Voltcom Crescent Suzuki racer Alex Lowes lapped a time good enough to place him sixth overall in the World Superbike free practice sessions at the Misano ‘Marco Simoncelli’ circuit in Italy today - leaving the rider ‘feeling good’.

Lowes set his fastest time of 1’36.689 on his 16th lap, after two red flag’s had delayed the afternoon’s second free practice session by almost half an hour. Initially completing set-up work on used tyres, the British racer remained in the top ten for the duration of the day’s two 45 minutes on track.

Improvements midway through the final session saw him advancing to hold fourth in the closing five minutes before dropping to sixth as the times improved. Lowes has experience of this track from his days racing in the European Superstock 600 and 1000 classes, but is still hoping or better results tomorrow.

“I really like the Misano track; it’s a lot of fun. We completed some work on old tyres which felt ok and then made some steps forward towards the end of this afternoon’s session,” said Lowes.

“We have some work still to do tonight to make some improvements for the end of the lap, but I feel good. Now I need to work hard in the final practice tomorrow to make sure we are in a position to challenge for podiums on Sunday.”

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