Italian star Alex Polita has signed to ride alongside Tom Tunstall in the newly-formed Jentin Doodson squad and both will run the brand new Ducati 1199 Panigale Superbikes.
Polita is a former World Superbike rider who has won the European Superstock 1000 Championship as well as the Italian Superbike series. He comes from a family of racers as sister Alessia is also a regular in the Italian paddock.
"I'm thrilled about joining the Jentin Doodson Motorsport team and face the new challenge of racing in BSB. I've always been interested in BSB and I dreamt of racing in the championship. It'll be an exciting season, full of challenges on lots of new tracks and against really competitive riders. I have to thank my manager Bruno Ponti and Ernesto Marinelli of Ducati and also Barni and my sponsors who have supported me over the past two seasons," he said.
Tunstall, who is joint team owner with Jentin's Bernie Toleman, added: "I'm delighted with the partnership between Bernie and our Doodson Motorsport team. We have very similar attitudes and share common goals. With factory built Panigales, plus backing from Ducati and John Hackett we have built strong foundations for 2012 and the future. It's a fantastic opportunity and sharing the management with Bernie will also help me to focus on my riding, which wasn't easy when I was running my own team."
