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Hero, and what i mean by that, he was respected by all sides regardless of whether you were republican or democrat. he was respected the world over. he was respected by the people who worked in the soviet space program. keep in mind this man's resume, and i had the great honor to meet him a few years ago, and i got to tell you, you know, it's one of thofs those moments where you hand shakes to think you're meeting this man. this was a world war ii and korean war hero. he set a speed record. he then went and joined nasa. he was the first man to orbit the earth in friendship 7. he came back to s...

Hydroplanes. dave, soon breaking almost every record in the book. in 2004, he decides to see just how fast he can drive his legendary hydroplane, miss budweiser and tries for the world's straightaway speed record. >> we'll be racing against time and mother nature. we'll see what we're made of. >> 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. >> everyone pay attention, the course is live. >> the speed record is calculated by averaging the time over...

A german speedboater is serving as a bridge between the united states and cuba. roger clue set a new speed record for boating between key west and havana over the weekend, making the journey in about one hour and 45 minutes. clue says it wasn't the speed record that he's most proud of. >> i'm very happy that we are arrived with the boat and i didn't take care about any timetable. so the main thing is that we achieved a goal to bring the boat here. it took a lot of passion and a lot of time in my life. and i'm happy for building this bridge between this countries. >> clue's voyage follows the a...

Dave's soon breaking almost every record in the book. in 2004, he decides to see just how fast he can drive his legendary hydroplane, "miss budweiser" and tries for the world straight away speed record. >> we'll be racing hard this weekend against time and mother nature and see what we're made o of. >> dave doesn't let his nerves show as he sets out to make the record attempt. >> one of the problems in setting records is you know you're going to experience things that other people have not. >> everyone pay attention, the course is live. >> the speed record is calculated by averaging the time o...

How fast he can drive his legendary hydroplane, miss budweiser and tries for the world straightaway speed record. >> we'll be racing against time and mother nature. we'll see what we're made of. >> dave doesn't let his nerves show. >> one of the problems in setting records is you know you're going to experience things that other people have not. >> everyone pay attention, the course is live. >> the speed record is calculated by averaging the time over two one-kilometer runs. >> 9.83. >> the speed to beat is 198 miles per hour. dave is buckled in to the cockpit and hits the gas. >> here he come...