Want to know Honda’s secret sauce in their race bike, what ace racer Marc Marquez thinks about , or his thoughts on “the kick?” Yeah, so does everyone else, because all the racers keep giving canned responses. So I asked him some different questions from you guys, and got some even better answers.

Marquez, 23, is a two-time MotoGP world champion and unquestionably one of the series’ very top talents. That series races in Austin this weekend at Circuit of the Americas, and we’ll be covering the race live.

Last year at COTA, Marquez claiming pole during qualifying after running to a backup bike . That led us to call him the greatest motorcycle racer in the world right now.

I sat down with Marquez yesterday afternoon for a brief chat before some nice (or large and stern looking) Honda man came and took him away for some on-camera thing.

I asked what you wanted to know, and I was incredibly impressed with the level of some of the questions we received. Here’s what Marc had to say:

Austin is actually one of them, but I also love Phillip Island and Aragon. I like the left turns, because I grew up riding flat track, and they all have many different types of sections and corners. Lots of elevation changes.

The best part is the chicanes, moving from one side to the other. This circuit has so many changes and you push so fast from side to side. When you get to the end, they beat you up, but I love that you come into them so fast and then they get slower and bigger as you move through.

The worst part is the long right (laughs). You fight with the bike a lot and it just isn’t comfortable. Would be better if it was a long left (laughs again.)

I love the layout of Austin, but I Laguna just because it is a special place. The bumps, the bankings, the drops. It’s just a special place to be.

Everyone says “oh, the 500s were the best because they were the fastest,” but I think I would like the 250 two-strokes the most. They have enough power but just so nice to ride. I think I would like to ride those most.

I’m thinking Jerez. The weather is really nice and the beach and the people. If you want to do something, there are good parties and food. The track is really nice.

I love Supercross. Love it. Motocross is my passion, that is what I grew up doing and what I love most. I watch and follow the whole season.

MM: (laughing nervously) Yes, I love the Honda, but I love Dungey this season. His progression is amazing. I also like Roczen and I really like Musquin. I love how Anderson rides.

Cole is so good. He’s so fast and always looks like he’s about to crash but doesn’t. I think he’ll get there.

Yes, but only for fun, not for race.

Yes, (smiling coyly) fast is fun, but I don’t want to try at the limit.

Yes, I have one. It’s a 883, I got won it, but my uncle rides it. I don’t even have my license so I don’t ride.

Yes, but it’s uhhhh, it’s not really for me (laughing), it doesn’t really turn. It’s better for my uncle.

The bikes we ride are developed for them. So you have to use them, if you were to take them out you’d have to redesign the bikes. But the aides are for safety. If you tried to use them to make you fast, you would not.

Right now, I have the Civic Type R, but I’m really excited for the new NSX. I also have a BMW M4, because they give it to me when I win. I really like that. The sound. It’s very fast.

I tried next to ask him one of your questions about how he went about choosing a team when his contracts were up, and if it was driven more on data teams presented him or just faith and expectations in their promise of a good bike—but this was about when the Honda people decided our interview, which had already run long, was over.

He started to answer, and his answer was as scripted and as much a non-answer as I expected, so I just dropped it.