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Against the grounds burns through his protective suit. in another moment, it will tear his skin to shreds. somehow ron flips his body over and amazingly pulls free. as the bike speeds away, ron tumbles along the ground. 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 thank 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...

One he was aiming for. his latest entry in the record books is for surviving the highest speed motorcycle crash and that record is good enough for ron cook. after a long period of recovery, he retires from racing. >> i survived two bad accidents. i should have died in both of them. maybe the third one will do me in. maybe my recovery took three years for a reason. maybe it made me slow down and say, you know what, son? you've done enough. coming up -- balancing on the brink. a high-wire walker steps into danger. and -- >> look at the penalty for failure, dude. >> a cliff top crumbles and a m...

A motorcycle racer pushes the limit, and gets dragged hundreds of yards by a runaway bike. it's june 28th, 1998, legendary show stopper ron cook is to break the land speed record at murak dry lake in california. videographer mark brazzo is at the starting loon, there to catch what they thinks will be another history-making day for ron cook. after all, ron's already smashed 12 other speed records and rarely disappoints.

Zblz ron not only survives, he has a new record. but not for the one he was aiming for. the entry is for survives the highest speed motorcycle crash. that record is good enough for ron cook. after a long period of recovery, he retires from racing. >> i survived two bad accidents. i should have died in both of them. maybe the third one will do me in. maybe my recovery took three years for a reason. maybe it made me slow down and say, you know what, son? you've done enough. coming up -- balancing on the brink. a high-wire walker steps into danger. and -- >> look at the penalty for failure, dud...

Crash. just got to get back on the saddle and do it again. i'm optimistically conscious. >> mark is manning his camera midway down the track. >> i always want to make sure i get a shot of ron, because he is the fastest thing 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 ron flies through the air as the bike smashes to pieces in a cloud...