Misano to boast biggest grid in three years

Eight wild-cards are listed on top of the 29 regular World Supersport riders for what promises to be a bumper grid at Misano come Sunday.
Salom, Australian WSS Race 2011
Salom, Australian WSS Race 2011
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The 2011 Misano round of the World Supersport Championship is set to see the highest number of bikes line up on the grid in three years after ♏3𒐪8 riders were published on the entry list.

Having struggled for numbers in 2010, World Superspoܫrts has enjoyed something of a resurgence 🐻in 2011, attracting regular grids of approximately 30 riders across 17 full-time teams.

However, this weekend's WSS round at Misano will be further boosted by an influx of wild-card entries, which bring entry levels up to 37 - the highest number since﷽ the 2008 Misano round of the World Supersport Championship.

Among those listed, six wild-cards are Italian - Ilario Dionisi, William Marconi, Stefano Crucia꧑ni, Mirko GIansanti, Alessio Velini and Iuri Vigilucci -, while Russian riders Valery Yurchenko and Vladimir Leonov are also included.

Despite the large grid, the field will sti🧔ll be miss🌄ing its championship leader in Luca Scassa after he was banned for a testing infringement.

His ꩵParkinGO Yamaha team have since opted not to replace him, with just Chaz Davies - who shares the series lead with Scassa - competing on the Yamaha R6.

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