Pa. Man, 78, Rides Roller Coaster 90 Times In Day
kptv.com
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. -- A 78-year-old man rode a Pittsburgh-area roller coaster 90 times in one day - bringing his lifetime total to 4,000 rides. Vic Kleman spent about five hours on the Jack Rabbit roller coaster at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin.
The wooden coaster is no spring chicken, either. It's celebrating its 90th anniversary - the number that prompted Kleman's marathon riding session on Sunday.
The Jack Rabbit has an 85-foot, double-dip drop. Kleman says he's been going on it since 1959, and usually rides it about 20 times a visit.
Kleman, who lives in nearby Knoxville, Pa., is a member of the American Coaster Enthusiasts.
I've never been a fan of roller coasters. Well, let me amend that. I've always been too much of a puss to actually get on one but from the looks of them I don't like them. So I can't understand why anyone would want to ride one 90 times in one day...unless they have some sort of sick fetish for soda being thrown in their face and they're too ashamed to ask someone to do it to them. Of course I also have heard that roller coasters make your balls jump up into your abdomen so maybe this old guy is just trying to tighten up a loose sac situation.
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