Bimota Alstare's Junior team will join the MCE British Superbike championship for the next three rounds of the season with Christophe Ponsson from France in the chair.
The team are set to make their debut at the next round at Thruxton, followed by appearances at the Oulton Park triple-header and the August Bank Holiday round at Cadwell Park.
Ponsson has taken on the CEV Superbike Championship this season with the Alstare Junior team as they continue their development work of the new BMW-powered Bimota BB3 and has been making positive progress over the opening four rounds.
“The Bimota Alstare Junior Team are very happy to race with wildcard appearances in the MCE British Superbike Championship and we want to thank all the organisations who have made this possible with their cooperation and efficiency. Although the British circuits are unfamiliar for Christophe he is very excited and happy to take on this new challenge,” said team manager, Benjamin Batta.
BSB Series Director Stuart Higgs has welcomed the new addition to the grid: "I'm delighted to welcome the Bimota Alstare Junior team to the championship together with Christophe. Both Bimota and Alstare have huge pedigree in the history of Superbike racing and its fantastic news for the MCE BSB to have them represented and add the seventh manufacturer to the Championship."
