Alex Lowes had a tough but often rewarding weekend at the sharp end of WSBK competition, recording one 15th place and a point in race one, then falling in race two. He had to make a sharp adjustment in both his riding style and his understanding of the race-winning CBR1000RR in his first WSBK race, especially as he did not have a chance to test the machine before turning up at Brno to practice against the best Superbike riders in the world.

His race one 15th was as much as he could have realistically hoped for, and he was only 1.5 seconds per lap off the pace of the best on average, despite the pressure to perform. He lost the front in race two, but still impressed the team over the weekend with his potential and the willingness he showed in adapting his riding style.

Said Alex, twin brother of WSS star Sam Lowes, "The weekend was great but I'm just really disappointed with the crash in the second race. The front didn't really feel good from the start, like there was a lack of grip, which was frustrating and that probably led to the crash. But before that, we'd made progress in every session and gone faster, even in the first race. I feel that I've worked really hard to change my style and the weekend went well until that rubbish end. Still, it's been a mega experience and I'd really like the thank the people at Honda, Ronald and Gerrit ten Kate and all the guys in the team for giving me this opportunity and for teaching me such a lot. I think it's definitely made me a better rider. I'm going to have a chance to continue to change my braking style at a test with the team next week in Assen and I know I'll learn even more then."