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Team USA Speed Skiing
Speed Skiing History and Speed Records
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2006 - The Year for Speed
Records were broken and set
by both the Men and Woman Speed Skiers in 2006. The skiers, conditions and
snow were perfect for records to be shattered. Here is a picture of this
monumental event with USA's own Ross Anderson winning 6th and John Hembel
winning 9th at this ultra competitive high speed event. Read below to see
Ross, Wirkler, "MadCow" Hembell and "Down the Hill" Magill's blazing 2006
speeds.
Men's History Making Records
(USA Men's Records shown below)
|
Year |
Skier |
Speed
(kph) |
Speed
(mph) |
Country |
New World Record |
Fastest Speed Ever
kph/mph (year) |
All Time
World Ranking |
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1930 |
Gustav
Lantschner |
105.675 |
65.7 |
Austria |
Yes |
? |
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1931 |
Cesare Chioga |
131.760 |
81.9 |
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Yes |
? |
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1932 |
Leo Gasperl |
136.600 |
84.9 |
Austria |
Yes |
? |
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1947 |
Zeno Colo |
159.292 |
99.0 |
Italy |
Yes |
? |
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1959 |
Edoardo
Agreiter |
160.714 |
99.9 |
Italy |
Yes |
? |
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1960 |
Luigi Di Marco |
163.265 |
101.4 |
Italy |
Yes |
? |
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1963 |
Alfred Planger |
168.224 |
104.5 |
Italy |
Yes |
? |
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1963 |
Dick Dorworth |
171.428 |
106.5 |
USA |
Yes |
? |
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1963 |
C.B. Vaughan |
171.428 |
106.5 |
USA |
Yes |
? |
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1964 |
Luigi Di Marco |
174.757 |
108.6 |
Italy |
Yes |
? |
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1970 |
Morishita
Masaru |
183.392 |
114.0 |
Japan |
Yes |
? |
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1971 |
Alessandro
Casse |
184.143 |
114.4 |
Italy |
Yes |
? |
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1973 |
Alessandro
Casse |
184.237 |
114.5 |
Italy |
Yes |
? |
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1974 |
Steve McKinney |
189.473 |
117.7 |
USA |
Yes |
209.790/130.4
(1987) |
217 |
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1975 |
Pino Meynet |
194.384 |
120.8 |
Italy |
Yes |
? |
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1976 |
Tom Simmons |
194.489 |
120.8 |
USA |
Yes |
200.445/124.6
(1984) |
321 |
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1977 |
Steve McKinney |
195.200 |
121.3 |
USA |
Yes |
209.790/130.4
(1987) |
217 |
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1977 |
Steve McKinney |
195.975 |
121.8 |
USA |
Yes |
209.790/130.4
(1987) |
217 |
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1977 |
Steve McKinney |
198.020 |
123.0 |
USA |
Yes |
209.790/130.4
(1987) |
217 |
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1978 |
Steve McKinney |
200.222 |
124.4 |
USA |
Yes |
209.790/130.4
(1987) |
217 |
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1982 |
Leif Nelson |
200.669 |
124.7 |
USA |
|
This run |
315 |
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1982 |
Phil Graves |
200.780 |
124.8 |
Canada |
|
This run |
314 |
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1982 |
Steve McKinney |
201.230 |
125.0 |
USA |
Yes |
209.790/130.4
(1987) |
217 |
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1982 |
Franz Weber |
203.160 |
126.2 |
Austria |
Yes |
222.222/138.1
(1992) |
112 |
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1983 |
Steve Patterson |
201.005 |
124.9 |
USA |
|
This run |
311 |
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1983 |
Paul Buschmann |
204.082 |
126.8 |
USA |
|
This run |
278 |
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1983 |
Franz Weber |
208.092 |
129.3 |
Austria |
Yes |
222.222/138.1
(1992) |
112 |
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1984 |
Franz Weber |
208.937 |
129.8 |
Austria |
Yes |
222.222/138.1
(1992) |
112 |
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1986 |
Sean Cridland |
203.160 |
126.2 |
USA |
|
This run |
288 |
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1986 |
George
Berlund |
203.850 |
126.7 |
USA |
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211.143/131.2
(1988) |
204 |
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1986 |
Dana Meeks |
205.479 |
127.7 |
USA |
|
This run |
255 |
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1987 |
Steve McKinney |
209.790 |
130.4 |
USA |
|
This run |
217 |
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1987 |
Graham Wilkie |
212.514 |
132.1 |
Gr.Britain |
Yes |
This run |
135 |
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1987 |
Michael Prufer |
217.680 |
135.3 |
France |
Yes |
229.299/142.5
(1992) |
70 |
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1988 |
George Berlund |
211.143 |
131.2 |
USA |
|
This run |
204 |
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1988 |
Jean-Pierre
Blanc |
220.453 |
137.0 |
France |
|
This run |
132 |
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1988 |
Michael Prufer |
223.741 |
139 |
France |
Yes |
229.299/142.5
(1992) |
70 |
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1992 |
C.J. Mueller |
221.811 |
137.8 |
USA |
|
This run |
116 |
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1992 |
Jim Morgan |
222.910 |
138.5 |
USA |
|
This run |
107 |
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1992 |
Michael Prufer |
229.299 |
142.5 |
France |
Yes |
This run |
70 |
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1993 |
Philipe
Goitschel |
233.610 |
145.2 |
France |
Yes |
250.700/155.8
(2002) |
2 |
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1995 |
Jouni Ojala |
239.361 |
148.7 |
Finland |
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This run |
34 |
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1995 |
Jeff Hamilton |
241.448 |
150.0 |
USA |
Yes |
242.915/150.9
(1997) |
21 |
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1997 |
Charlie Row |
238.568 |
148.2 |
USA |
|
This run |
38 |
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1997 |
Pup Rupprecht |
239.840 |
149.0 |
USA |
|
This run |
33 |
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1997 |
Jeff Hamilton |
242.915 |
150.9 |
USA |
|
This run |
21 |
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1997 |
Billy Philippe |
243.902 |
151.6 |
France |
Yes |
This run |
17 |
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1999 |
John Dugan |
237.310 |
147.5 |
USA |
|
This run |
41 |
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1999 |
Harry Egger |
248.100 |
154.2 |
Austria |
Yes |
This run |
8 |
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2002 |
John Hembell |
246.240 |
153.0 |
USA |
|
This run |
12 |
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2002 |
Laurent Sistack |
249.650 |
155.1 |
France |
|
This run |
6 |
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2002 |
Philipe
Goitschel |
250.700 |
155.8 |
France |
Yes |
This run |
2 |
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2006 |
Tim Magill |
236.690 |
147.1 |
USA |
|
This run |
44 |
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2006 |
Chris Wirkler |
244.900 |
152.2 |
USA |
|
This run |
16 |
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2006 |
John Hembell |
246.240 |
153.0 |
USA |
|
This run |
12 |
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2006 |
Ross Anderson |
247.930 |
154.1 |
USA |
|
This run |
9 |
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2006 |
Philippe May |
250.000 |
155.3 |
Switzerland |
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This run |
5 |
|
2006 |
Jonathan Moret |
250.170 |
155.5 |
Switzerland |
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This run |
4 |
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2006 |
Yvan Origone |
250.700 |
155.8 |
Italy |
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This run |
2 |
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2006 |
Simone Origone |
251.410 |
156.2 |
Italy |
Yes |
This run |
1 |
