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RedSky does it again...

popeyethewelder - 3-1-2013 at 12:37 PM

.......pushed the PTW Buggy speed up another notch that is, and the best bit, its on video

New PTW Buggy Record

Kober - 3-1-2013 at 12:42 PM

congrats .... nice video too ....

rocfighter - 3-1-2013 at 01:20 PM

Excellent video Great job.

thanson2001ok - 3-1-2013 at 01:54 PM

Wowzer. Thatsalotta wind!

bigkid - 3-1-2013 at 03:53 PM

Carlos, the buggy looks to have the rear wheels chambered, how does that work with the bigfoots? and how much is it? I have been thinking about that on a couple of my bugs, would defiantly help with the side pull of the bugs.

edit, Oh by the way Congrats. And with a depower to boot.:thumbup:

soliver - 3-1-2013 at 05:54 PM

Good work RedSky, awesome vid, and sweet new PB.

Many, many congrats!!!!

WOOP WOOP!!!! :singing::singing::singing:

shehatesmyhobbies - 3-1-2013 at 07:20 PM

Great stuff

BEC - 3-1-2013 at 07:45 PM

That was AWESOME!....I want to do that down the beach..Must of felt great to hit that speed, on top of it being your personal best...I guess you can go fast "AND" build some of the nicest buggies around.

Happy New Year and I hope you break the record again. :wee:

BeamerBob - 4-1-2013 at 10:34 AM

You guys are missing that RedSkyHorizon is the rider in the video, and owner of the Dominator 4. Popeye built the buggy and is proud of RSH's accomplishment on a PTW buggy.

BEC - 4-1-2013 at 01:27 PM

My apologizes... Congrats Red Sky!!! ....I wont really change what I said thought...I still want to do that down a beach..and PTW can sure build an awesome buggy.

Now I hope that the two of you can beat that record. :tumble:

shehatesmyhobbies - 4-1-2013 at 03:15 PM

I didn't miss it! I have watched a bunch of videos from Redsky! He is easily identified when he rides! So is popeye for that matter! Great buggies, great pilots! Really hope oned day to jump the pond and ride with them!

RedSky - 4-1-2013 at 05:52 PM

Thanks! :)

I didn't get any real sense of speed watching the video, I think you'll agree.
What I really need are some wind banners spaced equally apart down the length of the beach and watch them shoot by. That's what I'll do next time.


@shehatesmyhobbies, If you're serious about one day jumping the pond then you're more than welcome to use my home as a base for free. London is less than an hour by train. The beach at Cambersands is an hour 1/2 away and Les Hemmes Beach in France is about the same distance and it's as big as Ivanpah when the tide is out....and it stays out for weeks!!...so I'm told but I've not yet been.



Tom

snowspider - 4-1-2013 at 07:56 PM

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

shehatesmyhobbies - 5-1-2013 at 07:14 AM

Thanks Tom, once I can get over there, I am sure to let you know! I don't know when I will be able to, but one day I will.

BEC - 5-1-2013 at 07:25 AM

I got a sense of speed when you came almost to a complete stop after the guy/girl passed you on the left...when they were almost out of camera sight you dropped the kite down into the zone and took off...It was how quickly you caught up to the person already moving that gave me a sense of just how fast acceleration was....AWESOME!

@ Rich...If you go, you can pack me in one of your duffle bags and we can split the airfare....LOL

beachrights - 5-1-2013 at 07:33 AM

Never knew Santa's sled was so fast!! Great run!

It always cracks me up when I see one of Popeye's buggys and the sheer size of them! makes mine look like a Big Wheel kids toy! :o

AnnieO - 6-1-2013 at 09:53 PM

Wow, jaw dropping indeed. Nice work. I can't even imagine what a rush that must be.

RedSky - 7-1-2013 at 08:49 AM

:) Thanks again.



Quote:
Originally posted by bigkid
Carlos, the buggy looks to have the rear wheels chambered, how does that work with the bigfoots? and how much is it? I have been thinking about that on a couple of my bugs, would defiantly help with the side pull of the bugs.


Carlos made me some beefy cambered stub axles. The Beach Racers tend to slip and slide around without the camber, not that grip is important when going for speed but it helps getting back upwind when the kite is trying to pull me out of the bug. I also feel more confident about sliding to a stop as they are less likely to skip or dig-in on uneven ground.

The stub axles I have were specially made for the Dominator so that the tyre would clear the mounting plates. If you don't have those then I'd imagine it should be fairly straight forward to make.

I love the look too. They look mean.

Stub axles - http://popeyethewelder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Domina...

with the wheel on - http://popeyethewelder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/rear-w...

popeyethewelder - 7-1-2013 at 10:48 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by bigkid
Carlos, the buggy looks to have the rear wheels chambered, how does that work with the bigfoots? and how much is it?


First of all, thank you Bob and RedSky for clearing any confusion up regarding who was and who wasn't in the buggy....sorry about that.

The answer to your question about how much camber, the answer is 8 degrees

Happy New Year to everyone State side