by David Aldred | Apr 1, 2025
Spring is well and truly here in the U.K. and as we bounce along into the better weather it was good to see our good friend Dave Warby and his team back at Blowering Dam this month for further development runs of his jet hydroplane Spirit of Australia II. The only...
by David Aldred | Feb 25, 2025
Thank you for tuning into this month’s update of our little venture of building our jet hydroplane Longbow as we follow our good friend Dave Warby in Australia as he makes an attempt upon his father Ken’s World Water Speed Record of 317mph. Hopefully with...
by David Aldred | Jan 28, 2025
Welcome to what promises to be an exciting year ahead for the building and testing of our jet hydroplane called Longbow as we work towards a credible British attempt upon the Outright World Water Speed Record and working with record breaker Mike Newman to raise...
by David Aldred | Jul 10, 2016
Ken Warby MBE‐ Spirit of Australia Unbroken Outright Water Speed Record Holder since 1978 The great man himself Ken Warby MBE with SOA – (Photo courtesy of Dave Warby) Records achieved: 288.18 mph – 20 November 1977 Blowering Dam Reservoir, NSW, Australia 317.60...
by David Aldred | Jul 10, 2016
Craig Arfons – Rain X Challenger Rain-X Challenger (photo courtesy of Franklin Ratliff) Craig was a champion drag car racer with a vast amount of knowledge of jet engines which he incorporated into both his cars and the Rain X Challenger. In the case of the boat...
