Sam Lowes enjoyed a very strong Catalunya Worl🎃dSBK test as he finished fourth on day-one and seventh on the second day of action.

B♚ut more impressive than his finishing position waﷺs the time separating him from top spot as Lowes was just seven tenths down on both days. 

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That might seem like a lot, however, the pace set by Nicolo Bulega on bo🐟th days created big margins between rꦿiders, therefore Lowes’ effort was a good one.

The Ducatജi rider is enjoying a very good start to ဣ2024 after making the move from Moto2.

A multiple time race winner in Moto2, Lowes is beginning to look like a podium threat even at this 👍early juncture in his Superbike career

Aboard a b♔ike that cerꦅtainly has the capabilities to do that, Lowes himself has high expectations following the two-day test and is expecting to be competitive in Barcelona.

“This whole test has been really positive,” began Lowes. “I did a lot of very good laps ꩵand I’m really happy with our performance.

“The team did a great ꧑job over the two days because o🃏ur main focus was preparing as much as possible for the race here next weekend. 

“We’ve got a lot of data to analyse that will help us understand 🅘where we can be even stronger, but I feel we are going to be competiti𒁃ve.

“I 💜diꩵd a time attack on a soft tyre, and we can improve in that area. I need to gain more experience in terms of how much you can push with the fresh rubber in qualifying.

“Everything is still very new for me in WorldSBK🥃, but I feel we can 💧improve and take another step next weekend in the races.”

Sam’s brother Alex currently leads the championship standings following his double꧑ race win at Phillip Island.