Norizman Ismail made clear he would not hesitate to go all out to halt Gupita Kresna from taking home the Underbone 130cc title in the penultimate round of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship in Qatar this weekend.  The Harian Metro Y-TEQ SCK Honda Racing rider, currently ranked second in the overall standings with 117 points is 34 points adrift his Manual Tech KYT Rextor rival. The 29-year old will need to finish third or higher in both races at the Losail International Circuit or hope his title contender to end the weekend without any points to bring the title fight to the season finale in Thailand this December. “We lost precious points having retired from Race 1 in Thailand due to a malfunction with the gearbox. Fortunately we recovered by winning Race 2 and that made the point gap between us a bit more manageable,” said Norizman. He went on to talk about his expectations racing under the floodlights of the Losail International Circuit this weekend and said, “It will be tough trying to regain ground and cut the point deficit but I am confident we can delay Gupita’s celebration in Qatar and bring the title fight to the final round.” “The bike is competitive and mentally, I am strong. The team needs to focus on getting the bike to its maximum potential and on my end, I will do my best to win or finish on the podium ahead of him in both races. “It’s been a while since a Malaysian won the Underbone title. The last person to do so was Affendi Rosli back in 2009 and I’m hoping to be the next.”