AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 52 ISSUE 37 SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 P47
year for Beaubier, who was able
to take advantage of some crucial
mistakes made by Hayes during
the course of the season, to claim
the title that many thought might
be his last year, his rookie season
in Superbike.
And Yamaha's six-year domina-
Briefly...
ries rookie Lewis ended the season
ranked fourth in the standings.
Aprilia HSBK rider Sheridan Mo-
rais missed the races at New Jersey
after two crashes in qualifying and
practice. He reportedly injured his
ribs in the crash. The South African
was slated to race in the Bol d'Or 24-
Hour Endurance race next week.
With MotoGP announcing it will not
return to Indianapolis, MotoAmer-
ica has potentially lost one of its
rounds for next season. Officials say
they would like to have at least nine
venues again in 2016, so that would
likely mean replacing Indy with an-
other venue. One of the possibilities
being talked about is returning to
NOLA Motorsports Park in New Or-
leans. It's known that MotoAmerica
is also trying to find a track in the
Pacific Northwest that could work for
the series.
the vigor of riders 20 years younger,
vows to come back next year to try
to win a fifth Superbike crown. Some
of Mladin's all-time records are within
reach, even though Hayes claims his
goals do not necessarily center on
rewriting the record books. And who
could blame him for coming back? He
won a series-leading 10 races this year
and showed no indication of slowing
down.
At New Jersey Beaubier was a
bit elusive about his plans for 2016.
He said most likely he would end up
back in MotoAmerica, but said there
was no talk of him racing any Grand
Prix classes next year. When asked
about World Superbike, Beaubier
raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't
know."
With him not definitively counting
out World Superbike, it seems that
would be the only other possibility for
him in 2016. It would be good for that
series. Popularity in the U.S. for World
Superbike has waned since Ben Spies
won the title with Yamaha in 2009.
