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joseph m. hahnl
09-18-2009, 06:50 PM
Any one know what year this was, and if this record still stands?:confused:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezl8Yb8idyY:confused:

Cuda
09-18-2009, 08:05 PM
Ken Warby I think. He was here at Crescent Lake for the Kilo runs a couple years ago.

MOP
09-18-2009, 08:43 PM
Joe you beat me to it! The guy builds and designs his own boats, I watched when he was getting close but did not see this film. Here is a link for more info, I knew there was some stuff on the net.

http://www.bluebird-electric.net/ken_warby.htm

LKSD
09-19-2009, 07:53 AM
The Record
317.60 mph / 511.11km/h
8th October 1978
"Spirit of Australia"
Blowering Dam
NSW Australia....

McGary911
09-19-2009, 08:07 AM
The record still stands, and many have died trying to do better. If you ever run into Ken, he's very approachable. He enjoys talking about his boat and his record run. Here are a couple of pics I snapped in '06 after one of the Point Pleasant races got rained out. Ken's boat, and me and Ken.

http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=40382&d=1226696612

Cuda
09-19-2009, 09:52 AM
The record still stands, and many have died trying to do better. If you ever run into Ken, he's very approachable. He enjoys talking about his boat and his record run. Here are a couple of pics I snapped in '06 after one of the Point Pleasant races got rained out. Ken's boat, and me and Ken.

http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=40382&d=1226696612
That's exactly what he looked like at Crescent City! :)