The Kentucky man says: “Laguna was fun, but Indy is really my home Grand Prix just across the state line from Kentucky. Hopefully we can have a good result. We struggled more at Laguna than I expected, but Indy is much faster and with more opportunities to open the throttle."
“It should be nice to ride that track on the 1,000s and it will be fun for the American fans to really get to see them in action. Last season tyre wear was critical there, but hopefully the pavement will come in a bit better this year."
"I hope to be competitive starting on Friday and I’ll definitely be disappointed if we don’t get the best result of the season so far.”
The American currently lies sixth in the Championship, two places and as many points ahead of his Ducati companion Valentino Rossi who is going back to Yamaha next year.
