In Search of Speed

The Battle of the Prop Riders (1x3)

Air date: Jan 19, 2005

Examining the lives and careers of world water speed record-holders during the 1950s and 60s. The programme highlights the rivalries and technical breakthroughs which contributed to the development of their extraordinary machines, and tells the story of Seattle car dealer Stanley Sayres, who shattered Malcolm Campbell's record on Lake Washington.