Sam Lowes gets back in the groove with pre-Aragon WorldSBK test

Sam Lowes conducts a one-day WorldSBK test at Aragon in an effort to transform his fortunes in w🌠hat has been a tough maiden season with Marc VDS Ducatꦿi

Sam Lowes, Marc VDS Racing, 2024 WorldSBK
Sam Lowes, Marc VDS Racing, 2024 WorldSBK

Sa𒈔m Lowes is confident he can make a more positive impression at the upcoming rounds of the WorldSBK Championship after putting in laps with an in-season single day test at Motorland 🌺Aragon.

The ex-Moto2 front-runner is in the midst of his maiden WorldSBK season with fellow newcomers Marc VDS Racing but heads into the lattermost rounds of the year seeking an upswing in fortunes after an injury-🦹disrupted period.

Though Lowes began the season strongly with stints competing at the front in Australia and Catalunya, the Briton has struꦇggled for consistent form since, his cause not aided by a high-speed crash at Most that forced him out of the following Portimao round.

Failing to score on his return toꦫ action at Magny-Cours, Lowes - who languishes 18th in the sta𓆉ndings with a best result of seventh - took to Aragon, host of the upcoming tenth round of the season, to rediscover his rhythm.

“Tha🐷t was a long but positive day of testing which came at a good time for me to get some laps in after the injury lay-off,” he told WorldSBK.com.

“The shoul♎der is a bit sore, but I felt we made good progress throughou🔜t on a track that I really enjoy and know very well from my time in Moto2.

“That was why my feeling on the bike w🌌as immediately better and the team did a great job with some changes to give me some confidence and🔯 feeling again.

“After a tough weekend at Magny-Cours this was the best possible day we could have had, and I really appreciate the team making a big effort t🅰o come to this test in such a busy period.

“We found a step improving my pace over the longer distance on us♓ed tyres and now I’m looking forward to being back in Aragon in a couple o𓆉f weeks.”

Four rounds remain i🀅n this year’s WorldSBK Championship, beginning with the series’ first visit to Cremona in Italy before heading on to Aragon, Estoril and th𓆏e season finale at Jerez.

Lowes will take🌜 a particularly good recordꦍ to Aragon, where he was previously a three-time race winner at Moto2 level.

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