Kuja Racing team launched in Switzerland

During a press conference held in Lausanne (Switzerland) recently, the Kuja Racing team presented its new rider Thomas Caiani, to the mainly domestic-based press. Caiani will in fact be the only Swiss rider taking part in the FIM Supersport World Championship. After a brief run through his racing career, Caiani expressed his satisfaction about racing with the Italian team and his desire to improve on his Honda CBR600RR machine.

"We're now close to the start of the championship, which gets under way at Phillip Island on February 26th" declared Caiani. "Right from the start the team and I hope to score some good points in the standings, even thug there will be a lot of top riders fighting for the title. Racing in Supersport means a lot to me because competing at such a high level is a reason to be proud and it makes you want to give your everything. Thanks to everyone who believes in me, in particular Maurizio Cucchiarini and Michele Conti, who are always by my side: taking part in a world championship is very expensive and Kuja Racing have invested a lot in me, so now I hope to be able to pay them back soon with some good results. In the meantime I'm looking for some more sponsors who wish to join us in this adventure ".

Team Manager Michele Conti added: "Last season we decided to enter Caiani in the last two World Supersport rounds. For our fourth season in Supersport we have as a result decided to confirm him full time. We were impressed by his riding abilities, speed and potential that he can express on our bike. We think we have a good chance of getting into the points right from the early rounds, and our aim is to get into the top 10, even though the competition will be really tough. It'll be a difficult season, with 32 riders on the grid, but we have the potential and we'll try and exploit that to the full".