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receipt in Maryland, and 51 points for the Easton, Pennsylvania bridge located 45 miles northwest of the finish line. Only Crane, 'Kneebone, Kujawa and Norman attempted to make a mad dash down to Florida. Fighting severe thunderstorms across Alabama and Georgia, Crane and riding partner Kneebone made excellent time. While stopped for gas, Kneebone told Crane that he didn't like to ride very fast in the rain - perhaps she should get going. Then, 150 miles down the road at the next gas stop, Crane told Mike, "I must be pretty tired, I thought you said you don't like to go fast in the rain." With a smile Mike replied, "I don't go fast - I go faster!" Kujawa didn't fare as well in the storm. Frank managed to crash his KlOO while negotiating road construction in Georgia. Norman, who had been riding with Kujawa most of the night, had just stopped for gas wben he heard the bad news on the C.B. Once again, Norman, who really needed to make time, stopped to help a fellow Iron Butter. Norman followed Kujawa to Georgia state police headquarters, helped him file an accident report and then got Frank to a local hospital. . Although Crane had second place securely tied' up by the time she reached the Florida Turnpike near Tampa, she never let up on rally leader Norman. Fran deCIded to ride an extra 700 mile loop for the 200 point. bonus in the Everglades. Unfortunately for Fran, Norman was equally determined to win and also rode the extra 700 miles matching Fran's remarkable performance. At the finish in Montgomeryville, Norman pulled in on his 1983 Yamaha Venture Royale with 10 minutes to spare. Staggering off his 'bike, barely able to walk, face blistered, dehydrated, incoherent yet smiling, handed over his receipts to Jennifer Simmons and promptly passed out. There was no doubt in anyone's mind that Barry deserved the win. In days he managed to crush two-time winner Egloff's 11,565 mile record set in 1985. Against all odds, Barry rode an incredible 12,773 miles. Crane came in a close second wtih 12,166 miles. Kneebone came in third with 11,655 miles. Norman, Crane and Kneebone each gave high marks to rally sponsor's Spectro Oil, Dunlop Tires and Sullivan Brothers Distributors. Norman said, "Spectro's great, having the confidence to ride 13,000 miles without changing my oil saved me precious time." Kneebone said of Dunlop, "Just a few years ago, I wouldn't have attempted a trip like this on one set of tires; yet 12,000 miles later my Dunlops could go another lap. It's a shame I can't." Equally important, were the new Shoei Z-IOOV helmets contributed to riders by Sullivan Brothers. Special recognition should also be given to other sponsors whose sup. port helped make the rally possible: Cn!!~picuty Corporation, Easy Touring Motorcycle Covers, General Warranty Group, Eclipse, Michelin and Continental Tires. By far, Iron Butt '87 was. the toughest of the world's most punishing motorcycle events. 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