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Dovizioso looking forward to home race

Andrea Dovizioso missed out on a top three finish in at Indianapolis on Sunday but the Italian hopes to step onto the podium once again at the San Marino Grand Prix. Misano is the track where Dovizioso started his racing career so it is no surprise that he cannot wait to get 'home' for Round 13 of the 2009 MotoGP season.

"I love the atmosphere at Misano and this will be a special weekend for me," the Repsol Honda rider said. "It's my home Grand Prix and this is the track where I started my motorsport adventure so I'm really looking forward to riding here for the factory Honda team - that's a dream come true.

"I used to race at Misano while I was racing in the Italian championship so it's great to return and ride in such familiar surroundings as a MotoGP rider; I think we can have a strong race here, especially after the good job we did on the machine at Indianapolis.

"We will start this weekend with the new setup that we used for the Indianapolis race because my crew came up with some very useful adjustments to the bike which allowed me to get a better feeling and move forward in the race. All in all, I'm confident for Misano and I can't wait to get back out on track."

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