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The only living person to hold world speed records over 200 MPH on land and water. His next major speed objective is to return the outright world water speed record to the United States. The watercraft is designed to sustain speeds in excess of 400 MPH.
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Kepler Motors Makes Global Debut in Dubai
Kepler Motors, founded by World Speed Record Holder Russ Wicks, will unveil its groundbreaking MOTION supercar at this year's Dubai International Motor Show, December 16-20.
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New Stock Car World Speed Record
Speedking Russ Wicks set a new stock car world speed record of 244.9 MPH which was confirmed by Guinness World Records. Wicks hit a top speed of 247 MPH in a NASCAR-spec stock car on the Bonneville Salt Flats during Tuesday, October 9, 2007.
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Featured on National Geographic Special
Russ Wicks and the American Challenge Team will be featured on National Geographic Channel's "Need for Speed: Boats" on Thursday, May 10th, 2007 at 8 PM EST and 11:00 PM EST.
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KIRO TV Eyewitness News Profile
The CBS affiliate in Seattle broadcasted a story on Russ Wicks' speed record activities for their “Eyewitness News Profiles show” on Tuesday, April 17, 2007.
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Breaks Stock Car Land Speed Record
Russ Wicks set a new World Stock Car Speed Record in a NASCAR-spec Ford Taurus averaging 222 MPH through the measured mile. The runs across the Bonneville Salt Flats broke Bobby Isaac's 216 MPH record set in 1971.
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Autodesk Sponsors Speed Record Team
Autodesk is the exclusive software sponsor of American Challenge's attempt to break a land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats outside Salt Lake City, Utah.
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American Speedking in Times Square
SuperGraphics has placed two eye-popping billboards in New York's Times Square promoting the upcoming television series titled American Speedking. The 18' x 28' billboards will remain in Times Square through the end of the year.
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WIRED Magazine Features Wicks on Cover
The March issue of WIRED Magazine has a cover story on Russ Wicks and the American Challenge effort to return the World Water Speed Record to the United States. The article includes eight full pages and covers the history of the 25 year old record, as well as the modern technology that American Challenge is utilizing. WIRED is the country's foremost technology magazine, with a monthly circulation of about three quarters of a million.
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Wicks Tests Infiniti Pro Series Car
Russ Wicks tested the Sam Schmidt Motorsports IPS car during the Indy Racing Leagues "Test in the West" at the California Speedway. Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears acted as driver coach for Wicks. "Russ did exactly what he needed to do getting acclimated to the car and the track. He took small steps and paced himself, gradually getting up to speed, which is the right way to progress."
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Wicks qualifies in the Miss Budweiser
Wicks piloted Bernie Little's Miss Budweiser unlimited hydroplane around San Diego's Mission Bay race course, qualifying him to compete in unlimited hydroplane races.
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Wicks breaks Water Speed Record
Russ Wicks broke the world speed record for propeller-driven boats. The record run ended the longest-standing major speed record in motorsports history.
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