THE Foggy Petronas racing team go into tomorrow's 10th round of the World Superbike Championship at Assen in Holland in a positive frame of mind.

FPR Rider Troy Corser, who has been on the podium seven times at Assen, said: "I'm looking forward to the race as the track is very flowing and well laid-out.

"I've had some good results there in the past and, although last year at Assen we were down on power, we've improved in that area now and so we should stand a good chance of being in the top six.

"It's a strange track in that there's a lot of drafting, so in a race situation you can just get pulled along with the pack which is good. I think Chris Vermeulen is going to be hard to beat."

His team-mate Chris Walker is equally upbeat and said: "Assen is quite a special track and it's a mega place to ride - it's designed for motorcycle riding, has some banked corners and loads of grip.

"The racing will be good as there are quite a few riders out there going strong at the moment and I think our bike will go well there.

"So many British fans also go over for it the atmosphere is usually great as well so hopefully it'll be another Brands Hatch for me!"

The Assen circuit is the longest in the calendar at 6.027km and is also one of the fastest, with top speeds of around 280kmh and an average speed of 180kmh.

The slowest corner is the horseshoe leading onto the back straight - De Strubben - an 80kmh bend.