for one. They did everything they
could to get me where I am. But I
struggled pretty bad that year.
"Now it's pretty cool to be living
the life in Europe. I rented a house
for the year outside Barcelona on
the water, in Sant Pere de Ribes.
It's a super-cool spot. My buddy
Cam [Gish] is with me, my Bell
[Helmets] guy and long-time friend
from home. And my fiancé Shelby
came over in April. I can show her
the nice areas around where we
live, the little restaurants and pizzerias we
like. I brought my road bike over, so it's
cool learning the roads, too."
With a settled life in Catalonia, Beaubier
can dedicate all his focus on the job at
hand. And it's been a considerable one.
MotoAmerica was a fine base for
the Californian to hone his craft,
but Moto2 is a class with a depth
of talent like no other.
Consider his final qualifying
session in his Superbike finale
last October. Beaubier was 1.4s
faster than Jake Gagne in second
while 2.5s covered the top eight.
At the most recent Moto2 round,
1.1s covered first to 25th. And that
tightness is predictably apparent
in Moto2 racing.
"It's impressive how fast everyone is
and how close everyone is," Beaubier
said. "You see it on TV, but it's a different
story once you're in it! The first lap is just
like a dogfight out there. Everyone wants
that piece of tarmac. They're aggressive.
AMERICAN RACING TEAM'S CAMERON BEAUBIER
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Having Joe
Roberts (left) in the
paddock, an old
sparring partner
from MotoAmerica,
is a help for
Beaubier.
"It's impressive how
fast everyone is and
how close everyone is.
You see it on TV, but it's
a different story once
you're in it! The first
lap is just like a
dogfight out there."
