BEST
IN THE DESERT
Pahrump 250
December 2, 2017
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BITD Pahrump 250 UTV Race Report
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In the UTV Production class, Jonathan McVay had
what was essentially a gas-and-go day. After running
a conservative pace early in the event, McVay
went hammer down late in his Polaris to score
his first BITD victory.
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STI's Jonathan
McVay secured his first BITD Production
UTV Win at the Pahrump 250 season finale
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“We didn’t have any issues,” said McVay. “Thank
you to the Polaris RZR and those STI Tires; there
is no better combination in the world. We knew
the leader was reachable. I knew we were at least
third. I kept gaining time on the leader and I
decided to go for the win. I went for it, and
fortunately it worked out today.”
Russell Griffin had to finish second to clinch
the championship and that’s just what he did.
Driving his Dragonfire Polaris, the points tightened
considerably after the last round, but he did
what he had to do on the tough course.
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Dragon Fire
Racing's Russell Griffin secured a 2nd
place finish at the BITD Pahrump 250,
which secured him & Jimmy Keys the
Production UTV Class Championship
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“Only 12 entries in the last race put a tight
margin on us and we knew we had to finish first
or second,” said Griffin. “We’ve had a great year
and it showed a little more toward the end. We’re
privileged to be a champion. These classes are
all tough and the Production is as tough as any.
This was probably the most brutal course I’ve
ever been on. There were rocks for 30 or 40 miles
and then the deep silt beds made it difficult
to pass.”
Robert VanBeekum got held up a road crossing
early in the race and then had to make repairs
to a broken tie rod. He made his way back to the
front and earned his third consecutive podium
in his Polaris.
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Robert Vanbeekum
secured another podium finish with a 3rd
place finish
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“The first part of the race I took it easy in
the rocks and the dust was really bad,” said VanBeekum.
“This was definitely the dustiest and rockiest
race this season. It was a close one today. We’ll
run this class for one more year.”
Kaden and Corbin Wells finished fourth, which
scored them second in the points championship.
“We stared 6th in class and had to beat Griffin
on corrected time. Pushed super hard the whole
race and finished third, which is our first podium
of the year. We lost the championship by one point,
but we are still happy with a second place finish
overall in the Pro UTV class especially for our
first full season. There’s some amazing drivers
and congrats to Griffin for grabbing the title
it was well deserved,” said Corbin Wells.
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Kaden &
Corbin Wells finished finished 4th at
the BITD Pahrump 250
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Tony Riggs won the UTV Unlimited race. Driving
a Polaris, he beat out the Can-Ams of Michael
Isom and Malcolm Sneed III.
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Tony Riggs
claimed the UTV unlimited class win at
the Pahrump 250
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Best in the Desert Series competitors won’t have
long to prepare before the series kicks off it’s
2018 tour. The Casey Folks Parker 250 is scheduled
for January 5-6 in Parker, AZ.
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