A daring OAP who set out to do 90 adventures before his 90th birthday including flying a plane and riding a Harley Davidson motorbike has completed the challenge.<br /><br />Malcolm Metcalf challenged himself to do 90 things he'd never done before ahead of his landmark birthday in December.<br /><br />Now he has completed the tasks two months ahead of his birthday celebrations.<br /><br />The challenges included judging a dog show, making rock sweets, clay pigeon shooting, horse riding and being a passenger in Elvis Presley's Cadillac.<br /><br />He also went stock car racing and and travelled through eight countries as part of his adventures.<br /><br />The near-nonagenarian set himself the challenge to raise money for the Priscilla Bacon Hospice in Norwich, Norfolk and had until December 4 to finish it. <br /><br />But after wrapping it up two months ahead of schedule, he ended up trying 98 new things in total. <br /><br />Malcolm, who is still 89, said: "I'm still buzzing with everything.<br /><br />"When I started, I told my godson what I was doing and he said 'you're never going to do that Malcolm' and that I've taken on too much. <br /><br />"But I've done it now.<br /><br />"It was a bit slow to start with as I was doing around three challenges a week but the whole thing is down to teamwork from others.<br /><br />"It's been marvelous."<br /><br />Out of all the 98 things he's done, Malcolm said one of his favourite things to do was when he completed 15 new things in one day. <br /><br />This included traveling across Norfolk in a range of vehicles including a police car, a chimney sweep's van, a Bentley and Elvis Presley's old Cadillac.<br /><br />The pensioner also went in a two-seater Formula One stock car that was driven by stock car driver Phoebe Wainman-Hawkins.<br /><br />Malcolm said: "Going in the Formula One car has gone to be my favourite thing.<br /><br />"I had to wear a special suit and then I did six laps around the track - it was absolutely breathtaking. <br /><br />"It's the fastest I've ever been on wheels.<br /><br />"Five men had to get me out in the end because it was such a narrow car, so I had to squeeze in and they had to pull me out. <br /><br />"But I also flew a four-seater plane from Norwich airport, where we flew all over Norfolk and we even saw my house."<br /><br />In September last year, Malcolm travelled through eight countries including France, Italy, Austria and Germany on 36 trains in 20 days to raise money for the hospice.<br /><br />He was inspired to raise money for them as he had an unknown serious illness when he was younger.<br /><br />Now, the money he's raised has helped the hospice build a new building for patients.<br /><br />Malcolm, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, said: "They are over the moon.<br /><br />"The hospice has been built and I'm having a special tour of it, so I'm looking forward to that.<br /><br />"But I've given them so much publicity and they treat me like a long lost son really. <br /><br />"It's done so well."<br /><br />Malcolm never married or had any children as he wanted to travel instead of settling down. <br /><br />When he was in his twenties, he hitchhiked to Australia where he lived for two years and he once did a 10,000 mile train journey around America.<br /><br />The pensioner wrote a book about his life and his travels called 'My Adventurous Life' which sold out, but he now has plans to re-publish it.<br /><br />However, Malcolm has said he might write a new book about the challenge but added that he won't attempt anything like it again.<br /><br />He said: "I might write a book about this during the winter time so I can sit down and relax and then do it. <br /><br />"That's my big thing finished now - I've done ever so well and I just live life to the fullest. <br /><br />"I've got two good things in life - good health and many, many friends."<br /><br />Visit https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/malcolms-tour-for-hospice? to donate.
