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P142 INTERVIEW I 2025 MOTOAMERICA SUPERBIKE CHAMPION CAMERON BEAUBIER in stock trim. It was damn im- pressive and so fast. I'm stoked just for a new chapter, riding with a new team." Ducati will thus be the third manufacturer Beaubier has competed with in the premier American road racing champi - onship, and there's an extra slice of motivation at stake—the pos- sibility of being the only rider in AMA Superbike history to win a title for a third different manu- facturer. Judging by the speed of the Ducati Panigale V4 R that is being fully renewed for 2026 in not just North American rac- ing but worldwide, Beaubier is in the box seat to pull it off. "I'm not one for records, but it sure would be a nice award to have," Beaubier said. "The bike is going to be a missile, and I'm more motivated than ever to get 2026 started." CN everything was on the line. The biggest twist came weeks after the dramatic New Jersey final as Beaubier was confirmed to replace Josh Her - rin in the Warhorse HSBK Ducati team for 2026 alongside Benja- min Smith, the team now being branded Warhorse HSBK Ducati Flo4Law. "Bobby Shek [HSBK Ducati team manager] presented me with a letter of intent on Sunday night at New Jersey," Beaubier said. "It was pretty wild. All three of us [Herrin, Fong, Beaubier] were just in the title fight. In my eyes, I feel like the Ducati is the best bike on the grid, so to get the opportunity to ride that thing, you don't turn it down. "I went and spun some laps on a stock V4 S at Road Ameri - ca after the race, and I could not believe it. It felt like a race bike Herrin pulled one of the gutsi - est rides of his career to win race one, but Beaubier righted the ship in race two to take the win and etch one of the greatest saves ever seen into the Mo- toAmerica highlight reel, los- ing the front and then the rear thr ough the daunting high-speed turn-18 right-hander. "That was pretty much the save of my season, honestly. I couldn't believe I saved that," Beaubier said. "That was one of those things where I was literally open - ing the gas on the side of the tire, and it just somehow came back." And so did Lady Luck in the championship challenge. But as the saying goes, the harder you work, the luckier you get, and as the paddock converged in New Jersey, the momentum was now with the Tytlers BMW team, and Beaubier got the job done when The relief on Beaubier's face is palpable as the reality of a sixth MotoAmerica Superbike Championship win sinks in.