Across this gallery, and the galleries for Leg 1 and Leg 2/Bingo, every rider who submitted photos in scoring is represented with no duplications on locations.

Across this gallery, and the galleries for Leg 1 and Leg 3, every rider who submitted photos in scoring is represented with no duplications on locations.

Across this gallery, and the galleries for Leg 2/Bingo and Leg 3, every rider who submitted photos in scoring is represented with no duplications on locations.

The location in Artemas, Pennsylvania is roughly 2.5 hours from the finish hotel in Coraopolis, PA. This meant that many riders would choose this as their last bonus on the way to the barn. We thought we might have a little fun with that.

The bonus instructions read: “Take a photo of the restaurant building showing either of the “Roadkill Cafe” signs on the front of the restaurant and your own face with your helmet off. Yes, we want a selfie photo here. Your rally flag is not required for this photo.“

We wanted to see their faces on that last night. No helmets allowed. Staff may be regretting that decision as a couple of these guys look like people the FBI would like to have come in for a chat. We also want whatever Ben Ernst had in his tank bag.

Nine of our top ten finishers chose this bonus at the end of their rally.

Detailed final standings are available on the Iron Butt Association website. There are links to the scorecards for each rider who completed at least Leg 1, including bonuses collected, along with their photo and additional information. A link is also available on this website’s Rally Data > Standings page.

• From the FJR Forum on 6/18/23: “Wow! Third leg is six days long. Denver to Chicken, AK is 3000 miles. Then to Pittsburgh is 6700 total. And there is a chicken on the poster…”
• The chicken crossing the road… Maybe a choice for the riders about a transcontinental option or a food theme option? (editor note: BINGO on the food theme guess!!)
• Is that a Key West chicken?
• 5 items in the poster means 5 bonus categories, and “Exit 23” in the road sign supports that because 2+3=5.
• The direction the geese are flying must mean we’re going to Canada.
• The peach water tower is in Georgia; there’s a Road Kill Cafe in New Hampshire; the lake looks like the lake of oil created near Bakersfield due to a gusher from an oil drill; the cow must represent the Omaha stockyards; and so on. (editor note: Nope, nope, nope, and nope.)

Mike Heitkamp rode a great rally and finished second on his 2015 BMW R1200GSA with 151,128 points and 13,095 miles. Only 693 points behind James, covering 1,043 fewer miles.

Mike Best finished third on his 2018 Honda Goldwing GL1800 with 147,663 points and 13,059 miles.

In the “One of Them” appetizer posted yesterday; this line was included:

“There are also vets pushing through the night who cannot get enough of this pressure cooker and believe they can catch lightning in a bottle once again.”

James Owen has certainly caught lightning in a bottle, thrice now. Congratulations and well done!

We expect to have a follow up with more details from leg three in a few days.

Complete results are here: /standings/

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