popeyethewelder - 5-11-2014 at 12:14 PM
The Year is 1998
The Buggy is a PL Folder
The Kite is a 2 liner
The first kite buggier is the world to break 100km/h
One of the Greatest Records in Kite Buggying
flyguy0101 - 5-11-2014 at 12:31 PM
thats an awesome read- he certainly has a larger set then i do exceed 60mph on a folding bug- goes to show equipment matters but ultimately its the
person that makes the most difference. One of these days i will break into the elusive 100kph club- thanks for sharing popeye
Scott
kiteballoon - 5-11-2014 at 02:57 PM
I'm with Scott. My hats off to anyone who shares our common history. These stories need to be told, so thank you for doing it!
This is a great read, seriously thank you for the write-up.. Ohh and those that missed it, I'll leave just this one bit:
"A lot of the run was done on 2 wheels."
+1 for style points Andew. In all seriousness, a lot of thought went into going this fast!
skimtwashington - 5-11-2014 at 03:36 PM
Yeah, Scott.... but your a member of the unofficial 2-3 stories-up club...:o
Residing in my area ( suburban Boston) is Paul L.(doublespeed360) who has gone 62.1 mph(out west), and holds the 8th fastest US resident on Popeye's
list....just a whisker short of 100kph.
Paul also proves you don't have to be a young man to excel in this sport of ours and make such achievements.
I have to think that ejection or mishap at these highest speeds is very dangerous and injurious.
KAZEDOKA - 5-11-2014 at 07:02 PM
Outstanding achievement. I'll have to give my folder a bit more respect.