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This month in _The Sound Magazine _, we are delighted to bring you the story of engineer Michael Fragomeni, whose solar-charged drag car looks set to propel him faster than a space shuttle towards eight world records.

Our reporter Hayley Goddard caught up with the lifelong drag-racing enthusiast, who designed the 10m, 3000-plus horsepower dragster, which he hopes will reach a top speed of 612km/h - half the speed of sound.

Meanwhile, Ellie Honeybone paid a visit to Rockingham Senior High School to chat to head of physical education and specialist programs Les Dodd, whose passion for the ocean led him to develop the school's well-regarded maritime program.

Ellie hears from former student Nikeisha Fairey, whose classmates at the University of Western Australia can't believe she dived ship- wrecks while studying for her WACE exams.

Also in this edition, our reporters meet the stand-up paddleboarders, who explain why the sport is becoming more popular all the time - and Rockingham Triathlon president Sandy De La Mare, whose alternative pre-race diet raised eyebrows at her club.

Our regular features return for another month as WA comedy legend Kevin Bloody Wilson shares some of his secrets in Get To Know and Mandurah's Catch 22 head chef Chris Hughes makes mouths water with his recipe for open prawn wantons.