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McBride And Bryce Split "I regret that Star Racing and I cou ld not work out the details. I'd like to give a special thanks called Fred Co llis yester day afternoo n to see if he wou ld race for us Six-time NHRA Pro Stock Bike Champion team owner Geo rge Bryce of Star/G Squared Motorsports has anno unced that the team and rook ie rider Angie McBride have decided to go their separate ways, effective immediate ly. 'Angie and I tried to work out a suitable to everyo ne at Star Racing, George Smith and eve ryone at S&S Cycle and Snap-On tools for supporting me . The NHRA is a wo nde rful racing organization, and they will see me in the future. I wish with all my heart it could have worked." available, and I'm sure he w ill do a great job for us. In add ition, Geo rge Smith and I will co ntinue to de velop ou r fou r-cylinder engines and work diligently with S&S Cycle to bring our S&S powe red V-twin to NHRA Powera de contract that would work for all parties con- Even w ith the announce- cerned," Bryce said. "Unfortu nately, we were For Co llis, Hous ton mar ked a men t, Bryce em phasized that t he Star/G Squared en try wou ld com pete at the O'Reilly Spring Nationals in Houston , Texas, and it did so w ith Fred Collis riding but red-l ighting in the first rou nd at Hou ston Raceway Par k. "We have spo nsors that welcome return to the m otorcycle unable to agree on some issues and felt it would be best to term inate our relationship. I wish Angie the best and hope she doe s well in wha tever she plans for the future." George Smith of S&S Cycle Incor porat ed , Bryce 's G Squared Motorsports partne r said: "I know that Ge orge Bryce and Angie McBride wo rked hard to get ready and put a deal together. We're disappointed we co uldn't pull it off. Angie has great potential, and I wish her we lL" McBride, who came from the O utlaw Pro Stree t series, has expressed an interest in eve ntually ret urning to the NHRA. "I have ded icated my adult life to mot orcycle drag racing and made many sacrifices to accomplish personal goals such as a charnpions hip in O utlaw Pro Street," McBride said. at Hou ston. Fort unately, he was com petition." on which he won one race in 2003 , posting a top - 10 finish in his first full season of N HRAcompetition. " Racing is my pa ssion ," remar ked Collis. "I we nt to the Gatornationals as a specta tor this year but almost left afte r I saw the first rou nd of qua lifying on Satu rday, because it made me sick to know that I could be ou t there doing a good job. I really neve r wa nted to leave at the en d of last expected to see us in Houston, so there was never a question as to whether we wo uld be there , it was simply a matter o f who would be on the bike," Bryce said prior to the season, but at the time, there was H ouston race . "A t Star Racing Th ere have been some major and G Squared, we race and changes in the Star Camp this season , and I'm honored to have the op portunity to co me back." no wa y I cou ld continu e racing. develop engines and racing pro ducts ; that's what we do . I 10 APRIL 28,200 4 • CYCLE NEWS 40th Anniversary