The Fastest Men on the Planet

On this day in 1978, Aussie Ken Warby set the water speed world record by reaching an astounding 317 mph in a boat. The precedent still stands 30 years later, and is made even more impressive by the fact that Warby built the record-breaking 6000 horsepower "Spirit of Australia" watercraft in his own backyard

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