bonneville rules require two trips on the 8-mile course.fficial results are the average of the two speeds to account for wind resistance. on the second race, challenger 1's engine craps out, so mickey starts again from scratch, this time spending 8 years to finance his vision of the ultimate streamliner, one with enough juice to smoke through the finish line more than once. >> the frosting on the cake was going to be challenger 2. >> mickey plans to break the land-speed record during the 1968 speed week at the bonneville flats, but a freak rainstorm turns the flats back into a lake. the event is canceled. it rained? >> it rained. >> the speed week cancellation turns into one of life's fateful detours for mickey. at the time a growing number of deadly racing accidents leads major sponsors to exit the racing world, so mickey now in his 40s, switches gears, going from the man behind the wheels to the man behind the deals. he launches a high-performance tire company and an entertainment group that holds indoor racing shows. he and judy divorce,

stuart: i used to drive a triumph bonneville 650. that had a roar 1/2.now about it. what i didn't like was the whine. stuart: ninja sound with the kawasaki. >> they're looking for adventure and speed. stuart: it sounds like a mosquito. give me a roar. let's move on, shall we? are you ready for to us move on, susan. >> my goodness. sound assisted now the program. stuart: you have fun on this show. >> i do. i do. stuart: now we could, could, soon see former senator al franken running for office again. he is a democrat. he told a minnesota tv reporter, quote, i haven't ruled it out, and i haven't ruled it in. franken resigned back in december after several women accused him of sexual misconduct. >>> another example of athletes getting political. lebron james attack being president trump. wait until he hears what the president is saying now? i.c.e. agents threatening to sue the mayor of portland, oregon, accusing him of aiding and abetting abolish i.c.e. protesters. charlie kirk next on that one. you're watching the second hour of "varney & company." we have