American Racing Team Launches 2022
Moto2 Campaign
T
he American Racing Team
took centerstage in a gala
event on January 18, held at
Team Principle Eitan Butbul's
residence in California.
With Moto2 sophomore Camer-
on Beaubier joined by class rookie
and 2021 MotoAmerica Supers-
port Champion, Sean Dylan Kelly,
the two will form the first all-Amer-
ican Grand Prix team lineup since
Wayne Rainey and John Kocinski
lined up on the 500cc grid for
Team Roberts in 1992.
The event, attended by much of
the American motorcycle glitterati,
was the final chance for farewells
and good lucks before the team
packs up and heads to a private
test at Jerez in mid-February.
The first official hit-out will be the
official Dorna test at Portimao in
Portugal on February 19-21.
Now in its fourth season, much
is expected of the American Rac-
ing Team heading into the season,
with team leader Cameron Beaubi-
er looking to make the final step to
be a full-time front runner in 2022.
"I'm stoked to get that first year
out of way. I've learned a lot and
I'm already feeling way better
than when we started last year,"
Beaubier said.
For Kelly, the year marks a
return to Europe following two
seasons racing for Team Hammer
on the M4 Ecstar Suzuki GSX-R,
culminating in him winning the
2021 MotoAmerica Supersport
Championship.
Kelly had previously spent
time in Europe and the Grand
Prix paddock riding in the Red
Bull Rookies Cup and is looking
forward to the challenge of taking
on the fastest intermediate riders
in the world on the American
Racing Team Kalex.
"There's a lot to learn with
this bike, it's very different to
my GSX-R from last year!" Kelly
laughed. "The chassis is so stiff,
the Triumph motor is amazing—I
absolutely love it—but the chas-
sis stiffness just changes every-
thing."
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Cameron Beaubier (left) and Sean
Dylan Kelly (right) will form the first all-
American Grand Prix team since 1992
on their Kalex Moto2 machines.
