VOL. 52 ISSUE 50 DECEMBER 15, 2015 P73
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acers and bench racers alike dream of this moment,
the time they clinch a championship, and it was no
different for 2015 MotoAmerica Superbike Champi-
on, Cameron Beaubier.
"I think that second race at New Jersey was the
longest of my life," said the 22-year-old Californian of
his title winning ride in the final race of the season. "In
the second race it started drizzling and I was just riding
around making sure I was still in contention. But cross-
ing the line was a great feeling. My whole family was
there, my brothers too, so they helped me celebrate."
The championship victory put an exclamation point on
a season of supreme Yamaha dominance in America.
The tuning fork brand took every single race victory
in the Superbike, Superstock 1000, Supersport and
Superstock 600 championships—every race on the pro-
gram save for the KTM RC Cup—and it was clear Beau-
bier was much more comfortable on the all-conquering
2015 YZF-R1 compared to the 2009-2014 version team-
mate Josh Hayes won his AMA titles on.
THE MOTOAMERICA SERIES SAW THE
COMING OF AGE OF CAMERON BEAUBIER,
THE RIDER NEXT EXPECTED TO MAKE
THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD TO EUROPE.
PROMISE
FULFILLED
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J NELSON
