After 25 years waiting for someone to beat his record, Ken is keen to have a go at breaking his own record, for fear it will not otherwise move on.  Of course the British team Quicksilver, is developing their record contender for precisely this!

Ken's new boat has 50% more power.  His first record breaking boat, "Spirit of Australia", was powered by a 6000 horse power Westinghouse jet engine.  The new boat will be powered by a 9000 horse power unit.   Ken, 64, and still firing on all cylinders, is about breaking his record.  He thinks that 24 years is too long for a record to stand, and is plenty of time for all the "Gunnas" of the world to do something about breaking the record.  Ken has built the new boat based on his experience of what works.  The new boat is not that much different to the "Spirit" in design - rather a refinement and who can argue with that.

The the new boat was built in his garage in Cincinnati USA.  It was pronounced complete on 23rd December 1999.  Now that construction is final, Ken will begin his campaign for sponsorship. Ken has stated that there is only one way this record attempt will be run, and that is professionally.   Trials of the new boat will commence once a professional team and sponsorship are organised.  It is most likely that the boat will be run at Blowering Dam - NSW Australia.  The record attempt will be run by Dr. Bob Apathy, the same man who project managed the Spirit runs in 1978. (Above info by: http://www.bluebird-electric.net/ken_warby.htm)