it's june 28th, 1998, legendary show stopper ron cook is to break the land speed record at murak testifyalifornia video grapher mark brazzo is at the starting loon, 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 learns what happens next. ron moves up to fourth gear and hits the nitrous boost button. 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, but as this terrifying video shows, his right legislate is caught under the seats pulling him at almost 200 miles an hour in the dusty surface. >> it dragged him like a horse would drag a cowboy. >> the friction of his body against the grounds burns through his protective suit. in another moment, it will tear his s