VOLUME ISSUE APRIL , P83
JD BEACH CONTINUES TT MAGIC
The Estenson Yamaha
team celebrates its 1-2 finish
at the Arizona Super TT.
the wins never come all that eas-
ily. He had to track Briar Bauman
down from well back to get that
first one, and his second only
came after then-teammate Jake
Johnson's bike expired exiting
the race's final corner at the
Buffalo Chip TT later that same
season.
Bauman hounded him all
race long in last year's Peoria
rematch, and even the blowouts
have proven mentally taxing, as
Beach has regularly admitted to
battling the pressure of expecta
-
tions as much as (or more so
than) the competition.
The return to Wild Horse Pass
Motorsports Park—just down the
road the Estenson Racing opera-
tions original race shop—was a
mix of all the above.
Despite being considered
the presumptive winner before
a wheel was turned in anger,
Beach was legitimately con
-
cerned that he might just be out-
AGAIN
AGAIN
