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FEATURE<br />
the practice] if you are born in<br />
or around a sandy track then it<br />
is a different story. For me it is<br />
not quite the moment.<br />
When was the last time you<br />
raced?<br />
Every year we create a small<br />
charity race in December; the<br />
first weekend we have free then<br />
we are racing!<br />
How is the dynamic or even the<br />
mentality compared to how you<br />
approach a MotoGP race?<br />
Oh, everything is different! The<br />
mentality, and the way you approach<br />
the training and the race,<br />
the bike. There is not a single<br />
similar thing.<br />
What about the level of fun?<br />
<strong>No</strong>! For me motocross is<br />
way-more fun.<br />
450 or 250?<br />
250 because I don’t really<br />
have enough power or intensity<br />
for the 450 and the<br />
tracks we use are not right.<br />
The 450 is OK in America<br />
and when I travel there I usually<br />
take the 350. The tracks<br />
and jumps are too small in<br />
Europe. It’s not fun.<br />
I remember you picking up a<br />
Rinaldi-race spec Yamaha in<br />
your Tech3 days. Your name<br />
and position in MotoGP<br />
must have helped towards<br />
some decent dirtbike kit and<br />
opportunities…<br />
For sure! I am lucky. Just recently,<br />
when I went to America,<br />
I received all the best stuff<br />
from Alpinestars to go riding,<br />
a bike and good access to<br />
Supercross to speak with all<br />
the riders. It [MX/SX racing]<br />
is another world compared to<br />
ours and is easy [for access].<br />
I think they also like to see a<br />
MotoGP rider that is passionate<br />
for their sport. It’s easy to
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