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Auto racers play with lawcountry inhoursSAN DIEGO (AP) — The drivers zipped across the country at speeds of up to 140 mph, and police handed out tickets when they could, but an illegal cross-country auto race was really “a game on both sides,” said one police dispatcher.The third annual Michael A. Preston Four Ball Rally ended Sunday when Ed Rahill and Tim Montgomery wheeled into the parking lot of a San Diego hotel less than 36 hours and more than 3,000 miles after the race started in secrecy in Boston.Almost as soon as the 24 race teams pushed the pedal to the metalon Saturday, state police across thecountry began scouring ‘the highways for the racers.“We knew they were coming and they knew that we knew it,” Aimee Emerick, a dispatcher with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, said Monday. “I think it was a game on both sides.”Some states did better than others in upholding speed laws. Ohio Trooper Roger Teague singlehandedly stopped four racers.“It made his day,” Ms. Emerick said. “They were trying to trick him and he just turned it around on them. He hid behind several semi-trailers and could turn off his radar until he saw them. Then it was too late for them to cut their speed.”Teague stopped Rahill and Montgomery for failing to signal a lane change. Rahill, of Barrington, 111., and Montgomery, of Fremont, Ohio, finished the race in 35 hours, 46minutes, a record for the event.“We averaged 87 mph and did not get one speeding ticket,” said Rahill, who clocked the distance at 3,066 miles. “The only way you can cross the United States at those speeds is to do it safely.”Six drivers were arrested on the' I *•K-XVAmmW6A0WINNERS — Ed Rahill, left, and his partner Tim Montgomery enjoy their Four-Ball Rally victory.New York State Thruway near Syracuse on Saturday for driving about 100 mph, New York State Police said.Sgt. James Fisher of the New Mexico State Police said there were no arrests linked to the rally in his state.“Personally, I think there aresome parts of this state where you could go faster than 55 safely.”Montgomery, 23, said he andRahill, 31, drove in four-hour shifts in a 1984 Pontiac Trans Am, clocking speeds of up to 140 mph on Interstate 40 in New Mexico.“We feel the speed limits should be set according to what is safe,” Rahill said. “In a metropolitan area, 55 mph is safe. On the open road, faster speeds are just as safe.” Montgomery said the adventure and love of driving led to the rally named for an auto enthusiast who died as an innocent bystander in a holdup.g Nowanroiag gCMtinut Mk*iWIIIMI yvHMlv JJV« PRE-SCHOOL MUSIC *m Ages 34 WJJ Beginning Guitar £■W AH Agee 2J}# Barbara MacflMan 2: aw «*************$**JD's Humidor Nature's AlloyFather’s Day SpecialsSmoker Accessories Selected Pipes,)LightersImported Cigars Custom Blended TobaccoAlso, Natural Vitamins275-1612 Aertis N. #f Pitt Office
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