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After the final fonnalities his first request was "lead me to a bed". seconds. With the help of the International Four Owners Association, and the San Diego Police Department, Poppoff hit the Mexican border with a clean lane of traffic and success. Later, Poppoff, who teaches "defensive motorcycle driving" for the Navy, said he plans to do it again, shooting for "one full hour less." Aha, If he averaged 64 mph on this run, dare he sign a statement that he did, indeed, averagc a speed above thc local speed law limits? (Obviously, he had to travel a hasty clip on this run, anyway, since he accumlated 50 minutes of down-time for gas and such, which puts his average above 65 mph.) Of course we don't mean to suggest Poppoff was doing something unsafe; on the contrary, he is proving that many speed laws are a bit behind the times and that, say, even 90 or 100 can be safe for certain vehicles on certain roads. But for the sake of conjecture, how long will the au thorities be able to act in a reasonable manner in regards to the Three Flag Run and other notable adven tures before their faceless . superio~ send down The Directive?