A steady and mature approach should be enough for Rotorua's Cameron Vaughan to top the podium this weekend.
The 16-year-old Yamaha ace is second overall in the 125cc class standings after the first round of four in this season's New Zealand Motocross Championships, near Timaru a fortnight ago.
Round two of the nationals is at Patetonga, near Morrinsville, on Sunday and there he aims to be climbing another step upward on the podium.
He's not being cocky or over-confident, just realistic. The rider who beat him at Timaru, fellow Yamaha hero Courtney Duncan, won't be racing at Patetonga this weekend as she instead heads overseas to compete, leaving the path clear for Vaughan to take advantage.
"I've just got to go to Patetonga and ride solidly, be consistent and not do anything silly," said Vaughan.