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Kayo Racing's Donnie Rowe prepares to take over on the team's Yamaha FZ600, while crew members including rider Dean Swims work on the bike. "It ran good for four laps but just kept going slower and slower," explained Byrd, "And it finally sucked tlle numbt'r two ellhaust valve and died." At the 45-minute mark Brauneck was right on Rentzell's tail with Hyper-Cycle a distant third and 'Kayo's Donnie Rowe in fourth. YM's Yamaha was holding down fifth wim EMHO in sixth. Barely an hour into the race, Brauneck pitted for fuel anda rider change. Schlosser LOok over the controls and setoutafLer Rentzell butthisearlypit stop would haunt Dutchman Racing for the entire race. Dutchman Racing would have LO SLOp twice more while Kayo needed only two stops total. Theearly pit SLOp and Schlosser·turning slightly lower lap times let Rentzell pick up a two-lap advantage which he would hold throughout the race. At me halfway mark Kayo led with 92 Laps, Dutchman was second with 90, and Kayo's GTU bike mird with 89. YMS and EMHO were on the same lap racing for fifth and sixth. One lap down, Boulder Motorsports and 'ormstar diced in seventh and eighth spots with 87 laps. The next hour saw Schlosser come in and Brauneck go out with fire in hjs eyes. Brauneck charged after Kayo's Suzuki and started dropping his lap times inLO the 1:09 range, Smashing the previous 1:10:12 track record. A few minutes later Swims roared past the Kayo pits wim me Suzuki only runningon threecylindeIS. Swims pilled for a fresh sparkplug and fuel, and Rentzell jumped into the saddle. The Suzuki was still breaking up as it left the pits. A tense minute passed for the Kayo team until Reriuell blasted past the pits wimthe GSXR at full song. Rentzell quickly brought his times down LO the 1:09 range and stayed there for Kayo Racing's first victory. Rentzell covered 184 laps in a little over four hours. Dutchman Racing pitted once Tommy Sloan and Rowe topped the GTU class after turning in 178 laps on the FZ600.. again but still managed to take second plate although visibly disappointed. "We weren't our normal, smoothclicking machine," said Schlosser after the race. Brauneck explained further, "We made three mistakes. We started changing the tire too late; we miscalculated fuel consumption .and a problem with our refuel ing can kept everybody busy fixing it instead of keeping track of the race." In sharp contrast to the Dutchman pits, Kayo's members were ecstatic. "This is a good way to start a new' year. We deserved it and we worked hard for it," said Rowe, • Results OVERALL: 1. Kayo Racing (SUl) 184 laps: 2. Dutchman Racing (SUl) 182; 3. Kayo Racing (Yam) 178; 4. EMHO Racing (KawI176; 5. Northstar Racing (Yam) 175; 6. Rockwood Racing (Yam) 175; 7. Team Uno (Yam) 172; 8. Hyper Cycle (SUl) 169: 9. Gruupe 1 Racing (Kaw) 169; 10. Good Question Racing (Han) 168. GTO: 1. Kayo Racing; 2. Dutchman Racing; 3. Northstar Racing. GTU: 1. Kayo Racing: 2. EMHO Racing; 3. Rock- wood Racing.