VOL. 55 ISSUE 50 DECEMBER 18, 2018 P87
CHASING THE OVERSEAS
RACING DREAM
Beaubier has already competed in
the 125cc World Championship (as
teammate to Marc Marquez, no less),
and enjoyed a solid wildcard outing
with the Pata Yamaha WorldSBK team
in 2016. He still harbors a burning de-
sire to get onto the world stage, and
at 25 is still young enough to do so,
but is wise enough to know there's
no point in going unless you have the
right equipment underneath you.
"I really do want to get overseas
and have a dab on the world stage in
WorldSBK, or something like that. But
I want a good package over there, a
solid package, something that I could
grow into and be successful on. I
know it wouldn't be easy. Those guys
are world-class riders racing on the
world stage. But that's my goal. I want
to get there. I want to dice it up with
those guys and elevate my game.
"I just don't want to give up what I
have here right now. I'm making good
money. I get to come home after ev-
ery race. I'm close with my family. I'm
close with my friends here and stuff
like that. But if the opportunity does
present itself, I'd have to take the
chance over there. I think it would be
amazing to race on the world stage."
Beaubier wants a seat in WorldSBK. But
he wants the right one for him and knows
it may never come. If that's the case, he
has good reason to stay in the U.S.
