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INTERVIEW I MOTOAMERICA ROAD RACER XAVI FORES P92 and even in Italy and so on. It's a good vibe. I am happy about that because in the end, the people are following me on the series. It's good for me, good for the series. You're moving here in August? That's the plan, because now the baby is three months. Then we will be waiting for the pass - port. The plan is to come before Pittsburgh and stay here until the end of the season. with the team. They offered me the chance to stay in Supersport. To be honest, initially it was not my first choice because I was a long-time racing on superbikes, but I said, why not? Maybe it's a good option to learn the tracks, to try to win the championship, and then I can have a future there in America for the rest of my ca - reer. So, I accepted the challenge and for sure I think it was the best choice I had. I'm enjoying it so much. The supersport class is good fun, especially discovering new tracks with this team. As you say, it is a step back from racing WorldSBK, but you get the enjoyment back into your racing. In terms of visibility and in terms of media impact, maybe the World Championship is better, but in terms of agree - ments for the riders, the stability and so on, this championship is always growing. It's getting better and better. The treatment the riders have here is good. The proof is like Loris Baz came here, and Toni Elias was here for a while. So, this means that the MotoAmerica series is giving us the possibility to enjoy this championship and to have good opportunities here. Do you see more interest coming from Europe? Yeah. I am the only European rider now in the Supersport class. I think also in the Super - bike. So being inside Ducati with the Italian fans and the Spanish fans is good. So, for us, me especially, being the unique Spanish rider now in this series, is also good because the people are following me from Spain, I'M GOING TO RACE. I DON'T CARE WHERE. IF IT'S MOTOGP OR IF IT'S THE ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP, I DON'T CARE. I LIKE RACING. I ENJOY RACING. IT'S MY PASSION. (Left) Leading Michael Gilbert onto the front straight at Laguna Seca during the 38-lap race. (Right) The non- championship Daytona 200 was not a happy time for Fores who had to retire after three laps.