Slight and Fogarty confident of win<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): New Zealander Aaron Slight and Briton Carl
\nFogarty, both from the Castrol Honda Team, sounded a pre-race
\nwarning to their contenders with their poise to dominate the
\neighth leg of the Superbike World Championship this weekend at
\nSentul circuit, West Java.<\/p>\n
Slight places himself in the second spot on the leader board
\nafter seven series with 221 points, although he finished sixth in
\nthe seventh leg at the Brands Hatch circuit in England. Teammate
\nFogarty is now in third position on 181 points.<\/p>\n
Both riders said their winning stride will be boosted by the
\nnew factory engines in their 750cc RC 45s during the 32-field
\nrace along the 3.9 kilometer track.<\/p>\n
"I won at Sentul last year. Even without the new motor, I was
\nconfident of victory. I said after the last round at Brands Hatch
\nthat my title chances were good, considering the final five
\ncircuits all suit the Honda," Slight said yesterday.<\/p>\n
Defending champion Fogarty failed to complete the seventh leg
\nin the Brands Hatch circuit two weeks ago.<\/p>\n
"I've dropped behind in the championship after my Brands
\ncrash. I have no option now but to chase as many race wins as
\npossible. I am to start that run here at Sentul," he said.<\/p>\n
The last time the New Zealanders shared the laurels was in the
\nGerman leg on May 11 and 12, the third of the 12-round series.<\/p>\n
There will be four races remaining -- in Japan, the
\nNetherlands, Spain and Australia -- after the Indonesian leg.<\/p>\n
Australian Troy Corser, riding a Ducati 916 and racing under
\nthe banner of Promotor Power House, leads the standing with 229
\npoints.<\/p>\n
It will be the third time Sentul plays host to a Superbike
\nchampionship. Fogarty and Slight won here in the first and second
\nyears respectively.<\/p>\n
Slight secured pole position for last year's two 25-lap races
\nat 1 minute 28.028 seconds, with 100.69 mph. Fogarty holds the
\nlap record at 1 minute 28.064 seconds, with 100.65 mph.<\/p>\n
All riders will start official practice tomorrow for pole
\nposition for Sunday's race.<\/p>\n
Tickets for this weekend's event cost between Rp 5,000
\n(US$2.1) and Rp 20,000. (yan)<\/p>",
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