After their rousing win at Oschersleben two weeks ago, Team Castrol Suzuki sidecar aces Steve Webster and Paul Woodhead are back on the campaign trail at Silverstone tomorrow looking to make up ground on title leader Klaus Klaffenbock.

It's round four of the nine race 2003 Sidecar World Championship, and eight-time world champion Webster goes to the wide open spaces of the fast Northamptonshire track in confident mood:

He told the Evening Press: "We've done a lot of work since the last round and now have a another 2003 spec Suzuki GSXR 1000 motor built up.

"We've also got some special engine internals from Suzuki to try out. There's new cams and valves, and they should give us more torque, and more power in the mid-range."

It's Webster's second visit to the revamped 5.036 kilometre track, where he holds the current lap record at 1minute 53.741 seconds.

Back in 1983, Webster started out on what has turned out to be a glorious and enduring career when he made his world title debut at the same venue. This weekend's visit will be his 166th race at that level.

"When we went back to Silverstone last year for the first time since 1986, it had been totally rebuilt, so it was virtually a new track," said Webster.

"It's a real rider's track and you have to really flow to get the lap times down. There's plenty of space for a bit a speed, a great track to race on and totally different to Oschersleben. We're really looking forward to it."

Webster has an 11-point deficit to try to claw back from table-toppers Klaffenbock and Christian Parzer.

"It's going to be a tough race," he ventured.

"Klaffy will be wanting to extend his lead, and last year's champions, Steve Abbott and Jamie Biggs, are also going to be a real threat."

Abbott won at Silverstone last year, amazingly, some 20 years after his first-ever world championship rostrum place at the track back in 1982.

Fuel-pump problems have plagued Abbott at the last two races, and his engine tuners, Maxsym, have been hard at work to try to eradicate the problem.

With home race pressure on Abbott and Webster, Klaffenbock, so far a consistent finisher with a first, second and third in the three opening rounds, could be one to watch out for.

Weather permitting, tomorrow's race has the makings of a classic as the season nears the half-way point.

Updated: 09:28 Friday, June 13, 2003