Update 9:39 AM EDT: The first two teams reached Atlantic City, New Jersey this morning. In actual riding time, they were about 30 minutes apart, but they ended up closer because of penalties applied after finishing.

Team Nor’easter passed through the rest of Kansas, Missouri, and into Illinois in the last 24 hours. They reached the 2000 mile point after crossing over the Mississippi River just before midnight.

I spoke to Ken this morning. He said that the adrenalin was running high after a close call with a tractor trailer traveling at high speed, through those foggy conditions which occur at first light. The rider ended up driving onto the grassy area next to the road but stayed on his bike.