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Tour de Donut documentary

Jim Klenn and Steve Kelly are almost done with their documentary film on the Tour de Donut bicycle "race" that they started about a year ago. Jim says they are putting together the finishing touches on the film and that screenings should be expected soon. They're making the film for KDHX-TV, the public and community access arm of St. Louis-based Double Helix Corp.

Last week, Jim went up to Staunton to interview Karl Painter, who won the first Tour de Donut in 1989, to fill in the final gap of the film.

As a co-founder of the Tour de Donut, I was interviewed for the documentary last May and after last July's Tour de Donut in Staunton, Ill. It will be interesting to see how the film comes off.

For those of your not familiar with the Tour de Donut, it is spoof of the Tour de France. Cyclists ride a 32-mile circuit with two doughnut stops. Cyclists receive a five-minute time bonus for each doughnut eaten, so people can finish the ride with a negative time.

Speaking of the Tour de Donut, the Boeing Employees Bicycle Club is taking applications for the 2006 event, which will be July 8 in Staunton. The cost of the ride is $25, which on paper appears to be a big increase from previous years, but the cost of the ride includes a T-shirt.

Roger 0 comments 8:02 AM