5-time MotoAmerica Cameron Beaubier has had a tough final two rounds of MotoAmerica racing.
On July 29 at Brainerd Worldwide Raceway, Beaubier highsided his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR throughout Race One and suffered a concussion that saved him from competing in Race Two.
Then throughout Race Two on Sunday, August 20 at Pittsburgh Worldwide Race Complicated (a.okay.a. PittRace), the previous Moto2 World Championship rider suffered a fair scarier crash.
After operating off the observe earlier within the race, Beaubier discovered himself trailing Ashton Yates in a multi-rider combat for eighth place. Armed with some new chassis elements, Yates and his Aftercare Scheibe Racing BMW S 1000 RR weren’t really easy to get round.
Exiting the chicane on lap seven, the connector to Yates’ electrical throttle got here free and his engine went to idle, or “limp mode,” and he all of a sudden decelerated with out warning. Beaubier had no time to react and bumped into the again of Yates’ bike.
Beaubier got here off his BMW and within the course of was struck by the Disrupt Racing Suzuki of Hayden Gillim, who was instantly behind Beaubier on the time.
Beaubier went for a painful tumble down the observe, and the race was stopped with a purple flag.
Previous to the restart, followers watching on TV noticed a aware Beaubier being loaded into an ambulance with bandages wrapping his head. What followers and most of the people within the paddock didn’t see was Beaubier’s face lined in blood and the puddle of blood on the observe instantly after the incident.
In truth, race officers have been seen on TV cleansing one thing off the observe, however as a substitute of mechanical fluids from Beaubier’s bike the fluids have been “organic,” in keeping with one official. They have been cleansing up Beaubier’s blood.
The excellent news is that these lacerations have been Beaubier’s worst harm, in keeping with his crew chief Dave Weaver. The lacerations have been stitched up on the observe, and Beaubier by no means went to the hospital. He didn’t take part in Race Three, nevertheless.
Beaubier didn’t reply to a textual content message from Roadracingworld.com, however he posted the picture beneath Sunday night from the airport in Pittsburgh with the caption: “Powerful run. Rider okay. We reside to combat one other day 💪🏽 Due to the medical workers on-site and everybody who reached out. Again to the house group ❤️”
