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buggy riding without kites

shortlineflyer - 24-8-2011 at 11:25 AM

a few years ago i got to just ride my buggy down the levels of a parking garage at a park. i was thinking of doing this at a big hill on a day with no wind to see what i can make the buggy do.
has anyone ever done either of these things

ripsessionkites - 24-8-2011 at 12:02 PM

fire exit at Cypress Mtn., locally

dunno about your area and motorized vehicles but in EUR they have motor attachments.

indigo_wolf - 24-8-2011 at 12:20 PM

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Originally posted by shortlineflyer
a few years ago i got to just ride my buggy down the levels of a parking garage at a park. i was thinking of doing this at a big hill on a day with no wind to see what i can make the buggy do.
has anyone ever done either of these things


In the immortal words of Charlton Heston at the beginning of Armageddon (@ 1:40):

"It happened before... it will happen again. It's just a question of when."

(I watch too many movies. :no: )




Downhill.... no kite.... at night.... on snow. :o



I like the cell phone call in the background.

Do a Youtube search of "Downhill Kite Buggy" and you will find a fair number.

ATB,
Sam

shortlineflyer - 24-8-2011 at 12:59 PM

well done
you quoted my favorite movie of all time

shehatesmyhobbies - 24-8-2011 at 03:00 PM

I know John Holgate made a video of him riding down a hill around him, ended up in a parking lot of some sort, but he definitely got some good speed in! I live in a very flat place and not sure I could find a hill big enough to hit more than 10 mph! :lol:

indigo_wolf - 24-8-2011 at 03:04 PM

GACK.... I just noticed the notes for the second vid, I posted.... MAX SPEED 82 Km/h. That's looney tunes in the dark... on snow, etc.

ATB,
Sam

John Holgate - 24-8-2011 at 03:04 PM

I didn't know that was Charlton Heston! Must have been one of the last things he did. That an getting ambushed by Mike Moore.

oops, I digress... yes, I occasionally drag my buggy up my hill and come slaloming down it just for a bit of fun. It also is a good fitness workout (the uphill bit). I occasionally think how jealous all the little kids would be if they saw my very flash 'billy-cart' :smilegrin:

edit: ps: the 'car parS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K- was my driveway.

pss: yes, towing certainly does work. At Kingston in South Australia they do a long downwind run along the beach and then have multiple tow ropes behind a 4wd to come back.

Little bit of footage of that on here:

greasehopper - 24-8-2011 at 03:33 PM

Does tow-in work ? That's how we did the initial testing on Chuckawalla Rock-It 1.0. Ski rope behind a quad through some nasty moguls and a drop off into a wash that taco'd the frame but no warp speed passes.

silvereaglekiter - 24-8-2011 at 04:52 PM

I down hill all the time testing stuff :wee:
lots of fun

shehatesmyhobbies - 24-8-2011 at 06:25 PM

I forgot about that video Nick! Remember thinking "I hope a car doesn't back out" :lol:

Hope you make it to WW!

RedSky - 24-8-2011 at 08:21 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by shortlineflyer
a few years ago i got to just ride my buggy down the levels of a parking garage at a park. i was thinking of doing this at a big hill on a day with no wind to see what i can make the buggy do.
has anyone ever done either of these things


Here's mine from a couple of years ago. They're both just test videos, unfinished and a bit boring.
I've been wanting to do something better but never found the time.

Test vid

Extreme Buggy Cruz'n

snowspider - 25-8-2011 at 05:30 AM

I test drive my stuff on the road and Westcott reservoir all the time. 30mph down the road , bump over into the grass , power slide to a stop. Its all good!