BJARNE Pedersen has blown away "the misconception" that the Vojens track will be specially prepared for Denmark's riders ahead of the Grand Prix Qualifying final tonight.

Pirates' captain is one of a trio of Danes aiming to finish in the top three in their homeland to gain automatic qualification into next year's World Championship series.

Some critics believe the track surface could be prepared with that in mind.

But Pedersen, who lines up in Vojens alongside his compatriots Kenneth Bjerre and Niels-Kristian Iversen, said: "Everyone thinks it is a home track for me and that we (the Danes) have been practising there.

"They also think they will prepare the track for us (the Danish riders). But that is not true.

"I will have had the same amount of practice time as every other rider in the meeting. There hasn't been any special practice for the Danish riders."

Pedersen, under pressure to retain his five-year status as a GP rider, added: "I have only ridden at Vojens twice in the past four years.

"Once in the 2003 World Team Cup final, and then in the World Team Cup qualifier earlier this year.

"It is not a track I'm on every week or every year.

"That's why I'm just going into it like a normal meeting. I practised yesterday, went back to my house last night and got a good night's sleep.

"When I'm there today I'll treat it exactly like I do any other meeting, just like I do when I'm at Poole.

"I feel quite confident about it. I'm in good racing form. I have good bikes and I would like to go there and win the meeting."

Pedersen has twice won through the GP Qualifying final, in 2002 in Poland and in 2003 at Poole, but he feels "that experience won't help me in this one".

He added: "It all comes down to the day. But if everything runs like normal, I should, hopefully, make the top three."

Pedersen has a 10-point deficit to make up if he is to gain an automatic re-qualification place via this year's GP series.

He said: "It is difficult when there are only two rounds to go, but I still feel 10 points is possible.

"I feel I have very good energy for the next one at Krsko. I feel I can make up five or six points in that one because I have been going good on big tracks and I'm really looking forward to Slovenia.

"But if I'm not in the GP next year I will just concentrate on my league meetings around the world. I will see it in a positive way. It will make me more hungry after a year outside the GP.

"I will feel bad if I'm not in it, but you have to be honest with yourself. I want to be the best in it and give 100 per cent every time.

"I don't want to be in the GP if I'm at the bottom because if that is the case there is probably no point being in it."