[net.bicycle] RAAM update: day 5 @ 1:30pm

blanken@uiucdcs.Uiuc.ARPA (07/25/85)

This is the first RAAM update that I could get, there may have been some 
communications problems because the hotline was not operating correctly
last night.

In the men's division, here are the standings as of 1:30pm EDT on July 25,1985.

1. Michael Secrest-just outside Enterprise, OK.
2. Jonathan Boyer- 29 miles back
3. Michael Shermer-65 miles back
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4.Kye Waltermier-202 miles back

The update gave no information about Rider #3, which is Lon Haldeman.
But there has been a tragic accident, Rider #23, Wayne Phillips, was hit
by a car early thursday morning and has been hospitalized. He is reported in
stable condition. He is in a hospital in Amarillo, TX. The accident was hit and
run, the driver was not apprehended.

In the womans's division, here are the standings as of 1:30pm EDT on July 25,
1985.
The womens leader was somewhere between Binger and Minco, OK at checkpoint 365.

1. Shelby-Hayden Clifton
2. Susan Notorangelo-10 miles back
3. Elaine Mariolle-67 miles back

More on the Race Across AMerica as updates come in...