Bluebird K3 at the Goodwood Revival The original Bluebird K3 Land Speed Record hydroplane powerboat is making its Goodwood debut at the Revival this weekend. Commissioned in 1937 by Sir Malcolm Campbell to rival the Americans' efforts in the fight for the world water speed record, the Rolls-Royce aero-engined monster set three world water speed records, first on Lake Maggiore in September 1937, then later twice raising her own record - the fastest speed being 130.91mph in 1938. It is being displayed by the entrance to the Freddie March Spirit of Aviation Concours, where the hydroplane's flame-spitting V12 engine has been thundering into life several times a day.