After the March tests on the Manning river at Taree were cancelled due to flooding in the area, The team will now return to Blowering Dam on the 22nd and 23rd of May. Our last run at the Dam last December the crosswinds made it difficult to dial in the setup of the new Tailplane , we are all hoping [...]
With Spirit of Australia II is currently having her new Tailplane assembly fitted, the team are now working towards returning to Blowering Dam to continue the push towards the World Water Speed Record, we are also working with State & local authorities in the Snowy Valleys region regarding the latest covid-19 restrictions, firm dates will be released on our Facebook [...]
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Warby Motorsport will return to Blowering Dam on the 1st and 2nd of December to continue speed trials with Spirit of Australia II, the last test season in September Spirit 2 reached 218 mph when the boat suffered a damaged fin due to a bit of debris in the water, after recent improvements made to the boat, the team is [...]
The Warby Motorsport Facebook page has been added to the Team website, this will allow fans to keep up to date with the teams progress, Enjoy !!
Warby Motorsport return to Blowering Dam for their next set of speed trials with SPIRIT2 on her campaign to set a new Outright Unlimited Speed Record on Water, breaking Ken Warby's 41 year old record. #SPIRIT2FMOW Following successful testing of the most recent modifications to the boat on the manning river at Taree the team is returning to Blowering Dam [...]
Warby Motorsport are now making arrangements to return to Blowering Dam on the 25th & 26th of May to continue building up the speeds of Spirit of Australia II, This will also allow the Team and Safety Crew to develop skills working with the Boat on Blowering Dam. http://www.tatimes.com.au/__trashed/
February the 24th 2018, Warby Motorsport conducted another trial of Spirit of Australia II on the Manning River at Taree N.S.W, the team had made some minor modifications to the boat, as the Manning river is only 1 and a half hours away from the Team's workshop, it was an ideal location to test the boat before going back [...]
With two World Water Speed Records set by Australian Ken Warby MBE in The Spirit of Australia in 1977 and 1978 still unbroken, Ken’s son David is set to put Spirit 2 to the test again, in the 4th preparation trial run on the Manning River on Saturday 24th Feb 2018. This trial run will further test the newly-built Spirit 2 [...]
In November 1977 Ken Warby in Spirit of Australia set his first World Water Speed Record on Blowering Dam, N.S.W Australia, 40 years on from Ken's first World Record, Spirit of Australia II with David Warby at the wheel took to the water on Blowering Dam for the boat's second outing on the World Record Course. Unfortunately the first day [...]