Latest news on this is not good for the team .... they must be frustrated ...

Their blog > http://blog.greenbird.co.uk/

8:52 am on September 4, 2008 - Rain stops play ...

STOP PRESS: Washed away!

Well, we needed the perfect weather ... what we got was far from it. Uncharacteristic rainfall has flooded the Lake Lefroy leaving hopes of a world record high-and-dry.

The team have packed up and left the outback, a little down hearted but firmly focused on the next attempt for the ice record in 2009.