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Bumps without springs or shocks. that's what it feels like to ride this thing. >> the environment of looking from the outside of a hydroplane, this is a wonderful, graceful vehicle that flies over the water. the truth is, the boat's actually beating the snot out of the driver that's inside. >> dave fell in love with racing boats as a teenager. while most kids his age were out riding bicycles -- >> i started out racing flat-bottom boats a long time ago because that's what my uncle had done. >> dave, good-bye! >> it was a lot of fun. it progressed into bigger flat-bottom boats, managed to set a ...

But the burst of speed also breaks the boat's rudder. >> okay, everybody, the race is on hold. >> luckily, dave isn't hurt in this record stunt. >> broke the rudder bracket. >> 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 burst out of the gate, almost instantly the boat has hit two waves in a row. at top speeds, the force is too much and the hydroplane blows over. the top of the boat crashes onto the water. exploding...

His oxygen mask and submerging him in the water. >> i was unconscious underwater. the safety team got there right away, got me up onto the bottom of the boat. they cleared the airway and. >> amazingly dave survived. his hand is crushed by the flying metal with the canopy. he ends up losing two fingers on his right hand. it's the type of crash that might deter another driver from racing altogether, but dave is no quitter. >> i just felt i had something more to give. and for the sport. and things to prove to myself. >> dave and the team rebuild miss budweiser, redesigning the driver's capsule to...

>> good morning, dave. >> good morning, dave. [taps on window] dave. >> both: hey, dave. >> hey. >> hey, dave. >> mr. dave... >> dave? >> 'sup, dave? >> dave? dave? >> dave? >> dave! dave? >> hi, dave. >> oh, dave's looking for you. >> [singing] >> hey, dave. >> [loud] yo, dave! >> announcer: in a small business, it's all you. that's why you have us. at staples, we have low prices on everything your small business needs. staples. that was easy.

>> it's more than fast enough to break the world record. but the burst of speed also breaks the boat's rudder. >> okay, everybody the race is on hold. there's a hole in it. we need 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 boa...