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Scott Germain

Photographer and writer Scott Germain (lightandlift.com) has worked on Unlimited race teams and covered air racing since 1986.

You can almost hear the Merlin growl as the Mustang Voodoo is prepared by its team to make history.

World’s Fastest Piston-Power Airplane

A star team led by a racing phenom grabbed the record. But there’s one left to break.