VOLUME 59 ISSUE 47 NOVEMBER 22, 2022 P82
INTERVIEW I MOTO2 RACER: CAMERON BEAUBIER
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what these guys have done. When
you're in it, you understand. I know
I'd ride a bigger bike better just
from my experience at home and
stuff like that, but…"
Beaubier's voice tapers off and
the smile reappears, followed by a
little, knowing chuckle.
I counter by stating at least he'll
never die wondering.
"Exactly. It's been a super cool
experience," he says. "Obviously
I'd be happy if my results were a
little bit better, but on my day, I
showed I can run up front. And I
got to live in Europe for a couple
years. It's pretty cool to say that."
Looking forward, Beaubier will be
back in MotoAmerica next year on a
BMW M 1000 RR in the expansive
Tytlers Racing outfit, marking the
second new challenge in as many
years, and the first time he's raced
at a national level since 2010 and
not had a Yamaha underneath him.
"A couple of weeks before
Misano this year and after talking
it over with Shelby and my family, I
decided I wanted to come home,"
Beaubier said. "Shelby was down
to support me with whatever I
wanted to do, which was cool. But
I talked to my close ones about it
and talked to Jake Zemke (Beau-
bier's manager) to see if there was
any opportunity back in the U.S.
Obviously Yamaha has Cam Peters-
en and Jake Gagne on a two-year
deal, but at the same time, some-
thing made me want to go home on
a new bike and a new challenge. I'd
just feel kind of dumb if I just went
back and hopped on a Yamaha.
That's nothing against the Yamaha
boys because they're like family to
me. But for me, going home, I'm
going back to MotoAmerica. I've
had some great success and been
here for many years, but I'm going
to do a new chapter."
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At tracks where the European
contingent had not ridden
thousands of laps, Beaubier
was almost always at the
pointy end. Like here at
Phillip Island in Australia, a
track Beaubier says is "the
best in the world."
"SUPERBIKES, YOU
CAN RIDE THEM
HARD, THROW THEM
AROUND, EVEN MAKE
A LITTLE MISTAKE
AND STILL SAVE
YOURSELF WITH
HOW MUCH POWER
THEY HAVE OUT OF
THE CORNER. WITH
MOTO2 YOU HAVE TO
BE SO PRECISE."
