Foreign riders arrive here for Asia Pacific races<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The first batch of overseas riders arrived here
\nyesterday for the Asia Pacific Motocross Championship at Bumi
\nSerpong Damai, Tangerang, West Java, this weekend.<\/p>\n
New Zealand favorite Nigel Smith, 19, was the first to touch
\ndown at Soekarno-Hatta airport, but five Australian boys who
\narrived a couple of hours later received a bigger welcome.<\/p>\n
No senior officials from the championship's organizing
\ncommittee turned up at the airport to greet Jason McGuiness, Meng
\nWong, Luke Urek, Sinclair Cameron and Japanese-born Ketsuya
\nTakeshi but a throng of journalists repeatedly photographed them
\nand fired a barrage of questions.<\/p>\n
"I'm pretty confident of winning the race," said Sinclair, who
\nat 12 years old is the championship's youngest rider. He will
\ncontest the 60cc category.<\/p>\n
Melbournite Sinclair started racing six years ago under the
\ntutelage of his father Ken. Sinclair capped his career with
\nVictorian Tour victories in the past two years.<\/p>\n
Despite possessing the riding skills which have helped him
\ncome up with the goods on numerous tracks, Sinclair remains a
\nchild. He has brought his parents and elder brother along with
\nhim on his first Indonesian trip.<\/p>\n
The remaining six riders, who include Hungarian Kokenyesi Jr
\nand Japan's Sinichi Kaga, are scheduled to arrive today.<\/p>\n
Smith, winner of the last two rounds of the New Zealand
\nMotocross Championship, has been dubbed favorite to win both the
\n125cc and 250cc classes this weekend, the second round of the
\nAsia Pacific circuit.<\/p>\n
But he opted to take a low profile, saying only: "Finishing
\namong the top three looks fair, I think."<\/p>\n
The two-day event will also serve as the final leg of the
\nNational Championship series, in which four of Indonesia's
\nleading riders are in contention for the title.<\/p>\n
The next Asia Pacific round is in Osaka, Japan on Nov. 17 and
\nreturns back south to Sydney on Nov. 24, before winding up in
\nBangkok on Dec. 8. (amd)<\/p>",
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