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ROUND 9/JULY 21, 2013 MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA/MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA AMA DAYTONA SPORTBIKE to beat Beaubier this season couldn't get past Gerloff and would have to settle for third. "Finally back on the podium, Gerfoff said. "It's been awhile since Daytona. We came into this weekend and everything was working as it should and I was getting more speed every time I went out. But during the race, the red flag kind of messed me up. I was hoping that we could just do a clean race. After the second restart, I got behind a little bit and Cameron got away so I had to kind of settle for second. I was hoping to stay with Cameron and EUROPE CALLING P86 AMA GOPRO DAYTONA SPORTBIKE SERIES my goal by the end of the year is to win a race. I feel like I'm getting closer to that and I'm happy about that." Gagne was obviously displeased at being beaten by not just one Graves Yamaha, but two – as Gerloff earned his second podium of the season. "It was a pretty bad race," Gagne said. "I got off to a bad start, which you couldn't really do in this five-lap thing. I tried to do what I could but it took me a little while to get by some people. I made some mistakes and, yeah, it's a little disappointing. We tried some stuff today in the race to get a little bit better bike, but we couldn't keep up with the Graves bikes really. We'll go back and try to work hard at the next race." DiSalvo held on to finish fourth for his best finish since he ended up third in race one at Barber. JD Beach rode the second Roadracing Factory Yamaha to fifth after challenging DiSalvo at the end of the race and coming up .3 of a second short. Then came Meen Motorsports' Jake Lewis, mostly alone, with GEICO Honda's Dane Westby crossing the line a few seconds later and "I want to get back to Europe and racing over there eventually," Beaubier said Cameron Beaubier makes no on Sunday afternoon after winning again bones about the fact that he longs to in the Daytona SportBike class. return to the World Championship. But first things first and that might And racing in front of the MotoGP be an AMA Superbike ride. Or maybe crowd, former friends, team managstraight to Moto2? ers, mechanics and the like from "It would be cool if I got a shot to ride his days in Europe only made that Superbike, but I guess we'll see," Beaudesire stronger at Mazda Raceway bier said. "But it would also be cool to Laguna Seca. see what I could do over in Europe in "I like it," Beaubier said when Moto2. I think another year or so here asked if he likes racing when Mowould benefit me if I got the opportunity toGP is in town. "I definitely like it. to ride with the Joshes [Hayes and HerA couple of the guys I worked with Cameron Beaubier is rin, his Yamaha teammates on Superin the past like on 125s are here. My hoping to one day spray bikes]. I want to do it right, that's for sure." team manager on KTMs when I raced champagne in Europe. When Beaubier last contested the GPs, 125s… now he's the team manager of he was young. As in 16. Too young, he the satellite Ducati team, which is cool. says. I saw Marc [Marquez – his teammate on KTMs for a "The last time I got into the World Championship season in GP racing] on Friday and talked to him for a a little soon," he said. "I was so young and I wasn't second. It's cool to race in front of these guys. It kind ready. I was racing against the best in the world on of sucks because basically the AMA gets pushed off to the side a little bit just because MotoGP is the main 125s and I was on the KTM, which wasn't as good as the Aprilias and stuff and I kind of got in over my head. show, but I think it's good to perform good in front of I had a couple of decent races going. But it was a these guys. Just to keep my name out there and in cool experience to learn those tracks for when I get front of the European scene. I think it's good. back there eventually. I know some day I will get back Seeing his former teammate Marquez win MotoGP there. It's just a matter of time." races only increases the craving to get back to the GPs

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