Mike Smith traveled to the WERA sprint race at Indianapolis Raceway Park circa 1988 hoping to cash in on Suzuki contingency bucks in C Superstock. Unfortunately for Smith, Kevin Rentzell also showed up to chase Yamabucks. During this era the Yamaha FZ600 was superior to the Suzuki GSX600 Katana and despite being at the peak of his form Smith could only manage to race close, but not stay ahead of Rentzell. Rentzell was also one of the top up-and-coming racers of the late 1980s. In addition to being an endurance racing champ with Dutchman Racing, Rentzell blew everyone away by scoring a podium finish in the Daytona 200 in 1989.
Kevin Rentzell leads Mike Smith in WERA C Superstock action at Indianapolis Raceway Park, perhaps in 1988. It was a close one, but Rentzell, racing a Yamaha FZ600, beat Smith and his Suzuki 600 Katana. (Larry Lawrence photo)
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Its probably 1989 Larry,the year of the new generation FZR
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Very well could be ’89. I now wish I would have dated the back of my photos!
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What tires did kevin use
didnt he always have different ones than most
i forgot about his eyes on helmet
His best day was at RA for a CCS weekend
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I think he ran Yokohamas at times.
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Larry “Motorman” Brown was still building Kevin’s bikes at this point in his career and was the unsung hero involved with Kevin’s success.
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tires look like knobbies to me (G)
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What was endurance race team he raced at RA with the 600 hurricance with a slick
He won everything
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I know Kevin was getting Michelins from Walt at about that time. I got a front from him and when I had Walt Mount it for me he wanted to know where I got it and how much Kevin charged me, since it was a test tire. When I told him Kevin gave it to me for nothing, he gave me a matching rear for free so I would have a matched set. Those were the new Hi-Sports.
Ken
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It was the KAYO RACING GTU Hurricane he won all those races on @ Road America.
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Very Good Deano
Didnt you race with them once in a while
Ken Essex were you from the Madison area orginally
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