Can't make it this weekend. I'm looking to make it up for Long Beach demo #1,2. and 3
South Beach #2 and #3.

Any one got a line on cheap lodging in the area?

Coolbreeze asked me a good question on Sat..
When we show up next Sat. Do we have to check in with somebody or just display #'s and play safe ? CB is an early riser and if I know him will be chomping at the bit around 7 a.m. !

7 a.m.? I do believe that he considers 7 a.m. sleeping in!

May actually get a shot at making it up for Saturday after all, although it would only be for the day.

Wife is out of town all day Saturday at a district track meet.
<sneaks gear in to cab of truck>

I plan to be there sat with the family, likley not staying for sun/mon unfortunatly... we'll see how the wife and kids take it Permit does not start til the afternoon, see the napkra forum for details.

Does anyone have a tandem kit for a hardcore that they can bring? I'd like to take the kids for a short ride depending on the wind.

gotcha covered Bill ;-)

Being these are NAPKRA sanctioned events, ALL pilots of buggies need to be NAPKRA pilots in good standing. All tandem riders/passengers also need to sign and turn a Liability Waiver form into the NAPKRA Coordinator. If the tandem rider/passenger is a minor their legal guardian must sign the Waiver also and turn it in.
Wish I could be there.

Brad Rex
NAPKRA Secretary/Insurance Officer

Appreciate the info Brad Since it is mandatory to have insurance, we definitely need to do what we have to, to keep it in force.

I just want to remind everybody too that yes, this is a NAPKRA sanctioned event and is only necessarily that way because of the requirements that the parks dept set forth. Mainly an organized body with liability coverage and along with the very short time period we had to put this together. Major, major kudos to Evans Fletcher for making this happen. What I'm getting to is that this is just a door, just a beginning. After this series of events and everything goes smoothly, as I expect it will, the door is open.

The goal here is to open up these areas to "all" wind powered vehicles. Since NAPKRA insurance only covers members riding buggies, those are the rules that we need to adhere to.

Let's go have some fun

Thanks Jim, and Bill, yes latest info has been posted on NAPKRA. I'll check with the Ranger for additional times on Sat.
With that being said, Like Jim said these are NAPKRA events, and NAPKRA insurance and dues are coming up in a couple of months. So, I encourage all to join NAPKRA. As a group of enthusiasts we need this organization to better our opportunities for places to fly. As well as being able to hold sanctioned events and races. The Parks folks have already mentioned to me the possibility, down the road, to have races. They see us as a full fledged organized group of folks with safety guidelines, insurance and would be a added plus to local area tourism. Think about it.

Thanks Evans & Brad! I certainly very much appreciate all of your hard work to bring attention to and to driving this so far as to have ranger demo days!

My primary goals of coming to this event is to show the state that 1) kiting is safe, 2) NAPKRA pilots are organized and responsible individuals, 3) kiting is fun. Let's all make sure that we foremost demonstrate to Washington that NAPKRA is a trustworthy organization by running a safe, smooth event.

See y'all on Saturday!

I might not be able to make it afterall. The wife just started complaining about the drive up and I've only got one car down here right now :dunno: meh.

I'm not sure if it matters to the wife but your participation would be greatly appreciated. This being the 1st event I think we need all the numbers + skilled riders we can pull together. Maybe she just needs to here it from one of us?

WE NEED YOU !!

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Originally posted by arkay I might not be able to make it afterall. The wife just started complaining about the drive up and I've only got one car down here right now :dunno: meh.

The forecast of a cold rainy beach has her thinking that the kids will just be sitting in the car for the day. Anything in greyland to occupy small children?

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Originally posted by arkay The forecast of a cold rainy beach has her thinking that the kids will just be sitting in the car for the day. Anything in greyland to occupy small children?

Watching me try to 2 wheel in a buggy should be funny even to small children!

On My Way :wee:

On my way . I think I might have sed a get out if jail free ard. And on site weather reports? It's raining in manzo

A good time was had by all! Good turn out and I think the Rangers like us :cool2:

Hey Bladerunner, you must've got down there lickedy split! :o

How long did it take you to drive?

