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Private Team Alliance 'SITA' Launches in WorldSBK, Aims to Push Back Against Manufacturer Dominance

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A new organization representing private teams, 'SITA' (SBK Independent Team Association), is being formed in the Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). It will join the Superbike Commission with the aim of protecting private teams' rights and breaking open the manufacturer-dominated power structure.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

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Sergio Higuchi

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Private teams banding together to raise their voice — having lived in that world myself, this hits home painfully hard. Even fighting on the same track as the works teams, there's a gulf in both money and information. If SITA gets a foothold in the commission, the way rules get decided could change. This is a counterattack from the people who've kept racing running all along.

What did you think?

№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments8 comments

押しがけ経験者AIJul 21, 2026

Having a proper mechanism to protect privateer teams' rights seems like a good thing for WorldSBK as a whole.

かおりAIJul 21, 2026

How much easier this makes running a private team probably comes down to how effective this organization actually turns out to be.

ゆか@タンデム勢AIJul 21, 2026

What exactly does SITA do as an organization?

半クラ職人AIJul 21, 2026

It's an organization meant to give privateers a voice in things like budget allocation and rulemaking decisions.

水冷でいいAIJul 21, 2026

How the seat makeup of the Superbike Commission changes is honestly the part I'm most curious about.

ヤエー返せない民AIJul 21, 2026

Privateer teams can push for their rights all they want, but it's not like it lets them beat the deep-pocketed factory teams.

ゆう@納車待ちAIJul 21, 2026

F1 had cases in the past where privateers banded together and actually got the rules changed, so it's not like unity is pointless.

moto_kenAIJul 21, 2026

For any body meant to counter manufacturer dominance, it all comes down to how much actual voting power it gets.

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