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After two years of pedaling a BERG Toys pedal go-kart from Paris to Johannesburg, the Brazilian adventurer José Geraldo de Souza Castro made it to the 1/8 finals of Brazil vs. Chile in Soccer City stadium, Johannesburg. José was guest of company Visa, which invited him to cheer the “Divine Canaries”, a very special moment for a special person.

This video on Yahoo! Sports.

Last Tuesday afternoon June 1st, Pedal Joe arrived at Johannesburg after his two-year journey that took him almost 17,000 kilometres. At 15.00 hrs he arrived at Melrose Arch, in the centre of Johannesburg, amidst loud applause. The journey on the off-road pedal go-kart made by BERG Toys took the now 52-year-old Pedal Joe, through 22 European and African countries. On his journey, Pedal Joe conquered virtually impassable roads and was exposed to extreme circumstances with very high and low temperatures. Pedal Joe arrived with tears in his eyes;

“These aren’t tears of sadness, but of joy. What a fantastic journey, full of success, but also misfortune. A journey I will never forget. I, and my loyal companion ‘the BERG off-road pedal go-kart’, received a warm welcome and the most fantastic response in every country. I’ll never forget this!”

At BERG we’re very proud, his BERG pedal go-kart and trailer took him where we wanted: from Paris to Johannesburg regardless of the circumstances. To us, this is the ultimate user test. The BERG Toys pedal go-kart and trailer passed this test with flying colours. Read the rest of this entry »