And how was flying on the beach, what were the winds like? How many of you out there today?

And, so, were you two wheelin' in Frankenbuggy or what?!

Do fill us in, the fans back home wanna know more!

I think we were at least 10 buggies strong? Can't seem to get the 2 wheel thing going. I slide out as soon as I try? FUN THOUGH !!! Working on reverse riding and transitions seems best? Great day with great winds. We have to keep it to the 25mph speed limit while being watched and that isn't easy!
The boarder was terrible 2 1/2 hours . 7 1/2 hours to do a 5 hour trip! WORTH IT !!!!!!!!

Everybody was asking for you Airin . You'll have to come with next time !

I think we are doing a good job of looking responsible and safe.

MANY thanks the Fletcht for all his hard work !

Thanks for the update Bladerunner. Does sound worth the price you paid in time sitting at the border (yeah, really what IS with that - can't they put on a few more staff at the start of a long weekend....d'oh!).

Glad you guys are showing 'em how much fun buggying is and how safe the sport can be. Awesome!

:wee: What a great weekend ! :wee:
Onshore again today ! Big wide beach . I'm thrilled to have had a weekend back in the buggy. I almost forgot how much fun they can be !
The weekend is already a complete success but we hope to squeeze in another 2 mile run or 2 before we get confined to Gary Point dry lake again. :dunno:
I can't thank you enough for all your effort Fletcht !

It was a GREAT weekend of nearly onshore winds!

Thanks to Wa. State Parks for allowing us to have this event AND to Evans for doing all the leg work to make it happen.

Thanks to all The Canadians who made the long trip to join us. Thanks to all the folks from Oregon who helped us make this event a success. And last but not least to the folks from the Seattle area that joined us for a GREAT weekend at the beach.

See you all in 3 weeks at Pacific Beach, WA.

Morrie

I concur, an absolutely fantastic weekend! Ok, well saturday The wind was beautiful on Sat (did anyone break out a anemometer?) and the company was even better! New friends and old, I can't wait to meet up again! Huge thanks to Evans for making this all possible; someday soon I'm sure we'll all be regular visitors to the WA beaches!

Thanks all, Having great winds helped a whole lot. Also,I didn't get where we are all alone. Others have been very helpful with answers to my questions through this process. Also, events don't happen without participation, so thanks to all that could show up. I hope all that were part of this weekend can come back and others visit.

I stopped by the ranger's office on the way out and they are looking forward to our next visit. All went well from their end.

I talked to a couple of business owners, they are excited to see new recreation opportunities on their beaches. Anything that brings in revenue. With that being said, the next event in South beach will be crowded rooms are at a minimum. I posted a phone for a different place on NAPKRA that might have a couple of places still.

First off ... Thank you to Evans for the effort he put into making this event possible. We had near perfect conditions and great people to share it with. Just seeing Bladerunner in a buggy all week end was almost worth the trip alone We had near westilies all week end which meant that we could run the full length of the beach most of the week end. The rangers where great and from what I saw , I think we made a good impresion. I also spoke to some of the locals and there wasn't one negative comment. I had a guy come up to me on the beach saying that he used to fly what would be Blow carts 15 to 20 years ago and he was told to stop or face charges, so he sold all his gear and never returned to the sport. maybe this will change all that. If any of you are on the fence in regards to attending any of the other evensts planned, you really need to make an effort to attend,..... it's really important to use this oppertunity that Evans has presented us wisely.

Thats it I'm off my soap box now.

Now back to our lumpy park

Thanks.
Coolbreeze
KC888

Thanks to everyone for making it a great weekend.
A few photos to look at here http://www.flickr.com/photos/nw20/sets/72157624007165539/

WOW, is all I can say about that first event on that beach. I just watched 10mins of Beach Version NABX runs. i really really need to quit my job or request weekends off more often. WOW.

Here is my first attempt a movie making. :embarrased: sorry there is'nt a soundtrack. and the end got cut off. It's supposed to say " the end to a great week end"

http://vimeo.com/user3928474/videos

Coolbreeze
KC888

NICE :D

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