Pilot touches car for 70 hours<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: A pilot won a Suzuki Grand Escudo XL-7 car on Sunday
\nafter standing and touching it for 70 hours, 35 minutes and 39
\nseconds over four consecutive days in a competition at Taman
\nAnggrek Mall in West Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Pilot Boy Awali of East Jakarta defeated 19 competitors and
\nbroke last year's record held by Abraham Rahanra of Bandung, West
\nJava, who touched a car for 69 hours and 59 minutes in a similar
\ncompetition at the mall.<\/p>\n
"Thank God. I'm happy," said the 29-year-old, who was
\naccompanied by his parents.<\/p>\n
The competition was organized by Metro TV and production house
\nPT Freemantle Media.<\/p>\n
Leo J. Suparwan, a Navy officer, and Edi Tamtomo, an offshore
\ntechnician at an oil company came second and third respectively.<\/p>\n
A staggering 17,000 people registered for the competition but
\nthe field was reduced to 20 participants after interviews and
\npsychological tests. Just 6,500 people registered for last year's
\ncompetition.-Antara<\/p>",
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