The 2024 WorldSBK season was anticipated to be a wrestle for Kawasaki, however Alex Lowes opened it with what he has known as his “favorite win in World Superbikes”.
Lowes modified crew in 2024, transferring to the aspect of the storage that had been taken by Jonathan Rea beforehand, after the Northern Irish rider departed Kawasaki for Yamaha.
It was a change that instantly bore fruits, as Lowes gained the Superpole Race on the opening spherical of the 12 months in Australia, and backed it up in Race 2 with a victory gained on the ultimate lap, passing Alvaro Bautista across the exterior of the well-known Lukey Heights.
“Race 2 in Phillip Island was most likely my favorite win in World Superbikes,” Lowes instructed WorldSBK.com.
“I knew that I needed to go Alvaro [Bautista] earlier than the final sector, as a result of within the final sector he was stronger than me, so the one probability I actually had was up by the Hayshed and into Lukey Heights.
“[It was] not a straightforward transfer across the exterior. He was going fairly defensive on the within, so I had some house on the surface.
“Fortunately for me, I managed to tug it off, and did a very good final two corners to carry him off and win the second race of the day.
“I loved planning the race and planning the assault on the final lap. When you’ll be able to plan a transfer like that, and win a race with such an important overtake it’s actually rewarding. I actually loved it.
“I used to be emotional, however I used to be emotional as a result of it’s by no means what it appears from the surface; I’d had a tricky couple of years.”