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USA Men's Speeds and Records
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USA
Skier |
Speed
(kph) |
World Record
and comments |
Year |
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Ross Anderson |
247.930 kph
(154.1 mph) |
9th Fastest Recorded Speed |
2006 |
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John Hembel |
246.240 |
12th Fastest Recorded Speed |
2006 |
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Chris Wirkler |
244.900 |
16th Fastest Recorded Speed |
2006 |
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Jeff Hamilton |
242.915 |
21st Fastest Recorded Speed |
1997 |
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Jeff Hamilton |
241.448
(150.0 mph) |
New World Record |
1995 |
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Pup
Rupprecht |
239.840 |
33rd Fastest Recorded Speed |
1997 |
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Charlie Row |
238.568 |
38th Fastest Recorded Speed |
1997 |
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John Dugan |
237.310 |
41st Fastest Recorded Speed |
1999 |
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Timothy Magill |
236.690 |
44th Fastest Recorded Speed |
2006 |
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Jay Sandelin |
227.560 |
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2003 |
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John Zevely |
227.416 |
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1997 |
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Peter Kent |
226.986 |
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1999 |
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Tomerik Hamer |
226.700 |
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2002 |
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Alex English |
225.705 |
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1995 |
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Jeff Dzikovsky |
225.422
(140.1 mph) |
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1997 |
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Jim Morgan |
222.910 |
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1992 |
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Dale Womack |
222.222 |
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1999 |
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C.J. Mueller |
221.811 |
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1992 |
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James Zevely |
221.130 |
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1997 |
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Michael Skakel |
220.049 |
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1996 |
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Nicholas Rains |
219.646 |
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1997 |
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Tim Moran |
217.130 |
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2006 |
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Tim Simons |
216.086 |
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1993 |
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Jeff Conners |
215.698 |
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1995 |
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Eric Crawford |
214.541 |
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1996 |
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Stew Young |
212.640 |
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1997 |
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George Berlund |
211.143 |
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1988 |
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Steve McKinney |
209.790 |
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1987 |
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Mark Haynes |
209.546
(130.2) |
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1994 |
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James Olszewski |
208.695 |
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1988 |
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Walter Harrison |
208.333 |
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1996 |
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Trevor Taylor |
207.612 |
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2000 |
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Ty Fields |
206.659 |
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1993 |
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Brian Frentrop |
206.659 |
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1999 |
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Walter Nestel |
206.069 |
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1996 |
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Sal Monforte |
205.950 |
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1993 |
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Danna Meeks |
205.480 |
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1986 |
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Paul Buschmann |
204.082 |
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1983 |
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Sean Cridland |
203.160 |
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1986 |
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John Ross Dugan |
202.931 |
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1987 |
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Bill Miller |
202.588 |
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1995 |
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Steve McKinney |
201.230
(125.0 mph) |
New World Record |
1982 |
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Steve Patterson |
201.005 |
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1983 |
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Leif Nelson |
200.669 |
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1982 |
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Tom Simons |
200.445 |
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1984 |
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Steve McKinney |
200.222
(124.4 mph) |
New World Record
First 200 kph ever reached |
1978 |
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Michael Butler |
198.347 |
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1983 |
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David Zamanski |
198.238 |
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1983 |
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Chris Peterson |
196.829 |
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1983 |
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Steve McKinney |
195.975
(121.8 mph) |
New World Record |
1977 |
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Steve McKinney |
195.200
(121.3 mph) |
New World Record |
1977 |
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Jon Brownson |
195.016 |
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1983 |
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Tom Simons |
194.489
(120.8 mph) |
New World Record |
1976 |
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Cosmo Tedeschi |
194.110 |
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1987 |
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Mark Mayer |
193.060
(120 mph) |
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1987 |
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Jeff Coates |
192.870 |
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1987 |
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Gary Clemons |
192.410 |
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1987 |
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Don Strickland |
192.210 |
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2003 |
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Kent Peter |
192.000 |
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2004 |
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R. McDaniel |
190.380 |
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1986 |
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Bruce Smith |
190.275 |
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1983 |
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John Pfeiffer |
