WorldSBK Jerez Test: Busy but enjoyable two days for Lowes

Alex Lowes concluded a ‘busy’ but effective WorldSBK test at Jerez second in the standings after 100 laps on his KRT Ninja.

Focusing the majority of his efforts on the front end of his ZX-10RR across the two afternoons at the Andalucian track, the Brit was pleased with the developments made and confident set-up changes are heading in the right direction.

“The final day was busy,” Lowes admitted. “We had a lot of things to try to get through today, but in an afternoon it was not easy. Some things were better and some things need more attention, but on the electronics side the idea was to go back a few steps to go forward with some of the things I have been struggling with.

“It was good to get all that information to the guys. Now they will have to work hard before the next test to make a step forward, but it was good test. On the front of the bike we made some modification, with the Showa forks and chassis settings. It felt better, especially entering the corners. In the next test we will focus a bit more on the rear. I enjoyed being back on my bike, and working with the team again was good. I am more happy today than I was yesterday.”

“We had quite a few items on our test programme, most of which had been at the December test,” Crew Chief Marcel Duinker confirmed. “But if you renew your machine’s character you have to do more than one test. We were not looking for a perfect set-up to race right now but once we achieved an acceptable pace we started to follow on our test programme.

“I would say that around 90% of our test items were positive, so it was a very efficient test. Johnny was incredibly fast but we were not looking for the perfect race set-up we just needed to test all our items. We can go to Portimao with quite