It was a tough day at the office for Americans Joe Roberts and Cameron Beaubier in Qatar with the two Californians crashing out of the Grand Prix of Dohan at the Losail International Circuit today. Roberts was the first to go, the Italtrans Racing rider crashing out of a fifth-place battle with IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia’s Ai Ogura on the…
The following is from the American Racing Team… Cameron Beaubier will start Sunday’s Grand Prix of Doha, the second round the FIM Moto2 World Championship, from the middle of the 28-rider grid. The 28-year-old Californian qualified 14th, a marked improvement from his eighth-row series debut a week ago at the 16-turn, 3.34-mile Losail International Circuit in Qatar. “I was looking…
Italtrans Racing’s Joe Roberts and American Racing Team’s Cameron Beaubier will start tomorrow’s Tissot Grand Prix of Doha from rows three and five, respectively, with the two Californians ending up eighth and 14th in final qualifying at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. For the second straight week, Sam Lowes will start the Moto2 GP race from pole position, the…
Both Joe Roberts and Cameron Beaubier will likely feature in the Q2 session tomorrow at the Losail International Circuit after both of the MotoAmericans were in the top 14 in today’s Free Practice 2 for Sunday’s Tissot Grand Prix of Doha in Qatar. Roberts rode his Italtrans Racing Team Kalex to the fifth best time in the evening Friday session,…
MotoAmericans Joe Roberts and Cameron Beaubier were impressive in the opening round of the 2021 Moto2 World Championship at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar, with the Californians finishing sixth and 11th, respectively, to open the season. Italtrans Racing Team’s Roberts lost out on fifth place by just .641 of a second as he was beaten to the line by…
MotoAmericans Joe Roberts and Cameron Beaubier will line up fifth and 22nd, respectively, for tomorrow’s Moto2 World Championship opener at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar, the two separated by just .505 of a second but six rows apart. Such is Moto2. Italtrans Racing Team’s Roberts’ best lap came in Q2, his 1:59.168 putting him fifth and on the second…
MotoAmericans Joe Roberts and Cameron Beaubier just completed their first day of action in the Barwa Grand Prix of Qatar with the pair of Californians ending the day third and 24th, respectively, on the timesheets from the second practice session at the Losail International Circuit today. Italtrans Racing Team’s Roberts improved from 14th in the afternoon session to third in…
The two MotoAmericans in the Moto2 World Championship ended today’s third session of preseason testing at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar nestled nicely in the top 20 with Italtrans Racing Team’s Joe Roberts and American Racing Team’s Cameron Beaubier ending the day 10th and 19th, respectively. Roberts’ best lap of the day, a 1:59.245, came on his 19th of…
The 2021 Moto2 season officially began today in Qatar for Americans Joe Roberts and Cameron Beaubier with the two MotoAmerica Champions taking part in the first day of the official test at the Losail International Circuit. For Roberts, it was a return to the site of his first career Moto2 pole position a season ago; for Beaubier, it was a…
Americans Joe Roberts and Cameron Beaubier ended a successful two-day test in Portugal today with the former MotoAmerica Champions ending day two of the preseason test second and ninth on the timesheets, respectively, on a windy day at the Portimao Circuit. The test was led by Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Remy Gardner, the Australian the only rider to dip into…
Italian Marco Bezzecchi, who finished fourth in the 2020 Moto2 World Championship, led the opening day of Moto2 testing on Tuesday, March 2, the SKY Racing Team VR46-backed Kalex rider besting the 19 other testers at the Portimao Circuit in Portugal. Bezzecchi’s 1:43.322 was the fastest lap of the day and .0.53 of a second faster than Australian Remy Gardner,…
Five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier and his American Racing teammate Marcos Ramirez broke cover on the team’s new livery at the Autodromo International do Algarve in Portugal today in advance of the team’s test in Portimao this week.
The following is from the American Racing Team and American Racing Academy… The American Racing Team and American Racing Academy are pleased to announce a two-year contract extension with Ohvale, manufacturers of mini road racing motorcycles. The continued partnership and support come after the success of the American Racing Academy program, which was created to develop and train young American…
Joe Roberts was going to win the first Moto2 race of his career, which was the French Grand Prix at Le Mans. He knew it. And, after practice and qualifying, most in the paddock certainly were open to the prospect of it happening. “It was weird,” Roberts explained. “I kind of got to this super, almost-meditation, super-focused mentality before Le…
Imagine being Cameron Beaubier in Spain last week. With five MotoAmerica Superbike titles on his resume, the Californian showed up at the Jerez Circuit in Spain hopeful of starting his relationship with his new Tennor American Racing Team on the right foot in a two-day test. That meant adjusting to a Moto2 bike both quickly and efficiently in his debut.…
Cameron Beaubier showed why he’s a five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion today at the Jerez Circuit in Spain, with the Californian making a big impression as he ended his debut Moto2 test seventh overall and just .600 of a second off the best lap on his Tennor American Racing Team Kalex. Beaubier lapped at a best of 1:42.664 on his 58th…
The following is from the American Racing Team… With only three rounds left in the 2020 season, the American Racing Team is pleased to announce its official lineup for 2021. Marcos Ramirez will continue with the team in 2021 and hopes to be a strong Championship contender going into his 2nd season. Ramirez will be joined in the paddock by 5-time…
In Episode #98 of Off Track with Carruthers and Bice, our guest Cameron Beaubier had confessed that he was very interested in racing in the World Superbike Championship in 2021 and was open to any and all opportunities with any of the teams who race the Yamaha YZF-R1 in the series. So, when it was finally confirmed in a press…
For every Kenny Roberts there is a Barry Sheene. For every Wayne Rainey, a Kevin Schwantz. For Toni Elias, that person has been Cameron Beaubier. And vice versa. Of the 95 MotoAmerica Superbike races held since Elias came on the scene in 2016, the Spaniard and his rival Beaubier have won 72 of them. That’s a titch over 75 percent.…
It’s official: Five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier is taking over for Joe Roberts on the American Racing Team in the Moto2 World Championship for 2021-2022 with the 27-year-old Californian putting pen to paper on a two-year contract this week and then talking about it in a joint press conference with Yamaha and American Racing team owner Eitan Butbul today…
The following is from American Racing Team… After two incredible years together, Joe Roberts and The American Racing Team will part ways at the end of the 2020 season. The American Racing Team is excited to see Roberts move to another Moto2 team to further progress in his career and are extremely grateful for the past two years of shared…
APEX Motorsport Agency and American Racing Academy are excited to announce the signing of American road racer Rocco Landers to a rider management contract. Landers is scheduled to participate in selected races aboard his Landers Racing Kawasaki as part of the 2020 MotoAmerica Liqui Moly Junior Cup Championship. He will also compete in the MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship on a…
The following is from American Racing Team… The American Racing Team is excited to announce the American Racing Academy’s newest project: the American Racing Ohvale Team. The team will participate in the MotoAmerica Ohvale Mini Cup by Motul. Team boss Eitan Butbul and former American MotoGP star John Hopkins have had lengthy conversations about the state of Americans racing at…
