VOL. 55 ISSUE 50 DECEMBER 18, 2018 P79
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ou can tell a lot about a man when
he's down. Some never get back
up, resigned to their fate of sec-
ond place from here on, knowing their
best is behind them.
Others find that same fire again and
accept the challenge put before them.
They dig deeper, work harder and el-
evate their game to a new level.
That's what Cameron Beaubier did in
2018. Already a two-time MotoAmerica
Superbike Champion, Beaubier was
outclassed by Yoshimura Suzuki's Toni
Elias in 2017 but used that defeat as mo-
tivation to come back stronger in 2018,
walking away with the title with a round
to spare after crushing the field in the
second half of the year.
"We started on the back foot, kind of
like we have the last few years," Beau-
bier says. "We were able to fight our way
back into it and I went on a good streak
by mid-season, just reeling off win after
win. That's a really good feeling when
you're struggling, struggling, and then
something clicks."
Cameron Beaubier silenced the
critics in 2018, taking back
the MotoAmerica Superbike
Championship crown by dominating
the second half of the season.
It was a champion's performance
by the Northern Californian.
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J NELSON
The face of a champion:
Beaubier is now a three-time
MotoAmerica Superbike
Champion and has reason to
be happy with his lot in life.
