Foreign crossers favored in Padang

JAKARTA (JP): Three foreign crossers, Belgian Jimmy Verburg from the Yamaha team and Australians Jay Harvey and Aaron Klanjscek from the Honda team, are favored to win the second leg of the Gudang Garam Motocross Championship in the Lubuk Buaya circuit in Padang, West Sumatra, today and tomorrow.

Championship director Helmy Sungkar said in Padang on Thursday that even though many thought one of the three would win, they would face tough competition from some Indonesian crossers.

The Indonesian crossers in question, Helmy said, are Satya Sunarso and Irwan Ardiansyah of the Yamaha team and Jhony Pranata and Edy Sumampauw of the Suzuki team. "I expect a very close battle among them and the foreign crossers," Helmy said. (arf)