Sure, a good showing on the long and fast Kyoto GP Long course (reversed) means something. Just ask Elton Chong who currently holds a seven point lead over Nikifor Dakovic heading into this weekend's Aston 150 after dominating the Japanese 250. His almost one minute victory two weeks ago solidly confirmed his place at the top of the point standings and sent a strong message top the rest of the competition, but that was just one race. A strong showing in round number one could just as easily be erased come round 2.