Trans-USA Challenge to Break North America Driving Record

In less than three weeks, the Trans-USA Challenge driving team will leave from Prudhoe Bay (Deadhorse), Alaska, in an attempt to break one of the most hallowed long distance driving records in the world. The Trans-USA team will seek to drive non-stop to Key West, Florida in less than 96 hours. Doing so will involve crossing the continent from the farthest northwestern point in the United States to the extreme southeastern tip, covering a distance of over 5600 miles.

In preparation for their expedition, the Trans-USA Challenge team has equipped a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta TDI with several enhancements, including both a Dieselgeek Panzer skid plate and fuel tank modifications to limit possible delays. The current record for the North American drive is 96 hours exactly, set in 1996 by two Saab employees. The Trans-USA Challenge team believes that they can trim three hours from the record while still strictly adhering to all local and national traffic laws.

Departing on July 3rd, the expedition will be independently verified and confirmed through local authorities in both Deadhorse and Key West, and will be documented by both video and still cameras throughout the drive.

The trip is a charity event to raise awareness for the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC). Several distinguished individual sponsors have combined with generous corporate assistance to ensure the logistical success of the trip, providing both supplies to the Trans-USA team and cash contributions to the NCVC. The Trans-USA Challenge hopes to raise several thousand dollars for the NCVC during the course of the event.

About the Trans-USA Challenge
The Trans-USA Challenge concept was first formulated in late 2004 by Jason Miklian and Scott Roecker in an effort to raise awareness for charitable organizations while at the same time setting some of the most grueling and demanding driving endurance records known to man. 2006 plans will include an effort to break the world record for fastest land circumnavigation of the planet.

About the National Center for Victims of Crime.
The NCVC is the nation's leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims. Since 1985, the NCVC has worked with more than 10,000 grassroots organizations and criminal justice agencies serving millions of crime victims. Additional information can be found at www.ncvc.org.