hard would that be to control by just pressuring the handlebar instead of having the real time twisting the throttle, so to speak? A: I wouldn't want nothing to do with that. If your hand is not connected to the throttle by cables, unless it's bullet-proof, but I hear stories about the thing running on when the throttle is off and for me I would refuse to ride the bike. Q: We saw an announcement about six weeks ago regarding an American Grand Prix. There had been talk of the US Grand Prix coming back, but it's certainly not going to be next year - and it's another year away. What are your feelings on that? Perhaps on where it ought to be and whether America is hungry for a Motorcycle Grand Prix again? A: Yeah, I think they are. In my opinion, I think Laguna Seca is the place for it. Laguna Seca is a very technically, physically demanding track, probably the most out of any circuit that I've raced at anywhere in the world. A lot of the accidents that we've seen at Laguna Seca had nothing to do with the race track it was all rider fault. It's because it's so challenging, because you have short straights in between fast corners, so you're either accelerating or you're shifting or you're braking or turning, so there is no time to relax - and that's what made it so special. When I've talked to Mick about Laguna, he really