2nd Annual Coast2Coast Awareness Run is Happening Now!
Raffle drawing scheduled for 3pm PST August 31st.

Some more YouTubes and Photos:

I-64 on Bridge over Mississippi:



The flat tire:



Pastor Dave and his wife Momma T with Tony and Maryann and 2010 Electra Glide:

Here is the YouTube of "Picking the Lucky Winner":

Here is the YouTube video of "Calling the Lucky Winner":

Photo of winning ticket:

RAFFLE WINNER: Congratulations to Charles Tann, Kansas City, Kansas - Our Winner!

RAFFLE UPDATE:

We were hoping for a live feed of the drawing but it is just not possible.
Winner to be notified by phone immediately following the drawing.
Winner's name will also be posted here asap after the drawing.
We should also have a YouTube video of the drawing posted this evening or tonight.

Here are some photos and YouTube videos of the Run:

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Coast2Coast 2010 Report:

We got in Friday night with the threats of Hurricane Earl hitting the East Coast. We did 500 miles the final day and rode for about 12 hours with some breaks in between. Saturday we had a picnic at the Westbrook Elks to welcome us back. The bike will be shipped out this week and gong to the lucky winner. We want to thank everyone that played even the smallest role in helping us complete our Second Annual Coast 2 Coast Awareness Run. Everyone's prayers were answered as we arrived safe.

Master's Ranch was amazing and heartwarming. To realize the work that TAPS does with these boys followed through to the point that they are being rehabilitated is amazing. We spent the entire day at Master's Ranch with Pastor Dave and his wife Momma T. We were treated to meals, horse back riding, a football game, and best of all stories from the boys of Master's Ranch. At the end of the afternoon, we picked the winner of the 2010 Harley Davidson Electra Glide. In the morning after departing from Alton , MO, on our way to Louisville, KY, Mauricio blew a rear tire and it had to be fixed. People were nice enough to stop on the side of the road and assist in some roadside attempts to get the tire inflated. Rosco, of Rosco's Rocky Road (www.mytb.org/rosco-p), was the first to stop and lend a hand. He is from New Zealand and currently traveling the world on a BMW motorcycle. Next we had Ken come by with a pick-up and offer a tow. The bike was taken to Brad's Bike Shop where Joe took us right in and was able to put a used tire on and get us back on the road quickly. The rest of the day was spent playing catch-up to try and make up lost time. We made it to Ferdinand, IN by 8pm after the time zone change.


Earlier posts: Pictures to the left are of the folks going through Arizona and New Mexico. Arizona temps got up to 117 degrees. Couldn't go more than 30 minutes without stopping for water.

Route 60 from Miami, AZ to Globe, AZ was gorgeous - winding turns and canyons!

Experienced a dust storm that could be pictured as a storm of locusts!

Motorcycles holding up well.

Ate at The Big Texan last night - that's the famous steakhouse where if you eat the 72oz. steak dinner in less than an hour it's free.  That is where Frank Pastore, the talk show host and former MLB pitcher who interviewed Tony, held the world record for fastest time eating the dinner until Joey Chestnut beat it in '08.

In Amarillo as of 9:00pm PST.

On to Oklahoma City where we met up with some Bikers for Christ members, including elder Dale. They accompanied us to Tulsa where we had dinner with more BFC members. Then on to Alton, Missouri. Now at Master's Ranch in Couch, Missouri, where raffle drawing will take place at 3pm PST August 31st.