Warby's Spirit of Australia II

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.....get on with it.........



edit - that made sense last night!
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Dave Warby is back on Blowering Dam with "Spirit 2", which is using the same powerplant as a big blue boat. Video footage on the Warby Motorsport - Spirit 2 website.(Video has been 'shared' on to Speed Record Club facebook page).
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The water was very choppy and coverage suggests that was the limiting factor on this occasion.
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Someone please post a link, Mr. Technophobe here couldn't find it. Duh!
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How familiar does that sound... Love the music of the Orph'
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That boat looks and sounds amazing!! Just like the big blue one!! :D :D :D
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Wowee! That gets along. I bet that lumbering old bus of ours doesn't go like that.
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Renegadenemo wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 11:51 am I bet that lumbering old bus of ours doesn't go like that.
Perhaps all the better for that as the Loch is not as long as Blowering, although both has a dam.
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Spirit 2 powering off into the distance, jaw dropping and beautiful....
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Converting the Orph to an electric starter/generator, has made a huge difference. So easy to spin the engine up. We have 36volts (3 x 12v batteries) in the boat for the starter and the generator tops them back up while the boat is running.
A couple of issues to solve before the next run but with 200mph on the clock, we are happy with the staged progress and we will push the speed up a little more during the next visit to Blowering.
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