Saturday, July 03, 2010

Lon and Susan History DVD

We have been compiling all our old videos and television programs on to DVDs. We almost lost this collection in our house fire last year. We decided we need to to make copies of this history.

We have a 3 DVD set with about 5 hours of programs, slide shows and documentaries.

Here is an index of the DVDs

Disc 1

1980
John Marino's solo Transcontinental Record.
"Psyching" is a 30 minute professionally filmed documentary about John's 12 day, 3 hour coast to coast record which started the sport of long distance cycling.

1982
Susan's Transcontinental Record
8 minute professionally compiled documentary about Susan's 11 day, 16 hour record that was shown on the PM Magazine television series.

1983
Lon and Susan's Transcontinental Tandem Record
17 minute professional documentary about their 10 day, 23 hour tandem record across the country

1986
"Two for the Road"
During this 25 minute documentary Lon and Susan break their old tandem record. Filmed by Tucson ABC KGUN Sports

1986
5 minutes. Diana Nyad from ABC Wide World of Sports recaps Susan Notorangelo's life saving efforts of an ABC camera man.





Disc 2

1987
30 minute professional documentary of Lon and Pete Penseyres Men's Tandem Transcontinental Record of 7 days, 14 hours. This is still the fastest nonstop crossing record of America.

1987
A 90 minute version of Lon and Pete's Tandem Record with more interviews and technical features about the bike and crew.




Disc 3
1987
A 5 minute television special about Lon and Pete's Tandem Record that was shown on the Guinness World Book of Records Show

1989
A 30 minute edited recap of home video and interviews from Susan's 9 day, 9 hour Women's Transcontinental and Race Across America Win.

1990
A 16 minute slide show of "The History of Marathon Cycling" with music and photos from the Race Across America during the 1980s.

2010
A 16 minute slide show with music and captions showing Lon and Susan's cycling history from 1978 to the present.


P.S. A full set of Lon and Susan's History during the 1982 to 1986 Race Across America are available from the Race Across America office . These Emmy winning programs were filmed by ABC Wide World of Sports and are collector items for the history of cycling.

We have a few sets in stock. They can be ordered from the PAC Tour website.

Cost is $29 per set plus $4.00 shipping per order


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