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Mike topped it off with, 'I can't believe I just paid $600 to abuse myself like this.' We laughed ubtil it hUJt/' In Aurora, Illinois, Norman picked up the waiting clutch plates. Dave Rosen from Motorcycle Touring Accessories had to make a 50mile trip to get the parts. Had it not been for Rosen's extra effort to help out an Iron Butter, Norman would have been out of the raJly. Leaving Eau Claire, Wisconsin, riders were handed the next bonus sheeL Competitors had just completed two 1200 mile days back-toback and were hoping for an easy run to Seattle. They received quite a shock when they opened the sealed envelopes. Egloff's secret plan was revealed: There wouldn't be any . "breaks" this yearl The first bonus looked fairly easy, 101 points from a Perkins restaurant in Marshall, Minnesota. Obviously, Egloff wanted everyone to stop for coffee before they went for the 105 point bonus at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. The third bonus simply stated, "Th is is a hard one (what an understatementl) - the Spectro Oil boothiat Americade West in Estes Park, Colorado - 250 points." A quick glance at a map shows that Estes Park is an BOO-mile detour 0[£ the direct route to Seattle. The last bonus, for a mere 50 points was a gas receipt from Glacier National Park in Montana. Iron Butters obviously bad their work cut out for them. To make all the bonuses woulo require a 3000 mile ride in 50 hoursl Despite the fact that each contestant took a different route to Marshall, Minnesota, most riders reached the Perkins' bonus within a couple minutes of each otber. RaJly leaders, who up to this point had only three or four hours rest since leaving Philadelphia two days earlier, held an informal strategy meeting in the parking lot. Without seriously studying a map, six experienced Iron Butters decided that gelling to Mount Rushmore at I a.m. and resting for a few hours was a waste of precious riding time. Instead, they decided to ride into Colorado then back track 300 miles to Mount Rushmore. Fatigue certainly overrode common ense when Frank Kujawa said, "Sleep, who needs sleep? With adrenalin flowing, itching to ride, Iron Butters just kissed away any chance of making it up to Glacier. After picking up the 250 point . bonus at Spectro in Estes Park, bad luck hit Yamaha rider Gregg Smith. After fighting a hail torm for over an hour, Smith' Venture came to a halt near Casper, Wyoming. Smith, who wa in a tie for first place, watched his chance of a rally win go down the drain wben his fuel pump quit working. . In Seattle, after 500 grueling miles, Crane, Copas, Kujawa, Persinger and Pharness were all tied [or first place (everyone skipped Glacier Park). On the next leg of tbe trip, riders had 37 hours to collect the foJlowing bonuses: two points [or a gas receipt [rom Bellingham, Washington (80 miles north of Seattle!), 50 points [or the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, 151 points [or a Certificate of Inspection from Yermo, 'Cali[ornia, 150 points [ora Las Vegas casino - chip and 5 I points· [or a parking receipt [rom Lindberg Field in San Diego. Determined not to have a tie in this year's rally, Egloff threw in the two pointer knowing that only the most serious competitor would risk going for the win. Paul Persinger, with his son in tow, stopped at home in Seattle for when you cODSider our staff of modern, imrnacIJlate service areas. It's time to meet Vance & Hines Motorcycle Centers. expert technicians. They're highly One more reason to put your skilled in the latest service techBecause nowhere is it carved faith in Vance & Hines: price. 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