Alex Lowes will remain with the MSS Colchester Kawasaki squad for the rest of the 2011 British Superbike season and former World Supersport Champion Andrew Pitt has also joined the team as Gary Mason's crew chief!

Lowes stunned the paddock with his pole position at Thruxton on his BSB debut so team boss Nick Morgan quickly signed him up as the injured Stuart Easton's replacement. Pitt hasn't raced since his Brands Hatch crash last year but his experience will assist Mason who has had Morgan twirling the spanners this year.

“We’ve had a crazy few weeks as everyone knows and we’ve made some big decisions also. Stuart has definitely turned a corner and although he has a massive amount of work to do to get fit, he’s a real fighter and the care has been superb. Obviously this weekend is his home race at Knockhill so we’ll all be thinking of him even more," said Morgan.

"We’ve signed Alex Lowes as Stuart's replacement whilst he recovers, if Stuart comes back before the season ends then we would have a three rider squad. Alex really is a talent and it would be madness to let him go. Alex’s ride first time out at Thruxton was a dream start, right up until his crash anyway!

"We’ve also taken on Andrew Pitt to be Gary’s crew chief, he is a mega experienced racer and will be a great point of contact for Gazza and an asset for the team as a whole. Gary will definitely be back with confidence at Knockhill, Thruxton was a ‘bitty’ round for him for sure and we solved the problem that he had in race one."