MXLarge: So what are you up to? Quiet times at the moment, how do you fill you day, week, weekends?

Mackenzie: It's been pretty hectic actually, with Christmas coming and all.  Had a few friends from home stopping by and just trying to get the house together for 2011, making sure I have everything organized so I can have a stress free season.  So lots of shopping, gym time, running and mountain biking fills my week.

MXlarge: You must have been pumped with your Aussie SX result. Can you talk about the race and preparation?

Mackenzie: I've kind of already mentioned everything in my blog on my website www.mac211.com, so for a detailed description go have a read, but in short I was really happy.  I had a really steep learning curve and it was difficult in training.  But come race time I just went out and enjoyed it.  It started off really sketchy in the practice, I had a few moments, but when the gate dropped everything went blank and I just raced how I know I can, made sure I hit all my lines and tried to limit my mistakes.  It was great to race again, training and riding during the week doesn’t compare to racing.  I love it.

MXlarge: What is happening in 2011?

Mackenzie: I'm staying over here and signed another 1 year deal with Kawasaki Australia.  Monster has come on as a main sponsor, so it's officially Monster Kawasaki like pro circuit in the states and there are some really awesome things happening.  The team is making a massive jump and I’m really happy to be involved with everything.  I didn’t manage to win the mx this year, so I want to make sure I give it my best shot again and come away with the number 1 plate for myself and for the team.  Then for supercross, with my past results, I’d like to just progress and learn more and keep having some fun.

MXlarge: How is OZ treating you, do you think you might live there forever?

Mackenzie: No, I miss home and I enjoy racing in the world championship.  Oz is cool and it’s been a really good break.  I am enjoying myself here and have got a good little program going on, so we'll see how 2011 goes and see what's on offer.

MXlarge: How is the series in OZ both MX and SX? You have spent some time there now and gotten to know the riders, team and promoters.

Mackenzie: It’s really good, perfect for what I was searching for, it's brought the fun back into riding and gave me the break I needed from being so wide open back home.  I needed time to get over my injuries, regroup and clear my head.  It’s the same anywhere you go though, some tracks are great some are average; sx is difficult but fun when you get the hang of it, it's hard to learn though and I still got a way to go.  The riders are cool, I’ve made some good buddies around the motocross scene and I’ve got to see a different part of the world.  The promoters do a great job; they work really well with the riders and teams.

MXlarge: I heard from Steve Dixon you want to race the British GP, is that so?

Mackenzie: Yeah I’d love to come back and ride matterly; I have some good memories from there and enjoy the track.  If I feel confident in my riding and know I am prepared then we'll make it happen, I have already mentioned to Kawasaki that I would like to go and race after my season finishes and I think they are keen too.  But I don’t want a repeat of my USA trip, in hindsight that was all a little bit rushed and we didn’t have enough time to prepare and look what happened.  We'll see though.

MXlarge: When you say matterly basin back on the calendar what was your thoughts?

Mackenzie: I just think it’s really good for motocross in the UK; we need proper tracks and a permanent GP track.  I think matterly offers everything you need to run a GP.  I love riding the track and have had some good results there.  So now with a little bit more experience under my belt, it would be nice to come back and have a solid ride.

MXlarge: How is the lifestyle in Australia, what makes it attractive (I type this with 12 inches of snow on the ground outside)?

Mackenzie: It’s pretty cool, cruisy.  I miss the snow though; white Christmas’s are the best fun!  

MXlarge: Any other plans to race outside of OZ in 2011?

Mackenzie: Don’t know, just going with the flow, we'll see what pops up!