamaha YZF-R6 prepared by VFT Racing but with several modifications from the standard-spec version: Bitubo suspension and Magneti Marelli electronics.