INTERVIEW
MOTOAMERICA SUPERBIKE CHAMPION CAMERON BEAUBIER
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ing everything I could not to risk crashing,
but it was cool to watch Taylor Knapp and
Josh Day battle it out in front of me—that
kept me distracted from what I had to do."
In a display of sportsmanship the Mo-
vistar Yamaha MotoGP team riders could
learn from, Hayes was classy in defeat at
New Jersey, saying, "I'm proud of what
Cam accomplished. If someone other
than me is going to win the championship, I'm
glad it's my teammate."
With the title sewn up, attention turned to what
Cam would do next. And after careful delibera-
tion of all possible options, he will defend his title
in MotoAmerica next year. But his star is
only just starting to ascend. There's plenty
left in his racing career, even though he's
already been chewed up and spat out
in Europe once when he was barely old
enough to go on a date.
"When I was over there," said Beaubier,
"I was on 125s and it was a weird deal for
me because I wasn't with my family. I was
kind of lost, just bouncing around from house to
house. It was tough because I was 15, 16 years
old. I don't feel like I made the most of it, looking
back on it. But at the same time I think that was
good for me if I get the opportunity to go back,
Indy was the
real turning
point in the
championship
as Beaubier ran
away with both
race victories.
