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WORCS CHAMPION GIACOMO REDONDI P128 Interview was fine. We did a little bit of working on the mapping because the engine braking on the 500 is different than the 450. I think we did a good job. We will see if we did good or not by the end of Six Days [laughs]! The camshaft is standard. Pro Circuit, the pipe that they make for Europe—we have [maximum] noise levels— so the bike is way smoother. They also gave me to try a normal exhaust that they make for United States market. It is way better for WORCS stuff, but for the slippery stuff and rocks, the one they make for Europe is perfect. Where in California were you based? I stayed in an AirBnB because I didn't have a Social Security number, so for me it's impossible to rent a house, so I stayed at an AirBnB in Lake Elsinore. It's a good place and for training, I have all the tracks close by. Glen Helen is the farthest one; it's 50 minutes so it's perfect compared to Italy. First of all, we don't have any tracks like that to practice at close to home because I live in the north of Italy. Normally, you go to the center of Italy to find the good tracks where they've done some world championship rounds and stuff like that because like Maggiora is closed. They use it only for an event; they open the track only then. That is why I really enjoy staying in Southern Califor- nia. Especially when supercross season ends, you can go training every day with the motocross pros during the pro practice days and that is amazing. Who are some of the pros you've ridden with? Aaron Plessinger and Jason Anderson. I spent three days with Pro Circuit doing testing at Glen Helen and I was on the side with Adam Cianciarulo, so I was super- proud to be there. I was taking pictures everywhere—I was, "Wow" [laughs]. It was incredible. The first four, five months that I was there early in the year, 40 friends came to visit me just because they saw my stories on Instagram that I was training with some of the pros and they say, "Wow! I want to come!" And they came and took pictures with them; it was super-fun [laughs]. When you're racing here in the U.S., you'd be considered a privateer, right? Or do you get help from KTM? No, I bought the bike from Malcolm Smith [Motors- ports in Riverside, California]—and I need to say thanks also to them because of the special price that they give Redondi has the ability to adjust to any terrain. From Italy to the Arizona desert, the Italian enjoyed the challenges of a new style of off-road racing.