Barry, your Coaster tour is nothing compared to this...

[jfulcer]

BERLIN (Reuters) - An American teacher has ridden a rollercoaster for ten hours a day for the past three months in his pursuit of a world record.
Richard Rodriguez, a 42-year-old Chicago University lecturer, has to hold out for another week at a German leisure park to bag his 15th world record for rollercoaster endurance.

Rodriguez tries to keep himself busy during the stomach-churning rides on the giant rollercoaster in the western town of Hassloch.

"I read the newspapers...I have a walkman, I have my cellphone, so I try to talk to people and message people during the day," he said. "I've been on this rollercoaster for quarter of a year now, so I am kind of anxious for the ending."

 

[shep]

but does he have to wait in line every time???

 

[BarryHom]

Hmmm...I don't think I could do this!

 

[Bob O]

This guy does that every year!!!! For the past several years Richard will set some type of record on a roller coaster. Last year he set some type of record at Six Flags St Louis on their excellant wooden roller coaster"the Boss". He rode the coaster 100 straight days, all the hours the park was open for business, except for a lunch break/potty break. He gets paid by the park as part of pr campaign that is focused around him setting the record. We were their when he was on days 97 and 98 and alot of people were getting his autograph and sitting in the car ahead of his or behind him and buying the on ride photo. I dont knot how many of you have ridden the Boss but it is a rough coaster and it would be very hard to ride the ride for 100 straight days!!

 

[DocRafiki]

I'm getting a headache just thinking about that. That would have to be one smooth coaster for me to be able to put up with that.

 

[Bob O]

I could see riding a very smooth steel coaster that long, but a wooden coaster, no way too rough on the body!!

 

[nativetxn]

I love roller coasters, but 5 or rides in a row is about my limit