The much anticipated American Racing Team were presented in front of a home crowd in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday evening. Five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier is joined by rookie and 2021 MotoAmerica Champion Sean Dylan Kelly as the two hope to contend for honours in the Moto2™ World Championship.
Beaubier enters his sophomore season in the intermediate class after a debut year which saw two top five finishes and fastest race lap in Portimao the undoubted highlights. Joining the number 6 is Kelly, who is coming off the back of a 12 win season that delivered him the 2021 MotoAmerica Supersport title.
Cameron Beaubier: “I’m not saying that this year isn’t going to be tough by any means, but last year was really, really tough. We had some really good moments, a lot of crashes, a couple of top-fives and a handful of top 10s. It’s definitely something to build on and I’m definitely looking forward to it. I’m really pumped to have Sean on the team and have two Americans. It’s weird because coming up in racing, I was always the young gun that always had older teammates and now it’s reversed on me. I’ve been teammates with Josh Hayes and looking up to him and seeing how he did stuff. I learned a lot and now the roles are reversed. I’m really looking forward to this year and I hope to make you guys proud.”
Sean Dylan Kelly: “I don’t have a Moto2 season to talk about yet but maybe in a year from now I will have one to talk about and hopefully it’s a really good one. Right now, it still feels unreal for me to looking at this beautiful bike with my number on it, which is going to be the 4 and I’ve always raced as 40. It’s a dream come true for me. This is something that felt really far away only a year ago. It felt like something that was hard to reach. We know how life is and how careers can be with lots of ups and downs. This year has been incredible, and I was able to achieve one of my biggest goals and dreams of being National Champion and not too long after to sign a contract for the World Championship. Honestly, it’s a dream come true for me and my family and something I dreamed of since I was a little kid and started racing at five years old.
Quotes via motoamerica.com.