Speed Date Boat Driver Location Notes 74.870 15Sep20 MISS AMERICA, Gar Wood Detroit River, MI USA 80.567 6Sep21 MISS AMERICA II, George Wood Detroit River, MI USA 87.392 10Nov24 FARMAN HYDROGLIDER, Jules Fisher Sartrouville, F 1 Seine River 92.838 4Sep28 MISS AMERICA VII, George Wood Detroit River, MI USA 93.123 23Mar29 MISS AMERICA VII, Gar Wood Miami Beach, FL UK Indian Creek 98.760 13Jun30 MISS ENGLAND II, Henry Segrave(*)Lake Windermere, UK Scotland 102.256 20Mar31 MISS AMERICA IX, Gar Wood Miami Beach, FL USA Indian Creek 103.490 2Apr31 MISS ENGLAND II, Kaye Don Tigre, ARG Parana River 110.223 9Jul31 MISS ENGLAND II, Kaye Don Lake Garda, ITA 111.712 5Feb32 MISS AMERICA IX, Gar Wood Miami Beach, FL USA Indian Creek 119.810 18Jul32 MISS ENGLAND III, K1, Kaye Don Loch Lomond, Scotland UK 124.860 20Sep32 MISS AMERICA X, Gar Wood Algonac, MI USA St. Clair River 126.320 1Sep37 BLUEBIRD K3, Malcolm Campbell* Lake Maggiore, Locarno, SWZ 129.500 2Sep37 BLUEBIRD K3, Malcolm Campbell* Lake Maggiore, Lorcano, SWZ 130.910 17Aug38 BLUEBIRD K3, Malcolm Campbell Hallwiler See, SWZ 141.740 19Aug39 BLUEBIRD K4, Malcolm Campbell Coniston Water, England UK Lakes District 160.323 26Jun50 SLO-MO-SHUN IV, Stanley Sayres Lake Washington, WA USA (m) Ted O. Jones Sand Point 178.497 7Jul52 SLO-MO-SHUN IV, Stanley Sayres Lake Washington, WA USA 2 (m) Elmer Leninschmidt East Channel 184.494 1Nov57 MISS SUPERTEST II, Art Asbury Bay of Quinte, ON CDA 3 Lake Ontario 187.627 30Nov57 HAWAII KAI III, Jack Regas Lake Washington, WA USA 4 Sand Point 192.001 16Feb60 MISS THRIFTWAY, (3) Bill Muncey Lake Washington, WA USA 5 East Channel 200.419 17Apr62 MISS U.S.I, (2) Roy Duby Lake Guntersville, AL USA 205.494 15Jun00 MISS FREEI, Russ Wicks Lake Washington, WA USA 5 (2)(3) Denotes Hull Number of a similarily named watercraft (m)- Denotes name of riding mechanician 1 - Used airplane propellor as means of propulsion (*)- Held Worlds Land Speed Record, died from injuries suffered sameday in followup run to Water Speed Record when bottom of Miss England II came apart after striking debris. Mechancician, W. Hallwell, also died from from drowning this Friday. * - Also held the World's Land Speed Record from 1931 thru 1937. 2 - The last immersed propeller craft to hold the absolute WSR. 3 - Asbury broke his neck from wind buffeting and never drove again. 4 - Note that this is one day after their kilometer record. 5 - Did not do a run over a measured kilometer course (mile only) Kilometer Records: Speed Date Boat Driver Site 195.329 29Nov57 HAWAII KAI III, Jack Regas Lake Washington, WA, USA + 198.168 17Apr62 MISS U.S.I, (2) Roy Duby Lake Guntersville, AL, USA + - 200.442 mph achieved in one direction
Speed Date Boat Driver Site Notes (mph) 202.32 23Jul55 BLUEBIRD K7, Donald Campbell Ullswater UK 1 216.20 16Nov55 BLUEBIRD K7, Donald Campbell Lake Mead, NV USA 225.63 19Sep56 BLUEBIRD K7, Donald Campbell Coniston Water UK 239.07 7Nov57 BLUEBIRD K7, Donald Campbell Coniston Water UK 248.62 10Nov58 BLUEBIRD K7, Donald Campbell Coniston Water UK 260.33 14May59 BLUEBIRD K7, Donald Campbell Coniston Water UK 276.30 31Dec64 BLUEBIRD K7, Donald Campbell Lake Dumbleyung, WA AUS 2 285.213 30Jun67 HUSTLER, Lee A. Taylor, Jr. Lake Guntersville, AL USA 288.60 20Nov77 SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA, Ken Warby, Blowering Dam, NSW AUS 3 317.60 8Oct78 SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA, Ken Warby, Blowering Dam, NSW AUS 4---- Ken Warby's web pages
NOTES 1. Ullswater and Coniston Water are located in the English Lakes District. 2. Also set the Land Speed Record the same year, with a 4-wheel driven, shaft-turbine powered vehicle, at an average speed of 403.10mph, on the dry salt lake bed of Lake Eyre, SA, Australia. This is still a record for shaft-driven turbine powered vehicles. 3. Actual clocking 464.45 km/hr over one kilometer trap. 9 mile course. This reservoir is near the town of Tumut. 4. Actual clocking 511.11 km/hr over one kilometer trap. 9 mile course. Best one-way clocking 529.412 km/hr (328.97 mph). Claimed exit speed 345 mph. Warby has been living in the USA since about 1987, in the Minneapolis area. He is building a new boat, 50% more powerful than his last. He plans a new record attempt, possibly as soon as March 1999. He has been looking at other Australian sites in addition to Blowering Dam.
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