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26 nJanuary 2017n www.thunderpress.net THUNDER PRESS 1917, this would be the most dif- fi cult challenge ever attempted. Originally meant as homage to Erwin "Cannonball" Baker's record-setting transcontinental ride made in 11 days back in 1914, the modern-day bien- nial coast-to-coast run is every bit as intense, incredible and dangerous as it was when Baker set off across America on what was then a new gen- eration of transportation along roads that were often nothing more than open terrain. For the 2016 Race of the Century, 90 riders aboard a variety of those very same machines steeled them- selves for the 3,306-mile trek across the country. From the starting line on the famous Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the group of Jurassic 100-year-old and older machines set off to prove that old iron still has a place in this world and it isn't behind the velvet ropes of a museum. Along the way, the world would follow the journey in videos, blogs and media reports as an international group of thrill-seeking riders collectively tried, failed and ultimately succeeded in navigating through the back roads across 15 of America's great states. In the process, riders managed to set Wichita, KS Dodge City, KS Pueblo, CO Durango, CO Page, AZ Williams, AZ Lake Havasu, AZ Palm Desert, CA Carlsbad, CA Cannonball Continued from page 1 Bikes of every persuasion huddled together for photo ops in Pueblo, Colorado End