189.670 |
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1986 |
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Steve McKinney |
189.473
(117.7 mph) |
New World Record |
1974 |
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Robert Freedman |
189.270 |
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1986 |
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Michael Butnor |
188.877 |
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1984 |
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Robert Mc Cracken |
188.380 |
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2003 |
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Wilson Fletcher |
187.499 |
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1984 |
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Kurt Harland |
186.920 |
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1986 |
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Dean Hall |
186.819 |
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1984 |
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Tom Joynt |
185.854 |
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1985 |
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Peter Perry |
185.758 |
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1984 |
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L. J. Erspammer |
184.331 |
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1984 |
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Sal Monforte |
183.861 |
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1984 |
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Gregory Smith |
183.673 |
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1984 |
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Seamus Brennan |
182.926 |
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1985 |
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Stephens Herrin |
182.833 |
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1987 |
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John Morgan |
182.002 |
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1987 |
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Douglas Hall |
181.880 |
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2008 |
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Ty Fields |
181.818 |
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1983 |
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Brian Prescott |
181.635 |
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1983 |
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Floyd Conradi |
181.268 |
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1985 |
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M. Landingham |
181.177 |
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1988 |
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Jim Morgan |
181.177 |
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1988 |
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Jerry Chico Hill |
180.904 |
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1985 |
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Scott Curtis |
179.910 |
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1983 |
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Mike Meindl |
178.748 |
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1984 |
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M. Kirkrand |
178.306 |
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1987 |
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Ken Volz |
177.954
(110.6) |
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1983 |
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Greg Grip |
176.730 |
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1985 |
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Michael Burke |
175.267 |
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1984 |
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Craig Calonica |
174.757 |
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1983 |
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Carl Christ |
174.672 |
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1985 |
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Marty Stecher |
173.410 |
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1985 |
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Jim Kjelland |
171.673 |
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1984 |
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C.B. Vaughan |
171.428
(106.5 mph) |
New World Record |
1963 |
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Dick Dorworth |
171.428
(106.5 mph) |
New World Record |
1963 |
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David A. Le Barron |
171.270 |
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1987 |
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Marly Strecher |
170.051 |
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1987 |
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Tony O'rourke |
168.776 |
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1985 |
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Don Mac Candless |
167.988 |
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1985 |
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David Carmazzi |
167.208 |
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1984 |
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Mario Rey |
165.745 |
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1984 |
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David Berry |
163.859 |
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1985 |
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Billy Baham |
163.790 |
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1987 |
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Mark Lilly |
163.670 |
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2008 |
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James Cochran |
162.601 |
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1984 |
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David Vanderbilt |
162.089
(100.7 mph) |
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1984 |
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Doug Earl |
160.090 |
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2007 |
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Mark Englund |
158.730 |
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1984 |
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Jeff Earl |
158.620 |
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2008 |
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Brian Morris |
158.510 |
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2008 |
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David Smith |
157.342 |
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1985 |
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Tom Buscher |
154.860 |
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2005 |
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James Stanberry |
154.690 |
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2007 |
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Dave Butner |
149.750 |
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1985 |
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Jeff Dubron |
149.501 |
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1985 |
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Jay Jamison |
146.998 |
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1985 |
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Charlie Row |
144.173 |
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1983 |
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Charles Rice |
140.955 |
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1985 |
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Robert Reithner |
137.774 |
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2003 |
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Scott Mcintyre |
128.284 |
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2004 |
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Randy Scott |
85.036 |
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1985 |
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