Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

White takes the overall at Joliet Motosports Park MX DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS By Denny Hartwig CRESCENT JOL IL AUG. 22 IET, , Jol iet Mo tosp ort s Pa rk is where Jeffrey Pesta na and H.1Wk White enterta ined. the crowd in their respecti ve 125cc lind 2S0cc A classes in Jo liet. Illinois. In moto n umber o ne , Pes tan a p la ced his Cla wson's YZl25 in fro nt of the field . Ho wev er, k noc king a t his dou r were Hawk White an d loca l pro Tim Ro th . White an d Roth jockeyed posi tions for the firs t few 1 ,1pS, but on the w hiteflag la p, White a ired oot h is RM125 over th e trip le, passing Roth for second. "Roth came o ut of the co rne r a little sq uirre lly and cou ld n't ge t th e trip le," White co m men ted . Ro th mad e the pass an d tried to ca tch Pestana , Th e 250cc A cla ss had ano t he r in g red ient : Keith Mino r, w ho is the o w ner of Joli et Mo tosports Park . Wh e n the pack e nte re d the fir s t tu rn , it w a s M in or' s YZ tha t was o u t fro n t; Mi nor w a s fo llo wed bv Pes ta na , Ha w k a n d Roth. Altho ugh M ino r w as o n the gas , he was un ab le to hold off the har d-char ging Pes tana . Th e "Ca liforn ia Cruiser " passed Mino r in the r hyt hm sec tio n o n lap tw o. As the chec kere d flag fell , it was Pestana with a no ther mot u w in. Rou nd ing o u t the to p five were Whi te , Roth , Min or and Les Whit e (no relation to Haw k). As ni g ht fell , so d id the ga te o f the 125cc ma in eve nt. In a replay of mo to o ne , Pest ana grabbed the holeshot. With Pes tana ru n n ing .a wa y, he had plen ty of tim e to po ll off a few tr icks for the crowd . Pestana w hipped his bike sideways o ver the spectato r jump, bringin g the crowd to their feet. This wi n ga ve him his moto wi n of th e night. The 250cc main w oo ld be Haw k Wh ite's la st chance to beat his bud d y ' Pes tan a . However, as the race s tarted , Pest an a was off to an ea rly lead , follo wed by Whi te, Ro th and M inor. After lap three, Wh ite passed Pestan a over the triple and too k over the lead . In the w hoop section , Ro th attem pted to pass Pestana but los t controfsend in g his bike and his body to the d irt. Ro th su ffered a bro ken leg. Mean w hile, White held on for the mot o victo ry an d the o vera ll. TRUCK LINES (800 CRESCENT Tickets: Agajanian Presents 3 10-547-9898 & Loca l M/C Dealers AVIS ][-?'e' -~ C AL-E XPO State Fairgrounds Sat., Sept. 26 7:00 PM "",. EXECUTIVE ._-~INN Results 5{1 IR: 1. Tyler R.lylii'l(KTM ); 2. o...'U/l;Loy d (Y,l m ); 3. Bra nd on Ford (Lcm ). 50 SK: 1. Pat rid Boyll' (Cub); 2. Eric Boyl~' ICo b); 3. Mi ch ael Dean- Bank (Lcml, SOSHAn : 1. Steven I'a/l:l' (Y.1m); 2. Jon W illiilJrui (Y.lm). 00: I. , .l ke Prick er ( Ka w ); 2. Gn.'g R.lt lilf (K.l\O:); 3. Ron Milcht'll IK;u\' ); 4 . Robert C holU.1 1K. Wl; 5. Pamck Bovh- (Kaw ). 1 RO ] R: 1. Mik e Mitchd l (V.1m); 2. j.lkl· ~r id"l'r (K.1W); 3. G rL~ R.ltlJff (Su z); 4. ClrJ.C hada IK.1W); 5. Steven Ho r ton (Kaw ). Mil SR: 1. Ro v Horton Jr . (Suz) ; 2. Erk R.JIlilf ISy:d; 3. It''-l'p h Davis n -tu n); 4. M.111 Fn'Jrid (J Ion) ; 5. Kyle Lowe (M W). • tin O PEN : I. Ro y Hor ton j r. (Suz); 2. Erit· Ratliff (Suz) ; 3. Jm... ph D.IVb (I i on l; 4. M"U Fred rick- (U u n ); 5. C h .u ley Mayer · (V,l m ). • SO-IBV (\2· 15): I. Br y.1n Whit.. (Ka w) , 2. Roy Ho r to n Ir. (5 u1'); 3 . David NUOTZ.ld IV.1m ); 4. lir;lu G"s.....n IVi.m ); 5. Ron [ac k· !oWhi tt· (K.1W); 5. Tim Rot h (Su7). .I, 2.!ill B: I. t-: ~,\Il Bo nd (Y.1m); 2. [ohu M,lwr (Suz J; J. Kl' ith SL r (J lun ); 4 laso n Kloptows ky (K. W);5 . C r.1n t \olo:C bo,· (S ul i. ');lo 1 'l 25+ : 1. Keith Minu r ( Yam]: 2. L."!< Whitt· (1-:.1wl 3. Jam t'!> Brvnt. ; n.1n (V.1ml . I. Kt.· th Minor (Y.-m l ); 2. Le, Wh ltl' 11(, .... . l 1 ) · Jtl+ B: 1. Rick Tcllcri co (l Inn ); z.Larrv H.m l..ISuzl . :t" + A : I. A/Illy KOlli ~ l r.-l IK.-IW). . )(1 + : Beving blitzes Saddleback MX By Bra d Let cher SIOUX FALLS, SD, AUG. 22 Reign ing "To p Lady" Dani elle Bcving s howed the boy s the fast w ay aroun d the tra ck as s he too k the w in in. the Small Engi ne class at Sadd leback Race Park in Siou x Falls, So u th Da kota . TIle us uall y s hy Beving has had clu nees to w in SL'Vera ! tim es this year , but sh e could n' t find the to p s po t until this"evening . Sco tt Studer and newcomer Alan Regier also tas ted the cha m pag ne in the Open A TT and Open A classes . respectively. The Small Engine class has seen very close raci ng between Instant Bail Bonds-backed Ryan Deig h to n a nd Dan lel le Beving thro ugho ut the year, Deighton too k the heat win , as Beving had to come from the back to clai m seco nd . She was no t co nte n t to finish the main be hind anyone . Dei gh to n p ull ed off the holeshot in th e m a in even t, wi th Beving and A Tech Cy cle / L&R R.1 C- 73

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