Alex Lowes had plenty of work to do during the World Superbike Championship test in Jerez. With the new Bimota KB998 Rimini still in its development phase, there were many areas to refine, and the rider completed laps on both days, despite yesterday’s rain.
The Briton stated in a press release that it was a test with some new elements to work on, with which he felt comfortable:
– It’s been nice to get back on the bike. I felt better than I expected straight away, even if there were some damp patches still around. I felt quite good on the bike. After two pitlane exits we started to go into test mode, as we had some new parts for the fuel tank and riding position. It took a few pitlane exits to feel comfortable with these. I did get comfortable so we have confirmed the new, tank, seat and riding position. We made two or three good steps. We had some things to do off the bike here too, with new parts arriving, etc..
Despite only having four hours of riding time on Wednesday due to the wind, Lowes believes the starting point was positive: ‘Every time we work with the new bike it is important. The runs we did were quite consistent. There is still loads of things to do and but I think it was a good day of testing at Jerez’.