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Coast-to-Coast Record Attempt USA
The American Jim Delzer is going to attempt to kick from coast -to-coast of the USA this summer using a Kickbike®. Jim will start on the 2nd July 2005 at San Diego in California and finish in Jacksonville, Florida.
Daily reports of the attempt will appear on the IKSA website (www.iksaworld.com).
Who: Jim Delzer
What: Scooter - Footbike - Tretroller - Roller - Autoped - Potkulauta - Kolobezka - Monopattino - Step - Trottinette (brand: Kickbike)
When: Start - July 2nd 2005 (Coincides with the Tour de France.)
Where: San Diego, California to Jacksonville, Florida
(or vice-versa depending on weather patterns.)
Why:
To break the southern route (3827 km) record of 21 days 9 hours 57 minutes set on November 22nd 2001 by Dan Nielsen of Colorado (178.7km per day).
Original Record:
Jim Delzer established the original record through the northern states (5246 km) of 35 days 4 hours 44 minutes on July 3rd 2001 (149km per day). see websites for latest news and info: http://www.bntmedia.com/jim/kickbike.htm
http://suewidemark.com/delzer.htm
The Target:
To bring people together, to encourage people helping people and to complete the journey; With luck and determination, to break the record
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