Two attempts on the record due to take place in the next 12 months.
Foreword from the pilot of one of the British teams making an attempt on the record, Andy Green.
Author is a producer on BBC Sport and has a long history in sports journalism including working at BBC Radio Lancashire, Leeds, Five Live, Four, Two, One and BBC News 24.
50th anniversary of Donald Campbell's 1964 World Water Speed Record.
The rebuilt original Bluebird from Donald Campbell's fatal 1967 attempt is due to be completed and placed at the Ruskin Museum, Coniston, Cumbria at the end of 2014.
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