‘Redneck’ speed freak from NC buys super-fast jet

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MURPHY, N.C. (CNN) — He’s an 82-year-old “redneck hillbilly from west North Carolina” who’s been scratching an itch to go fast his whole life. Finally, after decades of racing high-performance speed boats…

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