CARL Fogarty is hoping that the slowest circuit on the Superbike World Championship calendar will not put the brakes on his Foggy Petronas racing team's progress this weekend.

On the back of the successful reliability test provided by the high speeds of Monza last time out, riders Chris Walker and Troy Corser enter the fifth round of the series, at Oschersleben, Germany, facing a new set of challenges in their bid to maintain second spot in the manufacturer standings.

With the next stage of engine development, aimed at increasing torque and horsepower, still in the pipeline, Walker and Corser will be relying on the handling and set-up of the FP1 to make up for the lack of grunt coming out of the track's many tight corners.

Fogarty said: "It would be great to have more of the same this weekend.

"Expectations are increasing as the motors become more reliable and hopefully this circuit will be more suited to our bike than Monza.

"Chris went well there last year, while Troy did not do as well.

"That will hopefully spur him on and they could both be in the top six, if not banging on the rostrum door again."

Walker said: "I like Oschersleben and really enjoyed the race weekend there last year as I got a fourth place in race one and third in the second race.

"The track's a bit different to all the others on the calendar as it's very twisty and fairly slow - it's probably most similar to Misano although it's not completely flat.

"There are a lot of corners fitted into a small space so it's a fun and interesting rack to ride. It was the first race last year where I really got into my stride and, although I feel I've already done that on the FP1, it's a good memory to have of that track.

"I feel confident our bike will go well there as we have a good set up and there are no long, fast straights demanding a lot of throttle and outright power."

Corser added: "This not a bad circuit but, when you look at the shape of some of the corners like turns one and two, it's really better as a car track.

"There are some tricky little chicanes which in a car wouldn't be a problem as you'd just run over the kerbs, but that's not so easy on a bike.

"The shape of the track is interesting and it's all medium speed really, with third and fourth gear corners. It's a similar layout to Misano and we have a good set up so it should be a fairly good weekend for us as it's not a horsepower track - the back straight is quite long but the rest is very twisty."