and every year i want to go back and break a new record. you know, it s going to take a little while to get back and build it. i m going to build this thing slowly and i m going to build it right. i m also not in a rush, you know, i m going to be doing this into my 70s. a motorcycle champion tries to race across a flood zone. i just couldn t resist but to give it a shot. current got a little strong. the water was too deep for too long. and is caught in a fight for survival. september, 2013, boulder, colorado. michael henau is on his way to meet friends to compete in a motorcycle race. it is days after one of the most dev asset iing devastating rainstorms in colorado history. nine people were killed, and the floods caused nearly $2 billion in damage. henau is about to see just
officials warn him of mud spots where the track has not hardened. a danger that can spin a car out of control at high speeds. when i did get up to the starting line, they basically told me to run down the left-hand side of the course. gillespie studies the two-mile track ahead of him. it was a little less than ideal. i ve seen it a lot harder and firmer than it was this time. he s gunning for at least 209 miles per hour. a land speed that will win him the race record. the weather was perfect. it was nice and cool. from a quarter mile away, a spectator with his camera on a tripod follows gillespie as his car roars off. at first, gillespie couldn t be happier with how the car is responding. the engine sounded crisp. everything was perfect. the traction control was working, and i accelerated hard first through third gear. it felt absolutely fantastic. i thought we were going to just make a huge, super-fast run. suddenly, the car begins to veer. for whatever reason, the c
you have a health mess, four, and the device that s ahead and neck restraint with the seat belt that prevents your head from going forward too far if there s an accident. the track at el mirage, california, is a dry lake bed. just before the start, race officials warn him of mud spots where the track has not hardened. a danger that can spin a car out of control at high speeds. when i did get up to the starting line, they basically told me to run down the left-hand side of the course. gillespie studies the two-mile track ahead of him. it was a little less than ideal. i ve seen it a lot harder and firmer than it was this time. he s gunning for at least 209 miles per hour. a land speed that will win him the race record. the weather was perfect. it was nice and cool. from a quarter mile away, a spectator with his camera on a tripod follows gillespie as his car roars off. at first, gillespie couldn t be happier with how the car is responding. the engine sounded crisp. everyt
survivable. gillespie sees no end to his racing and trying to set a new land speed record. i do want to build another land speed car. i do want to go back out there. and every year i want to go back and break a new record. you know, it s going to take a little while to get back and build it. i m going to build this thing slowly and right. i m not in a rush. i m going to be doing this into my 70s. a motorcycle champion tries to race across a flood zone. i just couldn t resist but to give it a shot. current got a little strong. the water was too deep for too long. and is caught in a fight for survival. september, 2013, boulder, colorado. michael henau is on his way to meet friends to compete in a motorcycle race. it is days after one of the most devastating rainstorm in colorado history.
little while to get back and build it. i m going to build this thing slowly and right. i m not in a rush. i m going to be doing this into my 70s. a motorcycle champion tries to race across a flood zone. i just couldn t resist but to give it a shot. current got a little strong. the water was too deep for too long. and is caught in a fight for survival. september, 2013, boulder, colorado. michael henau is on his way to meet friends to compete in a motorcycle race. it is days after one of the most devastating rainstorm in colorado history. nine people were killed, and the floods caused nearly $2 billion in damage. happenau is about to see just what that damage looks like. and i just kept driving and driving and came up to the section where it said road closed.