Ken Warby

Ken Warby MBE (9 May 1939 – 20 February 2023) was an Australian motorboat racer, who at his death held the water speed record of 275.97 knots (511.10 km/h; 317.58 mph), set on Blowering Dam on 8 October 1978.

As a child, Warby's hero was Donald Campbell, who died attempting to break the record in 1967.

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