Not two, but three Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Superbike Team bikes will be in action at Misano this weekend, as Luca Scassa joins Chaz Davies and Davide Giugliano.

Scassa makes his racing return to the eni FIM Superbike World Championship as the Ducati test rider, with his first outing of 2015 now coming in his home country.

“The weekend is finally approaching,” says an excited Scassa. “The Misano track is one of those that has given me great emotions in the past and can hopefully do the same in the future. I’ve trained hard in recent days, so as to arrive at the track as prepared as possible. It will be a weekend of hard work, but I feel more at ease with each lap I make on the Panigale and hope that the feeling continues to improve so that I am able to record some good lap times. This weekend is a first step towards returning to the levels of several years ago.”

Elsewhere, expectations are naturally different for Aragon winner Chaz Davies.

“I’m looking forward to the weekend as I love racing in Italy, though hopefully the weekend will bring more success than we had at Imola,” comments the Welshman, referring to his non-finish in Imola’s Italian Round. “Last year’s first race at Misano went pretty well and I finished fourth, having battled for a podium, but unfortunately in Race 2 I made a mistake and crashed. The track has recently been resurfaced, so this should help with the grip situation which is always critical in Misano, especially with what are generally very high temperatures. Let’s say I’m optimistic going into the weekend and plan to fight for podium finishes or better.”

Giugliano heads home with a superb qualifying record since he returned to action from a pre-season injury – two pole positions and one second place on the grid. Last time out in Portugal, he ended the day with second place in Race 2.

“Now we return to race in Italy where there are always so many of our fans who come to watch the racing - something that really makes a difference to me and my team,” he says. “I really like the Misano track and last year we were able to be very fast, but then in the races we were rather unlucky. Let’s hope that the bad luck is a thing of the past and that we are able to complete two great races in front of the home crowd.”

Davies, Giugliano and Scassa will be watched on at Misano by thousands of Italian supporters, keeping up tradition by flocking to the track to watch the red bikes.