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Kawasaki has a nitrous bottle on it. this thing is a rocket. >> mark watches as ron shoots down the track, disappearing into a cloud of dust. it's only later he learns what happens next. ron moves up to fourth gear and hits the nitrous boost button. gaining enough horsepower to hit top speed. he's blasting at 175 miles per hour when his front wheel begins to wobble. ron struggles to regain control, but it's a losing battle. he makes a split second decision to abandon the bike before it crashes. but as this terrifying video shows, ron doesn't fall away from the bike. his right leg is caught und...

He's very successful, very fast. there was no way he was not getting back on that motorcycle. >> but ron has a new worry. track conditions don't look good. >> it's all broken up. i don't like riding in that loose stuff. it can get kind of squirly. track conditions would definitely be better. >> but ron is not about to back down. he's ready to get back on the bike and do what it is he does best -- break records. >> i've in a cautious state of mind, i've made changes, but there's still nervousness is. it always is after a crash, got to get back on the saddle and do it again. i'm optimistically c...

The fastest on two wheels. i heard over the radio that ron was taking off from the start line. i immediately grabbed my camera, and aimed. almost immediately he went into the high-speed wobble. >> mark's seen that wobble before. he knows what's coming. as the camera rolls, he hits the loose dirt on the track. instantly he flies through the air as the bike smashes to pieces. >> rider down, rider down. everybody move. >> he crashed at probably 200 miles an hour. there was quite a debris field. there was dust, motorcycle parts. it was difficult to see where he was. >> emts rushed to ron's side. e...

It's june 28th, 1998, legendary show stopper ron cook is to break the land speed record at murak drive lake in california. >> there was a little excitement in the air. we knew ron was going to go fast. >> videographer mark brazzo is at the starting line, there to catch what they thinks will be another history-making days for ron cook. he's smashed several records and rarely disappoints. >> i'm seen ron race before. he's very fast on a bike. his book is 200 miles an hour. kawasaki has a nitrous bottle on it. this thing is a market. >> mark watches as ron shoots down the path. it's only later he...

It doesn't seem possible that he's not only survived the accident, he can stand up and has barely a scratch on him. >> i thanks the lord that i'm still here with minor injuries, not too bad. >> i saw him shortly after. he drove his pickup truck back to the start line. >> i do plan to run again. i still want the 200-mile-an-hour record. this is part of the game here and it's just a matter of time before you get in a wreck. >> you would think ron might have learned his lesson and given up racing, but only two weeks after his spectacular wipeout he's back at it, showing up at el mirage dry lake f...