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GTU Team of Minor Racing, a board the Minor T ire & Wheel/Ro swell Ho nda-sponsored H onda CBR600 H urricane tuned by Keith P erry. " We entered the race for trac k time and when my brother Danny came in at the one hour ma rk, we were in fo ur th place overall and first GT U an d decid ed to continue; this was our first win in endurance rac ing," said Roger Min or . Duri ng th e first few la ps, Ren tzell and Paul Bra y, aboard the Suzuki GSXR7 50 of Big Kidd Racing, were going for it. " I wo u ld pull away fro m Pa ul in some corners, th en Paul would pull away from me," said Ren tzel!. Asthe halfway poi nt, Bad News .had a two lap lead, despite a crash Ren tzell su ffered j ust . before the halfway point in the turn 3A section of the infield. " I was ge tting on th e throttle and the tires were ge tti ng hea ted u p and the rear end went o ut," said Ren tzell, . H owever, he was able to get the Bad News' bike up a nd restarted, and only lost 31 seconds on that rap. Bra kes and tires were becom in g a factor by th e thi rd a nd fourth ho urs because it was getti ng ho tter la ter in th e ~ ~ _ Ren tzell and Smith were teamed toge ther fo r th e first time this weeken d. Th is was Smith's first end urance ride o n a big bike; he normall y rides a H on da 600 H urricane in the AMA/ CCS EBC Brak es E n d ura nce Chall en ge Series' for Roswell H onda , "They both too k to the bike well; hopefully, we ca n learn up with Mike again at ano ther endurance race, " sai d learn ma nager Robert Brad ley. Results MOT 0 R eye L E There's no other feeling like it in the world ••• . This;s the magazine you have been waiting lOr: , , , , Road raci ng. Hig h speed . One hundred sixty-sevent y-eigh ty m iles an hour. Neck and neck. Down t he straight. Around t he sweeper. Through the ch ica ne , Road rae ing . That's horsepower and speed . On th e pave ment. On t he race track. From around the world and across the count ry . Motorcyc le road ra cing. Tbere 's rea lly no other fee ling like it in t he wor ld. Now there is a glossy, full -color magazin e th at spec ia lizes in bringing road racing into your home. In an exci ti ng pack age unl ike any other motorcycle magazine cu rr ently published in t he Uni ted State s. • This;s the magiulne. Motorcycle ROAD RACER Illustrated w ill , put you at th e race t rack. Eve ry issue. Motor cycle ROAD RACER Illustrated w ill pre sen t the mac h in es and the peop le t hat make up w or ldwide r oad racing and t he high-performan ce mot orcycle wor ld, , using w ell -chose n words and lot s of pict ures. 4-HR ENDR 0 / A: 1. Bad News ; 2. Mi nor Racin g; 3 . Ha iti Vice Boys; 4 . Team Tyler; 5. Cycle Motion; 6. Red St ripe Rac ing; 7. Rap id Tran sit Rac ing; B. lIustrated means illustrated. Rose Stud io; 9. Beach Sponcye les; 1D. Unchain ed Some of the world's t op profe ssional mot orcycle racin g photog rap hers w ill . del iver striking and excit ing f our-color images th at showcase the essence of , motorcycle road rac in g. You 'll see the people, th e plac es an d the ma ch ines. presented in a dyn am ic, con tempor ary sty le. Power. Hancock wins at Costa Mesa Spdwy By Scott Daloisio COST A MESA, CA, J UNE 3 Greg Hancock held o££ the determi ned bids of hard riding Steve L ucero . to ca pture th e - Handicap main at the Orange County Fairgrounds on K-Ocea n Night; H ancock, who celebrated his 18th bi rt hday tonight, rode like an old veteran at the fairgrounds track. Coming from the 30-yard line, H ancock swept the H andicap side of the program. H owever, L ucero gave him all he cou ld ha ndle in the main. Hancock won the race to the first bend over Kevin Kru gh and Scotty Brown but it was Lucero who caught everyo ne's eye o n the opening circuit. T he northern California native flew o££ a crowded 40-yard line and · was work ing o n th e leader by the en d of th e first circuit. Dubb Ferrell , wh o fell on th e openin g lap of th e Scra tch main, was crowded o ut a nd fell on the openi ng lap . Brown a nd Eddi e Castro sand wiched Krugh in turn three on th e second revolution and sent h im tumbling to th e ground. It was war at the head of the pack. Lucero con tin ually loo ked for a wa y to shoot hi s Godden thro ugh o n th e pole bu t H ancock kept slamming the door. If th at tu ssle wasn't enough, ' Castro and Brown ended up in a knock-down, drag-o ut contest for th ird. T he fans were treated with two spectacular fights at once. H ancock, who has been tabbed as a future member of the Bri tish Lea gue's Cradley H eath H eath en s, held h is ground and never lo st the lead o n the Penhall/Bel Ra y/Oakley/Bell / Grin Weslake. L ucero too k a hardearned second. Brown a nd Castro traded jhird back and fourth un til More than great photography. Experience the feeling. Just fill out the attached . Motorcycle ROAD RACER Illustrated order form and mail in today! It takes mo re t han grea t pictures to make , a great magaz ine . It takes top journa listic " talent . It takes being in t he r ight place at the ri gh t t ime . It mea ns kno w ing , inside and out, the subj ect maner and t he ma rket served and how to t urn t hat , kn ow ledge into an infor mati ve, enjoyable . package for t he rea der. It takes expe , ri ence. It t akes professionals. A nd tha t is , w hat we have - over 25 years of pr ofe s, sio nal motojournalist ic exper ience. Our parent compan y, Cycle News, Inc orporated, ha s been deliveri ng Cycle News, Am er ica 's W eekly Mo torcycle New spaper, eve ry w eek f or 25 years. We know mot or cycl es. W e know racin g. 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