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Title: Anniversary of record setting run
Post by: Paul Danik on June 11, 2010, 04:31:50 AM

I am posting this a day late, but on June 10, 1959 John Penton completed his record setting transcontinental run on a BMW, 51 years ago....

Thank you Randy Kirkbride for putting such important information in the POG calendar, if only I would read it on time [8D]

Paul

Title: Anniversary of record setting run
Post by: tomale on June 13, 2010, 12:06:28 AM

that is very cool, I read about that in the book about JP.. is that a standing record or has some one broke it..

Thom Green,Still crazy after all these years!
76' 250 MC5 (orginal owner)74'
250 hare scrambler (project bike)

Title: Anniversary of record setting run
Post by: joe novak on June 13, 2010, 12:30:38 PM

What did John Penton do with the BMW when he arrived at his destination? Did he ride it back home?

Title: Anniversary of record setting run
Post by: firstturn on June 13, 2010, 12:54:32 PM

Joe,
He did ride it back home according to a article I read some time back? Here is a good read about the trip.

http://www.pentonusa.org/forum_images/2009/cycle_august1959.pdf

Ron Carbaugh

Title: Anniversary of record setting run
Post by: tomale on June 14, 2010, 12:25:29 AM

A great read, amazing to think He rode all that way on so little sleep or food, and with in the speed limits.. what a ride!

Thom Green,Still crazy after all these years!
76' 250 MC5 (orginal owner)74'
250 hare scrambler (project bike)

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