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off-road race that's more than 700 miles long is a testament to the Hummer's manageability," says Eric. Terry, an avid lover of horse races, has seven children. Eric, who enjoys golf, has five daughters ranging in age from 13 to 25 years old.

Herold Armstrong is a farmer by day, Hummer driver and mechanic by night. Playing off of his love of the desert, Armstrong began to race when he was 24 years old. He is a vital member of the racing team and a master of Hummer repair. "Of course it's great when everything is going right and you're winning, but it's very rewarding to still win after recovering from a delay," says Armstrong. This connoisseur of wine and cigars also belongs to several wine clubs and lives, conveniently, about 75 miles north of wine country in California. He owns eight four-wheel-drive vehicles and enjoys fly-fishing. He and his wife, a junior high school principal, have two adult children and a golden retriever named Fred.

Dr. Cort Stoskopf blames his wife, high school sweetheart Susan, for his love affair with the Hummer. She insisted that he needed a new toy, the ob/gyn claims, so he went to the Marvin K. Brown dealership in San Francisco and bought one the same day! After meeting Rod Hall at a Hummer off-road race in 1995, he decided to get involved with the team. Three years later, Stoskopf is the proud owner of two Hummers, thanks again to Susan. The Stoskopfs live on a 30-acre ranch in Fallbrook, California, that they have built into a medieval theme park and have affectionately dubbed "The Bear Cat Ranch." The two raise a small pack (five) of Chow dogs.

"Keep winning" sums up the future of the Hummer racing team, although "keep dominating" is probably more accurate. This one-of-a-kind vehicle really goes the distance, both figuratively and literally. "I can't help but think back to the first race where we showed up in the Hummer. Everyone scoffed, saying we probably couldn't make it past 40 m.p.h. Four years later, no one's been able to touch us," says Hall.

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