"It isn't what you have., it's what you do with it," is an axiom that is used in speaking of many things, but it applies particularly to Pat Rummer-field, who last year set a new land speed record. In 1974, Rummerfield was involved in a near-fatal car accident, for which he freely admits responsibility. "My best friend and I had had too much to drink when he rolled my Corvette at 135 miles per hour," he recalled. With every rib fractured, his neck broken in four places, his collarbone shattered, and with massive head injuries, Rummerfield defied his doctors' expectations just by surviving.
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