INTERVIEW
2016 MOTOAMERICA SUPERBIKE CHAMPION CAMERON BEAUBIER
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Right here I feel like I have it so
good. I feel like I'm the luckiest
guy ever. I'm on an incredibly
competitive machine. Everyone
says it, but I really do feel super
close with the Yamaha guys. It
really is like a little family over
here. I don't want to leave that
for something I'm unsure of."
That being said, Beaubier is
not saying that he doesn't want
another shot at the world stage
either. He's had the experience
to know how tough it is to thrive
over there without the right team
and support behind you. A rough
season in the 125cc champion-
ship plagued with injuries along-
side the future five-time world
champion Marc Marquez taught
him that.
"It is my goal to race on the
world stage in the future, but I
don't want to leave what I have
here for something that's un-
known for it to go south," he
said. "I know how bad everyone
else wants my seat. There are
guys coming up—[Garrett] Ger-
loff, Joe Roberts, JD [Beach]—
I'm sure all those guys want my
seat, and I don't want to give it
up."
At least not yet. Right now,
he's focused on winning Mo-
toAmerica Superbike Champion-
ships. Perhaps like Ben Spies—
another American to make the
step from being the young chal-
lenger in AMA to the FIM World
Superbike Championship—three
will be the magic number for that
transition. CN
"I FELT LIKE I
ENJOYED THE RACE
WEEKEND SO MUCH
MORE THAN I DID IN
2015. I DEFINITELY
HAD MORE FUN
WITH IT. I THINK
THAT SHOWED IN
MY RESULTS."
After nearly watching his number-
one plate slip out of his hands,
Beaubier was overcome with
emotion.
