MARQUEZ/
PEDROSA
INCIDENT UNDER
INVESTIGATION
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
VOL. 50 ISSUE 39 OCTOBER 1, 2013
he incident that put Dani Pedrosa out of the
Aragon GP on Sunday is "under investigation"
by Race Direction – but it will probably not be until
the Malaysian GP in two weeks before any decision is reached.
The collision with Marc Marquez that cut a cable
to the Repsol Honda rider's traction control was
only a minor brush, but Race Director Mike Webb
explained that after this technical information had
been conveyed to Race Control, they felt the need
to investigate.
"If it is correct that the collision – which was the
sort of thing that happens frequently in all classes
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The incident that led to
Dani Pedrosa's crash
in Sunday's Grand Prix
of Aragon is under
investigation.
– actually caused the crash, then we have to decide if it is punishable," he said.
No decision could be reached at Aragon because further investigation was required.
"We'll probably reach a decision at Sepang,"
Webb said.
Michael Scott
T
he worst kept secret in AMA
Superbike racing was let out
of the bag on Sunday night at the
AMA Pro Road Racing banquet,
held at Mazda Raceway Laguna
Seca, when Yamaha announced
it was moving Cameron Beaubier
to its Superbike team and Josh
Herrin let it be known that he has
inked a two-year deal to chase
the Moto2 World Championship.
Beaubier will join three-time
AMA Superbike Championship
Josh Hayes on the two-man
Monster Energy Graves Motorsports Yamaha team in AMA Superbike while Herrin has yet to
announce the team he will be
joining in Moto2.
Beaubier is the 2013 AMA
Daytona SportBike Champion
with Herrin wrapping up the AMA
Superbike title at Laguna Seca
on Sunday. Hayes will run the
number four on his R1 with Beaubier running the same number
two that Herrin used this season.
"Josh Herrin has been with
us since 2005, and he's been a
tremendous rider and great ambassador for the Yamaha brand
and all our team sponsors," team
manager Keith McCarty said last
night. "His long-term goals have
always been to win a championship here in the U.S., and then go
and race in Europe. With his 2013
Superbike Championship and an
opportunity awaiting him to race in
the Moto2 World Championship,
his dreams are coming true. We're
thankful to Josh for all the terrific
years he's given us, and especially
for winning the Superbike Champi-
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J. NELSON
BEAUBIER TO SUPERBIKES, HERRIN TO MOTO2
Josh Herrin won the AMA Superbike
title on Sunday. Now he will take his talents to the Moto2 World Championship.
onship this season. We're looking
forward to seeing him race on the
world stage beginning next year."
