The fast and the frosted

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: January 14, 2003| Author: DAN EGAN | Copyright information

The fast and the frosted

Speed demons determined to break records on ice

By DAN EGAN degan@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel

Tuesday, January 14, 2003

Fond du Lac -- Shuffling cautiously along the slippery, snow- covered shore of Lake Winnebago, 83-year-old Chuck Nevitt doesn't look like the fastest man on earth.

But you should see the daredevils chasing him.

Many believe that in February 1947, Nevitt set a record as the world's fastest naturally p...

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