Cool temperatures and strong winds couldn’t stop the Elf Marc VDS Racing Team and Sam Lowes from impressing on the opening day of action in round three of the WorldSBK Championship at the legendary Assen track.
The Briton’s first appearance on Ducati’s Panigale V4 R at the high speed Assen track was an impressive one, with Lowes firing in a 1:36.532 on his final lap this morning to finish top Independent rider at the end of a productive FP1 session.
With ambient temperatures barely reaching 10 degrees throughout the day, Lowes was in fine form again in FP2 this afternoon to lap almost half-a-second faster and a time of 1:36.066 placed him seventh before late rain presented the opportunity to assess Pirelli’s wet weather rubber.
Lowes ended the opening day in Assen in eighth position overall and confidence is high he can challenge for a top position in Superpole at 11am local time tomorrow ahead of Race 1 which is set to commence at 2pm.
Image courtesy of Elf Marc VDS Racing Team
