where I could race in the future, like
WorldSBK or here. By the end of the
season, I did the last three races
with the Barney team in WorldSBK.
There was a seat for me or for
Danilo. When the team decided to
bring Danilo, I put in contact here
How's life in America?
It's been good. I'm enjoying it
a lot because with the speed and
results from racing, I feel comfort-
able here in America. The people
are treating me quite well. This is
always nice, because when you are
far from home, most of the time
you are alone. It feels great to have
that support from the people.
How did the ride come about?
You were in MotoE last year and
World Endurance.
Honestly, the last couple of
years I was struggling a little bit.
I was not enjoying racing. When
I accepted the MotoE deal, I was
not happy about that. I never
wanted to race in MotoE, but it
was the only thing I had on my
hands, and I had to accept it.
But I was always close to Duca
-
ti. I was always trying to figure out
INTERVIEW I MOTOAMERICA ROAD RACER XAVI FORES
P90
(Above) Fores leads Josh
Hayes at The Ridge. Had it not
been for the Spaniard, Hayes
would have almost certainly
have broken the all-time AMA
win record by now. (Below)
Fores may be undefeated so
far, but young guns like
Teagg Hobbs have hounded
him all the way.
