Power Kite Forum - 07/08 speed ranking

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posted on 12-5-2008 at 12:43 PM

07/08 speed ranking

Stormboarding has posted the final snowkiting speeds for 2008. 70mph was the fastest! If you scroll down on the page you can read a bit about the conditions and the runs the guy had.
www.stormboarding.com/speedranking0708.html

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posted on 12-5-2008 at 05:22 PM

Hey Joe (DaVinch), Congrats on the Week 1 and Week 9 wins! That is some serious speed. :thumbup:

Good to see New Hampshire so well represented as well. I don't know if Chris Krug ever browses this forum, but that guy has about half of the weekly wins on the list. Very impressive.

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posted on 12-5-2008 at 05:57 PM

Thanks!

My goal for next year is 60 mph :thumbup:

That 70 mph run is insane :o

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posted on 12-5-2008 at 06:49 PM

I've hit 62 on my skis downhill, and that is scary enough, throwing a kite into the mix, one wrong move with the kite and your dead. :o

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posted on 30-7-2008 at 03:03 PM

I'm already thinking about Snow!

Looks like there is a new Drift Snowkite Magazine out: http://www.driftsnowkitemag.com/drift/index.php

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posted on 30-7-2008 at 10:57 PM

hehehehe.....I thought I was the only one. I've been watching longingly for the Snowkiting thread to get some activity - heart skipped a beat when I saw you had posted. Perhaps I'm losing faith in the hope that I'll be making waves this summer......I'll be snowkiting before we hit Oahu......

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posted on 31-7-2008 at 07:55 PM

I was thinking it would be a good time to get a deal on some new Twin Tips :evil:

I used a set of old school slalom skis last season...

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posted on 31-7-2008 at 09:14 PM

I picked up a sweet pair of salomon twin tips at the end of the season via ebay (elvis the ski man) - didn't get a chance to use them,... but looking forward to the winter.

It won't be windy enough to windsurf this weekend, so I'm going to go in search of a dry lake that is about 50 km away that I spotted on google earth....

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posted on 31-7-2008 at 10:34 PM

DaVinch...what length you looking for? Neighbor had a garage sale and I grabbed two set old school style. I'll probably stick to my Kastles. I can check the lengths tomorrow.