New Zealander Dean Probyn sets water speed record

12:41 AM Fri 25 Jun 2010 GMT

'Dean Proben, a tetraplegic, in Lucky Break setting water speed record at Keely’s Landing Lake Karapiro, New Zealand on Sunday 30th May, 2010'

On Sunday 30th May at Keely's Landing Lake Karapiro saw history made in New Zealand and from what we have been told around the World when a driver who is permanently in a wheel chair attempted a water speed record in his 21ft flat bottom racing runabout 'Lucky Break'. Dean Proben in his Hydraulink sponsored 350 chevy Pro- Stock boat just wanted to drive a boat. Dean comes from boat racing family his father raced boats back in the late 60's. 39 year old Dean broke his neck as a passenger in a car 19 years ago . He is ...

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