Julio's record hopes
Multiple scootering world record holder Julio Languiller will be riding for his fifth world record, this time along Melbourne's iconic Beach Road for 24 hours straight.Mr Languiller said this 24-hour challenge on an unmodified 50cc Honda scooter, on 3 March, was designed to highlight the fact that scooters are an environmentally-friendly commuter alternative for inner city areas.
He will kick-off from the Mordialloc pier car park at 10.00am, travelling to Black Rock and back for the full 24 hours.
"This will be a tough ride because the scooter is only a four-stroke machine travelling at 53km per hour," he said.
"My aim is to travel 1000-plus kilometres in this time, which means I am hoping to travel close to a one-minute kilometre."
Mr Languiller's first 24-hour world record was on a Honda Today, covering 809km on the streets around the Telstra Dome in 2005.
This record was toppled by another Victorian rider, who claimed a Guinness World Record last year, riding a two-stroke scooter around a race track for 24-hours covering 981kms.
"You're comparing apples with oranges here but needless to say, I want to better that record on the city's streets, as that's where these machines are in their element," he said.
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