>> in 2004, he decides to see just how fast he can drive his legendary hydroplane, miss budweiser, and tries for the straightaway speed racer. >> we'll be racing hard this week against time and mother nature. >> 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 averaging the time over two 1-kilometer runs. >> 9.83. >> the speed to beat is 198 miles per hour. dave is buckled into 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. the 25. >> 230. >> he's out of it.