Black Phantom
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This guy must be an animal. Stomach of steel.
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Vic Kleman is 78 years old and still likes roller coasters. He proved it yesterday by spending a record-setting five hours on the Jack Rabbit at Kennywood Park, outside Pittsburgh, riding the coaster 90 times to celebrate its 90th anniversary.
Kleman, of Knoxville, Pa., has been riding the wooden Rabbit, with its 85- foot, double-dip drop, since 1959, usually 20 times per visit, the Associated Press writes. Yesterday's mini-marathon brought his lifetime total to 4,000 rides.
"I feel great! I don't know if I could do another 90, but I bet I could do another 50," Kleman told the local ABC TV station.
Here's his advice on enjoying the ride he offered to the local CBS channel: "Just let a little air out like, 'Ahhhh ...' You know, that helps you, and then keep your feet flat on the ground. You get more air time on the double dip."
The Jack Rabbit was built in 1921 and is one of the world's oldest coasters still running.
No surprise that Kleman is a member of the American Coaster Enthusiasts.
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Vic Kleman is 78 years old and still likes roller coasters. He proved it yesterday by spending a record-setting five hours on the Jack Rabbit at Kennywood Park, outside Pittsburgh, riding the coaster 90 times to celebrate its 90th anniversary.
Kleman, of Knoxville, Pa., has been riding the wooden Rabbit, with its 85- foot, double-dip drop, since 1959, usually 20 times per visit, the Associated Press writes. Yesterday's mini-marathon brought his lifetime total to 4,000 rides.
"I feel great! I don't know if I could do another 90, but I bet I could do another 50," Kleman told the local ABC TV station.
Here's his advice on enjoying the ride he offered to the local CBS channel: "Just let a little air out like, 'Ahhhh ...' You know, that helps you, and then keep your feet flat on the ground. You get more air time on the double dip."
The Jack Rabbit was built in 1921 and is one of the world's oldest coasters still running.
No surprise that Kleman is a member of the American Coaster Enthusiasts.
