Buildbase CCM rider Church raised a number of points about the track design during the rider debriefing session, which event organiser, Gareth Hockey, has added to the list of modifications to be made to the track over the next five days.

"The layout is a bit different to last year, with some different jumps, all of which look pretty good," declared Church, after his first foray onto the track. "The track isn't completely finished, so we only got to check out a few sections, but if they get the top covering of dirt right for the race then I'm sure it will be even better than it was last year.

"The RHL team have certainly made the best of the area available to them, despite the fact that it's quite flat, and there are just a few of the tight areas that need changing slightly ahead of the race.

"This is my home grand prix, so it's obviously a bit special as it's the biggest race of the year for us. It goes without saying that I'll be looking for a good result when we return here next weekend.”

Church's team-mate Dougan was also positive about the track build and how things were progressing ahead of the British Grand Prix, at which the 22-year-old is also looking for a good result in front of the home fans.

"The track really is looking great, the soil is quite nice and it flows quite well so it's all good," commented Dougan. "The jumps are nice too, but I do think there's a lot going on with the amount of different sections in there. I know they still have some work to do to finish the track, and I hope that the feedback we've been able to give to the RHL track building team today has been useful.

"The British Grand Prix is an important race for me because of all the British fans who turn out every year to see us race. Obviously I want to do well, and I just hope that when we return here for the race next week I can put in two decent rides on the day," added the Portsmouth based rider.

Hockey, director of event promoters RHL Activities, was on hand to listen to feedback from all the riders, and has already incorporated many of the modifications suggested into the final build phase, which will be completed by today (Wednesday).

"The feedback from the riders has been really useful as we move into the final phase of the track build,” he said. “We designed a track that will test the riders to the maximum, and judging from the comments yesterday, we've pretty much achieved that. Tom Church, together with Stephen Sword, was particularly helpful, suggesting changes to the layout that will make for some close and exciting racing.

"It's always difficult to build a track from scratch without any major natural topographical features to take advantage of, but everyone who rode yesterday was happy with the features we've built here, and confident that the track will only add to the spectacle for the spectators. We've got a few changes to make over the next few days, but the target now is to get the track completely finished by Wednesday, and we're pretty much on schedule to do that," said Hockey.