how fast he can drive his legendary hydroplane, miss budweiser and tries for the world are straightaway speed record. we ll be racing against time and mother nature. we ll see what we re made of. dave doesn t let his nerves show as he gets ready to start the record attempt. one of the problems in setting records is you know you re going to experience things that other people have not. everybody, pay attention. the course is live. the speed record is calculated by average being the time over two one-kilometer runs. 9.83. the speed to beat is 198 miles per hour. dave is buckled in to the cockpit and hits the gas. here he comes. 213.437 miles an hour. he s on record pace over the first leg. for the second leg, he gives it everything he s got. 225. 230. he s out of it. it s more than fast enough to
budweiser and tries for the world straightaway speed record. we ll be racing against time and mother nature. we ll see what we re made of. dave doesn t let his nerves show. as he gets ready to start the record attempt. one of the problems in setting records is you know you re going to experience things that other people have not. everyone pay attention, the course is live. the speed record is calculated by averaging the time over two one-kilometer runs. 9.83. the speed to beat is 198 miles per hour. dave is buckled in and hits the gas. here he comes. 213.437 miles an hour. he s on record pace over the first leg. for the second leg, he gives it everything he s got. 225. 225. 30 he s out of it. it s more than fast enough to break the world record.
the speed to beat is 198 miles per hour. dave is buckled in and hits the gas. here he comes. 213.437 miles an hour. he s on record pace over the first leg. for the second leg, he gives it everything he s got. 225. 225. 30 he s out of it. it s more than fast enough to break the world record. but the burst of speed also breaks the boat s rudder. the race is on hold. we need to get him off the course. luckily dave isn t hurt in this record stunt. smashed the propeller and cleared the propeller and strut off the boat. but it s a very different story seven years earlier. dave was at the columbia cup championship in washington state, ready to claim the record
budweiser and tries for the straightaway record. we ll be racing against time and mother nature. we ll see what we re made of. dave doesn t let his nerves show as he gets ready to attempt. one of the problems in setting records is you know you re going to experience things that other people have not. everyone pay attention, the course is live. the speed is calculated by averaging the time over two one-kilometer runs. 9.83. the speed to beat is 198 miles per hour. dave is buckled in and hits the gas. here he comes. 213.437 miles an hour. he s on record pace over the first leg. for the second leg, he gives it everything he s got. 225. 225. 30 he s out of it. it s more than fast enough to break the world record.
miles per hour. dave is buckled in and hits the gas. here he comes. 213.437 miles an hour. he s on record pace over the first leg. for the second leg, he gives it everything he s got. 225. 225. 30 he s out of it. it s more than fast enough to break the world record. but the burst of speed also breaks the boat s rudder. the race is on hold. we need to get him off the course. luckily dave isn t hurt in this record stunt. mashed the propeller and cleared the propeller and strut off the boat. but it s a very different story seven years earlier. dave was at the columbia cup championship in washington state, ready to claim the record for the most consecutive race wins. this would be his 20th win in a row. but as he bursts out of the gate, almost instantly the boat has hit two waves in a row.