Background
Jerry was born to Larry and Donna Jerry in Orangeville, Ontario and grew up in Wyevale, Ontario.
Jerry was born to Larry and Donna Jerry in Orangeville, Ontario and grew up in Wyevale, Ontario.
He attended Wyevale Central Public School and graduated from Elmvale District High School. With support from his team, Driven to Sustain (Canada), used biodiesel and vegetable oil and starting in Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America on 15 November 2009 and finished in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 4 May 2010.
He holds the world record for Longest Journey by Carolina Using Alternative Fuel. To put himself through post-secondary school, he worked in the silviculture industry as a tree planter and has planted over 600,000 trees and has managed the planting of 5 million trees. In January 2012, Jerry announced on a television show that he would be breaking his existing record.
Jerry set the record in a car powered by alternative fuel by driving 48,535.5 km (30,1585 mi).
Cloe Whittaker joined Jerry on several legs of the North American trip, providing ground support during the trip. Jerry drove through North America, parts of Canada, the United States. and Mexico, collecting fuel at a variety of locations, including fast-food restaurants.
In the first attempt, a total of 19,697 km (12,23912 mi) were done before the Mitsubishi Delica broke down. First Attempt
Jerry made his first attempt at the world record of 38,137 km (23,697 mi) on October 1, 2008.
Jerry converted a 1993 Mitsubishi Delia to run on biodiesel and vegetable oil for the journey.
The two traveled through Northern Canada, Alaska, and Eastern America on renewable energies without using a gas station. The try came to an end in Columbia, South Carolina when engine failure occurred that was caused by a slipped timing belt. The two spanned 19,697 km (12,23912 mi) by the time they the car came to a stop, which was more than 66 percent toward breaking the world record.
Second Attempt
On 15 of November 2009, Jerry started final attempt to break the world record.
He traveled solo over 20,000 km and was later joined by Whittaker. After exploring nearly every state, province and territory in North America, Jerry and Whittaker broke the in New York City at 38,138 km (23,698 mi) on March 22, 2010.
They continued to set the existing world record for an additional 10,397 km (6,460 mi) finishing in Vancouver, British Columbia for a total of 48,535 km (30,1585 mi). Jerry attempted this record as an outreach campaign for environmental sustainability.
Between launch and completion, Jerry spoke to 10,000 students continent wide about ethical consumption and sustainability.
The record was covered by Reuters, Fox News, National Broadcasting Company, Columbia Broadcasting System, American Broadcasting Company, Canadian Broadcasting Company"s - The National, CTV"s - NewsNet, The Weather Network, The Toronto Star, The Metro, JALOPNIK, and TreeHugger.