Duncan is contesting the last round of the women’s motocross world championship, the MXGP of Netherlands on the Assen track.
The race is contested at the Moto GP track in the Netherlands and all the sand is carted into the venue.
Duncan (20) said from her base in Belgium, when contacted by the Otago Daily Times, the track would be tough, with very soft sand, and she would have to ride accordingly.
"I’ll have to look to being a bit more conservative, just especially with the sand and it being a really soft track," she said.
She had been training well at her base, trying to get used to the soft sand and the heat.
Temperatures had climbed above 30degC but she had been in Europe for more than a month and was becoming used to the heat.
She had been working with adjustments on her suspension which she hoped would bear fruit.
She was keeping hydrated and expected to lose quite a bit of weight during the two races.
The first race is tomorrow morning [NZ time] and the second a day later.
Coming off a first and second in the last round in Switzerland, she now sits in sixth position overall in the standings.
Her championships chances went up in smoke when she collided with a photographer in Germany, injuring her hand, which forced her to miss the French and Italian rounds of the championship.
She sits 39 points away from fifth place but is not worried about where she will end up.
"I just want to go out there in the weekend and do as well as I can. This is the last race of the season and I want to finish it with a bang.
"Then I can head home on a high. It has been a bittersweet season but the best way to finish it would be with a win."
The thumb injury had healed and she was not feeling it at all in her riding.
As for the collision with the photographer which scuttled her world championship hopes, she was just moving on.
"It is what it is. I’m still being positive about the year I’ve had. I’ve learnt a lot and now I know more of the challenges I’m going to face next year."
