When the subject of Mike Hale’s success as a road racer is brought up, most people point to the proving ground of the Harley-Davidson 883 Series as the flat tracker’s stepping stone to pavement racing. And while it’s true that Hale became one of the all-time elite riders on 883 Sportsters, the Texan also racked up valuable experience by endurance racing. This photo shows Hale racing the Fastline/MCM II Suzuki GSXR600 at Road America in June of 1993, en route to finishing runner up in the GTU class that weekend in the EBC Brakes 3-Hour Team Challenge. Hale was joined by Craig Gleason and Jeff Stern on the squad.
Mike Hale races aboard the Fastline/MCM II Suzuki GSXR600 at Road America in June of 1993. Hale helped the team finish runner up in the GTU class in that weekend in the EBC Brakes 3-Hour Team Challenge. He was joined by Craig Gleason and Jeff Stern on the Fastline/MCM squad. (Larry Lawrence photo)