Coming off two spectacular seasons in Australian Supercross, it is only natural that Dan McCoy has been eager to return to the US and contest the Monster Energy Supercross, an FIM World Championship, series.

Aboard a privateer Yamaha that he bought from a dealership in California, McCoy made his American comeback at Anaheim 1 last weekend, missing out on a main event birth but learning a lot in the process.

Last year McCoy finished runner-up in the Australian Supercross series and was third the year before, cementing himself as one of our top domestic stars. MotoOnline.com.au had a quick email conversation with DMC to chat about his A1 experience and what we can expect in the coming weeks.

You’re in America for the first six rounds of the 2013 season and now A1 is in the books. Talk us through it and what the experience was like…

It was tough, the competition is world-class and you need world-class equipment, so I’m doing my best to be the best I can with what I have. That’s what I’m aiming to do and I’m definitely not going to leave here with anything left on the table.

It’s been a few years since you raced for MotoConcepts in 2009. How much has it changed over there?

To be honest, not much has changed since back then. The competition is no different, if not harder, and there are now more factory guys than ever. Everyone is healthy also, so that makes things even more difficult at this point in the season.

Rewinding a bit, how long have you been in California for and what have you been up to?

I think it’s been three weeks since I came over from Australia in mid-December. Since then I’ve been training and riding as much as possible, trying to put myself in the best shape possible to get where I want to be over here.

So you’re on a Yamaha that you bought with your bonus money from racing Supercross back home, CDR has loaned you some parts, but you don’t have access to factory tyres. How’s the bike compare to what you raced in Australia?

Yeah, it’s pretty close compared to the YZ450F that I was riding at CDR Yamaha. The factory tyres would be nice, but there is so many things in my riding that I can work on before I need to blame the bike, so I’ll focus on that for now and see how I can improve from here on out.

What are your expectations for Phoenix and beyond?

I don’t have any expectations and haven’t really had any since I planned to come over here in the first place. I have a goal to ride my best every weekend and the best result will come for me that way, but I do believe I’ve work hard enough to make the main event.

Thanks mate, best of luck in the coming rounds and we’ll see you over there at A3!

Good stuff, can’t wait.