Voltcom Suzuki's Alex Lowes believes this weekend’s Laguna Seca World Superbike round is crucial to the rest of his season and says that he now has to show was he is capable of with the GSX-R1000.

The Derby resident, fresh from a successful test at Suzuka, will need to put himself in the shop window if he wants to change classes for 2016 and that will require a brace of good results at the California circuit.

“It’s an awesome track, I really love riding it and I’m looking forward to getting out there. I’m hoping that the GSX-R will work well at Laguna, and if it is good enough then hopefully we can put together some solid results,” said Lowes, speaking to bikesportnews from Mericky.

“It’s crunch time for me now, as I see it, and I need to start trying to prove exactly what I can do in this championship. The whole team are absolutely working their asses off so I’ve got my fingers crossed that we can do a good job this weekend in California.”

“I have only raced at Laguna once, last year, and I really enjoyed it. It’s a technical track with a lot of elevation throughout but the most exciting part is definitely the world famous Corkscrew, it’s even steeper than it looks on TV.

“There aren't any parts of the circuit that I don't like but it is going to be really important for us to get the Suzuki working well there early on, so I can relax and concentrate on good lap times. I am really hoping to get my season back on track in America, with a very solid weekend.”

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