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2014 AMA SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 51 ISSUE 10 MARCH 11, 2014 P57
YAMAHA AND
YOSHIMURA
SUZUKI SET FOR
QUICK BATTLE
BY LARRY LAWRENCE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREA WILSON
I
n 2014 the AMA Pro Road
Racing schedule is down to
the lowest number of race
weekends in 35 years. And
to date there has been no TV
package announced and facto-
ry participation is at a low level
not seen since the mid-1980s.
There's even a new alternative
pro series springing up, har-
kening back to the days when
Formula USA thrived during a
lull in AMA Superbike racing.
Yet in spite of the gloomy pre-
season outlook of the overall
health of America's motorcycle
road racing championship, the
news is not all bad.
We may in fact be set to see
one of the most competitive
Superbike championships in
years. The most obvious battle
is the one between the main
factory teams of Yamaha and
Suzuki, but there will be little
subtexts that will be interesting
to watch as well.
In addition, since wunder-
kind Cameron Beaubier is fi-
nally coming up to Superbike,
a move many thought should
have happened last year, fans
will finally get to see if America's
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