Nine time AMA Supercross and Motocross champion Ryan Villopoto attended his ꩵfirst MotoGP event🐎 at Catalunya.

The 25-year-🎀old (pictured with Lewis Hamilton) used time off following knee surgery, which has ruled him out of the American Motocross season, to make the trip to Europe as a guest of Monster.

"It's my first time at a MotoGP and it was a good one to come to - a really great race obviously," Villopoto told ltxcn.top.

"I'd heard about the size of the paddock, the hospitality and the sound of the bikes but until you actu𓂃ally get here it's hard to imagine.

"It was rea✃lly interesting. I got to see a couple of different gara⭕ges. It's been really cool."

Asked what impressed him the most, Villopoto replied: "I'd have to say the sound. We have a much lower sound limit. I'd be♔en told the bikes were loud, but I didn't expect them to be this loud!"

Villopoto will now travel from Spain to Germany. "We'll be going in Teutsc🦄henthal next weekend for the German MX Grand Prix. We'll be in Europe for twoও weeks total."

Regarding his recovery, Villopoto stated: "I've had my knee worked on again. Everything is going fine as of now. Just waiting to start walki♐ng. I'm still on crutches as you can see.

"It's just about going through the motions as far as the recove✅ry at this point, but I'll be back for the Supercross season."