Thankfully, the battle for top spot on Day 1 was about to get interesting. A number of riders were starting to go faster, and one of them was FP1 pacesetter Lowes. The number 22 was #OnIt and stretched his advantage at the summit to nearly a tenth as the clocked ticked below four minutes to go, but Martin then struck back. The KTM star was now leading the way by 0.062, but he was then demoted to second as Lowes went faster again – 0.010 the margin that saw the 29-year-old take P1.

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