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Jam Up II's Bob Rentzell and Allan Mueller won the GTU class on their Yamaha FZ600; Out lit Out Racing finished second. AMA/MotoWorld US Endurance Series: Round 2 Cycle Pro takes Daytona win By Randy Maars DAYTONA BEACH, FL, MAR. I Taking advantage of the high attrition rate, Cycle Pro Racing consistently worked their way to the front as the early race leaders elimin~ted themselves with crashes and mechanical failures at Daytona International Speedway. "W be h I k' e must . t e uc lest bunch of guy~ 10 the world right now," Cycle Pro's Vic Fasola said. "Everyone else is having trou- ble and we're just cruising." ~yde Pro nders Ron Ewerth ~nd MIke Harth covered the 250 mIles around Daytona's infamous speedway at an average speed of 94.973 mph for the win on their: Fasolatuned Cycle Nuts and Bolts/Walt Shaffer/Michelin Tires/Auto-Litre/ RKlShoei-sponsored Suzuki GSXR 1100. Early race leaders Dutchman Racing (formerly Taylor Racing), Team Lockhart and Kayo Racing suffered crashes or mechanical problems. Fuel consumption also played a major factor in the race for many teams. Cycle Pro covered 71 laps in taking , the win while second-placed Mi~mi Vice Racing also circulated the Daytona facility 71 times. Many things have changed for the 1987 season. The 1986 AMAIUS Endurance Series National Champions Team Lockhart had Larry Shorts on hand with AMA Camel Pro Series road racing standout Dan Chivington joining Shorts for round two. Chivington is reportedly only helping out for the Daytona round and former Team Ontario member John Ashmead will come on for the next round and the balance of the series. Lockhart had their 1986 GSXR II 00 for round two while they wait for a new Yamaha FZRlOOO. Second in the series last year, New Haven Suzuki, now running under the banner of Kayo Racing and Yokohama Tires, has Kevin Rentzell back joined by Dean Swims with the pair riding a Suzuki GSXRII 00. Third in the series in 1986, Taylor Racing is now run by the team's number one rider Dave Schlosser and carrying the name of Dutchman Racing. Schlosser is running the team by himsel£ and is joined by long time Camel Pro regular Doug Brauneck; SchJoser has picked up the backing of Pennzoil's 10-Minute Oil Change Centers and will be campaigning a (;SXRllOO Suzuki in 1987. Practice began on Saturday for the 77 teams taking part in Sunday's race and several of the teams experienced problems early. Kayo Racing was one of the major teams to have problems. "It was a brand new engine," Rentzell said. "It's pretty much a stock motor with only one race on it. I was right in the bowl when I started hearing somethi.D.g. The next thing I knew the bi ke started going sideways, man I haven't been sideways that fast in a long time." Kayo's tuner, Larry Brown replaced the motor, which had blown a piston on the number four cylinder, and had the bike ready for Sunday's race. Rain had begun to fall Sunday and lasted almost up to the 2:45 p.m. start. Sitting on the pole was the Team Lockha'rtentry, but was minus the talents of regular rider Lynn Miller, who was injured in a crash last year and not quite ready to come back. At the start, Shorts on the Lockhart Racing/Micheli'n Tires entry took the lead with High Tech Racing's GSXRlloo in second. By the time the front runners bad hit the back straight, Brauneck on the Dutchman Racing GSXRlIoo had moved into the lead only to crash as he entered the chicane. "There was oil in the chicane and I pitched it on the first lap while in the lead," said Brauneck. As the field roared up onto the banking, Kayo Racing's Rentzell got a late start when he noticed the brake pads on the left side of the bi ke were worn and needed replacing. Rentzell took off dead last and began to work his way up through the field. With Brauneck out, Shorts moved back into the lead with High Tech Racing second, South Florida Racing third, S8cL Enterprises fourth, Stipp Racing fourth with Team Hyper, Team Instinct, Zlock Racing, Second City Racing and RJ Racing rounding out the top 10 as they completed the first lap. Leading the GTU portion was the EMHO Racing FZ600 with Front Row Racing second on its FZ600, Paul Smith Racing was third with J8cJ Sports Center Racing fourth and West Florida Racing fifth. By lap two Lockhart, High Tech Racing, and South Florida Racing began to put some distance on the field as Rentzell had moved the Kayo Racing/Yokohama/DID/GS Battery/Shoei/Cycle Performance Suzuki around 17 bikes by the end of lap two. S8cL Enterprises held a distant fourth and the Stipp Racing GSXR750 Suzuki of Darren Stipp and William KnOll ran fifth. As the field completed five laps the High Tech Racing GSXRIIOO of Larry Jeurink and Dave Sadowski moved around Shorts for the lead. Moving out front in GTU was the West Florida Racing/Shoei/Ft. Myers Cycle/Michelin-sponsored Honda 600 Hurricane being ridden by Ken Stephens and Rick Shaw. The Paul Sharwell Racing/Tri-City Kawasaki Ninja 600 held second and third in GTU was the J8cJ Sports Center Racing Yamaha FZ600 of John Jacob and Al Bermister.