INTERVIEW
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AMA SUPERBIKE CHAMPION JOSH HERRIN
that's a shame because there's
some great young talent here.
Maybe if I can go over there and
get good results they'll start giving the American series a little
more respect."
The entire 2013 season was a
gamble of sorts for Herrin. He had
an opportunity to race Moto2 last
year, but as he puts it, "I figured
I needed one more season over
here to give myself a chance to
train and work harder than I ever
have and see if I could at least
run with Josh [Hayes]. I definitely
saw progress and things went my
way and I got the added bonus of
winning the championship. And I
ended up with an even better op-
Caterham
Racing is the
new team Herrin
will be racing
for in Moto2
next season.
Herrin said
being the only
American in the
championship
puts some
added pressure
on him.
portunity in Moto2."
Herrin says his fitness was
the biggest gain he made last
season. The book on him was
that he was great at passing and
riding through the field, but had
trouble turning consistently fast
lap times once he was in lead.
Herrin claims it was his fitness.
"I would get tired by the end of
the race," Herrin admitted. "So if
I worked my way to the front my
