2019 MOTOAMERICA SUPERBIKE CHAMPION CAMERON BEAUBIER
really good for me because we
kind of fed off each other. We just
kept pushing each other in all the
practices and races. We're on
the same bike, and if he's going a
few 10ths faster than me, or if I'm
going a few 10ths faster than him,
it would elevate our game through-
out the season. That was really
good going into those last two
rounds at New Jersey and Barber."
A maturing teammate or not,
Beaubier admits he turned a
corner in his metal approach to the
racing season in 2019, looking at
the bigger picture of a title rather
than just going for race wins each
time the lights went out.
"One thing I will say—we strug-
gled a little bit here and there
with some stuff—but I am pretty
proud that I was able to settle for
a second or third, or a fourth at
times, because in the past, I would
end up crashing in the gravel trap.
I was glad that I was able to say
to myself at times, 'I don't have it
today,' or 'my bike doesn't have it
P140
Interview
Beaubier
charges towards
the title at
Barber from a
fading Elias.
"GARRETT
STARTED
COMING ON
PRETTY
STRONG
IN THE
MIDSEASON .
I THINK THAT
WAS REALLY
GOOD FOR
ME BECAUSE
WE KIND
OF FED
OFF EACH
OTHER."
