tototo
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MG aéro - Gin Tonkawa
http://youtube.com/v/l-R6zLFAb_A
In France, first try of the MG Aéro, with Gin Tonkawa
Great ! BUT :
upwind, not used to ride this "fast", I was pushing on the side-bar when a hole, under my wheel under wind, made me brake a rib !!
I am recovering now, and after one month being race-master, I will go back to follow this king a ride !!
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bigkid
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OUCH. heal soon.
Appex buggy, Libre hardcore buggies.
Flexboardz. Blokarts.
PKD Century Soulflys. NPW's. Nasa Stars.
A few other less flown oddballs,
Line sets from 10" to 328" or 2m to 100m.
worlds only AQR that works.
North American distributor for PKD.
"Kite Bugging is not an addiction until you try to quit".
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Kober
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Nice video .....
I got some tonkawas ... now I need MG Aero ...lol....
... get well soon ... and make some more videos ....
New Jersey Kite Addicts
NAPKA US-212
2021 Eleveight FS .........10......12
2021 Eleveight XS .........14
Gin Zulu II / III .........5...7
Gin Sherpa .......10
Gin Yeti ..........4.5
Gin Tonkawa ..........3.1...4.1...5.4...6.8...8.7...11.5...15.4
Liquid Force ELITE .... 6m
Flysurfer Speed4 Lotus 18m
Flysurfer Sonic-FR .... 9 ....11....18m
Flysurfer Sonic2 .....11....15m
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
 ....... My videos!
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John Holgate
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I got some tonkawas .. |
Speaking of writing reviews......prod, prod.... 
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Kober
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lol......
Would love to do that ..... Tankawas are in mail .... so ... it will take some time to get to know them ......
.... and .... that is my first race kite ..... so I can't be the one who tells if its good or not .... .wait.... its all good ..... its GIN
!!!!.......
After reading few posts on European forums ...... I know .... I will not be disappointed ... and I seen those in action on WBB event ..... One
of Canadians have 5 and 15 .... and he likes them a lot ...
You know way more about race kites ...... Thats why I look for reviews from people like you !!!!!..... advance kiters with lots of experience ....
New Jersey Kite Addicts
NAPKA US-212
2021 Eleveight FS .........10......12
2021 Eleveight XS .........14
Gin Zulu II / III .........5...7
Gin Sherpa .......10
Gin Yeti ..........4.5
Gin Tonkawa ..........3.1...4.1...5.4...6.8...8.7...11.5...15.4
Liquid Force ELITE .... 6m
Flysurfer Speed4 Lotus 18m
Flysurfer Sonic-FR .... 9 ....11....18m
Flysurfer Sonic2 .....11....15m
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
....... My videos!
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rocfighter
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Nice place to ride. Smooth and long. Great video too.
NAPKA # US65
HQ ApexII 7.5
Skydog/ SDT2.8, SDT4.0, SDT5.5, SDF3.0
Pansh Ace 5.0 X2
North Husky 6.0
PL Guerilla 13, 18
PL C-Quad 2.3, 3.2, 4.2
Home made Rat Buggy
Libre V Max on barrow Plus wider taller sand tires & bigfoot front end
Blades Of Death, \"thanks Fran\"
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tototo
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what's great with tonkawa, is the way you can manage gust and get the kite faster after ! upwind great great, downwind, it is less important.
For a race kite, the gap between 2 kite sizes is too important for top pilots, but for me (and my bank account) it's better, I have 3 ; 4 ; 5.4 ; 6.8
; 8.7 and 11.5, and I can ride with wind from quite nothing to 20/25 knots.
The place on the video is quite technical, a "road" with hole on one side, and water on the other, and going from one bank to the other is very
interesting !
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tototo
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Alexis (the one with the go pro on the helmet) will get his revange tomorrow !!! the rib is hurting less !!!
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Bladerunner
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Just to make sure I am seeing this right. The person who's perspective this is , is flying a PL Vapor or Reactor ? With a white and black bottom. You
are in the other buggy with the Lime kite ?
P.S. Yet another great video showing how different most folks hold / use their handles / brakes in Europe.
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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bobalooie57
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and some great buggies... :eekdrull:
Team MEAN GREEN
Bob Lussier
OUTLAW KITER
1.4M Beamer III, 2M Beamer IV,2M
Toxic HQ , 7.5MApex III, HQ, Quadrifoil XXXL (9.66M), NPW5 2.4,4.8m,
NPW9 3.4M(HQ),NPW9 7M (RASTA\'S FURY),
NPW9 7.6M (BIG SISTAH),NPW9 12MGREENMONSTER(km4), P L Comp ST buggy,PL Bigfoot+
buggy, Atomic Alibi Snowboard, Protec Knee/Elbow Pads & Helmet, Seirus wristguards, Demon crash shorts, LaCross chest/shoulder pads.
(tryin\' to be safe!)
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Kober
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..... any footage from revenge run ????
New Jersey Kite Addicts
NAPKA US-212
2021 Eleveight FS .........10......12
2021 Eleveight XS .........14
Gin Zulu II / III .........5...7
Gin Sherpa .......10
Gin Yeti ..........4.5
Gin Tonkawa ..........3.1...4.1...5.4...6.8...8.7...11.5...15.4
Liquid Force ELITE .... 6m
Flysurfer Speed4 Lotus 18m
Flysurfer Sonic-FR .... 9 ....11....18m
Flysurfer Sonic2 .....11....15m
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
....... My videos!
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tototo
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Footage are on the computer for making the seeing fun !!!
I am in the MG aero buggy with the tonkawa lime and white (4,1m²)
The young boy (in the french team for the word championship) with vapor (4,5m²)
Yesterday about 27 knots, with gust, tonkawa 3,1 was in front of the reactor 2 3,5 ; but then afraid of hearting me again the rib, I'd prefer to
switch to reactor 1 2,9m², and he switch to bora 3m², he was back in front of me !
We were 10 to 12, riding on the beach (25 km long), and then a "race" circuit to get fun ! start upwind, tack, another tack, upwind => reaching
=> downwind and a biggggg jibe, a faaast downwind, and lonnnnggg tack, and the 2nd lap !
We will get a last round ;-) next time !!!!
MG aero with the tonkawa, make something great :D
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