Six Flags Polar Coaster Challenge: We rode Nitro in a tank top and shorts and have video!

Alex Biese | Asbury Park Press

Show Caption Hide Caption Six Flags Polar Coaster Challenge to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey APP's features reporter Alex Biese participates in the Six Flags Polar Coaster Challenge to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey.

How's this for a cool time? The Six Flags Polar Coaster Challenge went down at Jackson thrill park Six Flags Great Adventure on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 7, with intrepid park guests riding the Nitro roller coaster in their best summer attire.

Benefiting Special Olympics New Jersey, the Polar Coaster Challenged tasked participants with riding Nitro — reaching heights of 233 feet, drops of 215 feet and speeds of 80 miles per hour — in a tank top or T-shirt and shorts. (Gloves and secured hats may be worn, and closed-toe shoe were mandatory.)

Watch Asbury Park Press features reporter Alex Biese take the polar coaster challenge in the video at the top of this story.

Temperatures at the park were 37, according to Dan Zarrow, chief meteorologist for Townsquare Media, on hand for the event.

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The Six Flags Polar Coaster Challenge was part of Great Adventure's annual Holiday in the Park seasonal celebration, running through Wednesday, Jan. 1, on weekends and select weekdays.

Roller coaster enthusiasts have plenty of cause to keep their eyes on Six Flags Great Adventure; the park announced in August that the record-breaking Jersey Devil Coaster will arrive in 2020.

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