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Yeahhhhhhhhh I am in the club

popeyethewelder - 19-6-2007 at 02:31 PM

The 50mph club that is

http://pic7.piczo.com/Popeyethewelder/?g=39541542&cr=7


action jackson - 19-6-2007 at 03:06 PM

Time to shoot for the 60mph club............aj

kitemaker4 - 19-6-2007 at 08:40 PM

Congrats on the 51mph.

Susan

acampbell - 20-6-2007 at 05:24 AM

A fitting ride for a master craftsman. Now mount a video cam and do 60. Youve got the bug for it!

danakachewy - 20-6-2007 at 10:21 AM

is mablethorpe a good flying spot? i have been there as my grandparents have a holiday home in sandylands

Rye - 21-6-2007 at 07:53 AM

Well done Popey!!

popeyethewelder - 21-6-2007 at 08:48 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by danakachewy
is mablethorpe a good flying spot? i have been there as my grandparents have a holiday home in sandylands


nah its a terrible place, oh its horrible ....





shhhhhhhhhhhhh dont tell everyone.....its the best beach on the Lincs coast by miles

danakachewy - 21-6-2007 at 10:36 AM

Great. I might check it out sometime. Whats the average windspeed?

popeyethewelder - 21-6-2007 at 12:26 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by danakachewy
Great. I might check it out sometime. Whats the average windspeed?
lol....is there such a thing....from 0 - 35mph

popeyethewelder - 24-6-2007 at 08:00 AM

Took it to bits to give it the once over after I had changed the tyres to the Assymetric rims....made a little vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZy1UxCVanI

kitemaker4 - 24-6-2007 at 12:37 PM

cool vid.

Susan

Dagon - 25-6-2007 at 11:53 PM

I still have technically not broken 40mph. my best is 39.8 (but hey if you round up its 40)

50mph is pretty sweet, I bet you were lovin' it!!

popeyethewelder - 26-6-2007 at 11:21 AM

I am sooooooo wanting to go faster

WolfWolfee - 1-7-2007 at 01:15 PM

Sure gives us something to shoot for. Love the buggy its incredible and congrats on the PB.
I have hit the 40 mark but need to change to a race buggy can't keep the flexi on the ground.

Cheers

popeyethewelder - 22-7-2007 at 03:29 AM

come and have a ride with me doing 50mph then..



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUB6DqNgLxI

pea - 22-7-2007 at 06:25 AM

Average of 20mph? How fast roughly would i be going downhill in 20mph winds with a 3m? Must suck if i go about 10 :(

khooke - 22-7-2007 at 09:09 AM

Not if the sand is very soft or if you're on soft deep grass, or other soft ground where you have a lot of rolling resistance....

Pablo - 22-7-2007 at 10:26 AM

Don't feel bad if you're not hitting the speeds, best I got locally is something like 30mph, small parks, softish sand, low winds. Then I hit Ivanpah, 45.6mph on a 2m kite. Location and conditions have a lot do to with it, then when everything lines up it comes down to the size of your kahunas. Still got to break the 50mph mark myself.

Congrats Popeye.

jantie - 27-7-2007 at 10:27 PM

congratulations!!:smilegrin:

my first 50 MPH expirience was also a fantastic feeling
imagine at 60+...

jantie - 13-11-2007 at 03:16 PM

on Friday 09-11-2007 it was a stormy day in holland.
the water came too high due to the wind so there was virtualy no beach left.

click here for a small video-impression

but the wind on Sunday 11-11-2007 a bit more from the west at around 9 bft (42 knots)..
and the beach was in a perfect shape,
no personal record and still no world record, but sertanly a mensionable speed...
as you can see on the third photo it was 94KMH (58.7 MPH)
and the run after this was also a 90+ KMH..
i was flying a Libre Vampir 2.3mē.

i'm still aiming for 100KMH (62.5 MPH),
but this was also satisfactory...

next storm in Holland is predicted on the weekend of 28-11-2007,
maybe then a new landspeedrecord for me..

are there on your side of the ocean any new records set lately??




just left it for a few minuts...
PHOTO 1

perfect racetrack
PHOTO 2

topspeed
PHOTO 3

popeyethewelder - 14-11-2007 at 11:26 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by jantie


as you can see on the third photo it was 94KMH (58.7 MPH)
and the run after this was also a 90+ KMH..
i was flying a Libre Vampir 2.3mē.

i'm still aiming for 100KMH (62.5 MPH),
but this was also satisfactory...

next storm in Holland is predicted on the weekend of 28-11-2007,
maybe then a new landspeedrecord for me..

are there on your side of the ocean any new records set lately??




just left it for a few minuts...
PHOTO 1

perfect racetrack
PHOTO 2

topspeed
PHOTO 3


Brilliant well done, the winds have been strong here but westerly, I need an easterly for my nearest fave beach for an onshore, the guys on the west side have been hitting some good speeds.

Once again Brilliant

carl

jantie - 14-11-2007 at 12:38 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by popeyethewelder
Quote:
Originally posted by jantie


as you can see on the third photo it was 94KMH (58.7 MPH)
and the run after this was also a 90+ KMH..
i was flying a Libre Vampir 2.3mē.

i'm still aiming for 100KMH (62.5 MPH),
but this was also satisfactory...

next storm in Holland is predicted on the weekend of 28-11-2007,
maybe then a new landspeedrecord for me..

are there on your side of the ocean any new records set lately??




just left it for a few minuts...
PHOTO 1

perfect racetrack
PHOTO 2

topspeed
PHOTO 3


Brilliant well done, the winds have been strong here but westerly, I need an easterly for my nearest fave beach for an onshore, the guys on the west side have been hitting some good speeds.

Once again Brilliant

carl


Popeye

Do you have personal contact with buggyers that are active on the westcoast of England, or is there also a powerkiteforum in the UK??

regards,
Jantie

popeyethewelder - 14-11-2007 at 01:05 PM

Yes I am in contact with most of the UK Buggiers via forums

sent you a u2u

DAKITEZ - 14-11-2007 at 02:00 PM

congrats !! great videos .... Dangerous Dan has some serious marbles to be sitting on the back filming at 50mph. :o

jantie - 14-11-2007 at 02:26 PM

thanks Popeye..