wish I was there

2012 is your next chance!!
If anyone is intersted in doing the next world cup let me or Ricky know!:wee:

An other few WC. pictures from yves ( kite shop owner at the Panne ) :singing:

http://www.pbase.com/beachshop/wk_de_panne_2010

And I found a vid. at the Aekb forum ( Spanish forum ) of the start a race on Thursday ( dono what race on that day )

http://vimeo.com/15588729

You will find more vid. from Simon Arlott on the side .
Like the Scottish team entering the beach !
and more pict. from the Spanish team .

http://picasaweb.google.com/111780830666626800823/KitebuggyW...

Thanxx Jon , Simon And Yves

Have Fun
Ruudje

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Originally posted by ripsessionkites i saw lots of new prototypes coming into the market soon, pkd's new race kite looks interesting but doesnt seem fast enough yet.

You got to pass on the info on PKD's new race kite, How did it handle? What size did you fly? Any new designs, colors? What is the problem of it not being fast?

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Originally posted by bigkid Quote: Originally posted by ripsessionkites i saw lots of new prototypes coming into the market soon, pkd's new race kite looks interesting but doesnt seem fast enough yet. You got to pass on the info on PKD's new race kite, How did it handle? What size did you fly? Any new designs, colors? What is the problem of it not being fast?

According to PKD they are just getting started with the new race kite and it could take up to a year until it comes on the market.
Lets be honest, there is no reason to bring out any new Race kite unless it can beat a Vapor so don't really expect to see anything new soon (except of course the Vapor with the new Fabric that is now available)
And Trust me Peter Lynn is not just going to sit back and wait for some one else to bring out somthing faster.

ohya as far as designs and colors it was Blue/Black/White. It looked like a Buster that got streched really long!

So K1999, in your hands, will the Vapor always beat the Yak GT? curious minds want to know!

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Originally posted by bobalooie57 So K1999, in your hands, will the Vapor always beat the Yak GT? curious minds want to know!

No!! There is no kite out there that will fly itself!!
If you have somone that can fly a GT they can be competitive.
The big diffrence is simply that the Vapor is very friendly to fly, but that alone does not put you up front.
GT's, Combats, and Spirits all are great kites with the ability to bring in a win. Each has its strong and weak points. Including the Vapor!! Peter Lynn has just done thier homework very well and brought out an Excelent kite that alot of people are able to fly. This does not mean that everyone should run out and buy one. It is and stays a RACE KITE and you need race kite skills to fly one.
So now I hope you are confused enough!:singing:

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Originally posted by Krohn1999 Quote: Originally posted by bobalooie57 So K1999, in your hands, will the Vapor always beat the Yak GT? curious minds want to know! No!! There is no kite out there that will fly itself!! If you have somone that can fly a GT they can be competitive. The big diffrence is simply that the Vapor is very friendly to fly, but that alone does not put you up front. GT's, Combats, and Spirits all are great kites with the ability to bring in a win. Each has its strong and weak points. Including the Vapor!! Peter Lynn has just done thier homework very well and brought out an Excelent kite that alot of people are able to fly. This does not mean that everyone should run out and buy one. It is and stays a RACE KITE and you need race kite skills to fly one. So now I hope you are confused enough!:singing:

good way to put it ... the proto PKD looks small in the sky because of the White trailing edge section, sort of neat idea to confuse the competition. they have a long way to go but it will replace the combat im sure with Michael design skills.

talking to the pro riders on the OZ GTs, most like the old version, its too stable and they also need to size up one to everyone else.

the vapor had some issues in the extreme gusty conditions where the spirit did a bit better especially when hitting that technical passage zone in limited winds. however in no wind everyone just got suck together. LOL.

Vapor has done well in its first season (being PL first race kite on the market), winning all competitions expect in every country with a few missed competitions of course. its been proven to be super fast even for light guys like me and an extra person on the rear, and super duper fast in a straight line. the new vapors come with an even lighter material still making it the lightest race kite on the market.

most of the other brands are in R&D mode right now to design something faster, however so is Michel. I will NOT say more at this time.

any race kite you buy you really need to take the time to know them, tune them and just keep on flying.

Beamerbob, buy my custom Vapors so I can get my new set in Pink / Cherry / Pink.

Sorry Rip, I'll need to acclimate myself to the RIIs in the smaller sizes to see where I stand. I just might be finished buying kites for awhile. Heresy I know.

more pictures from "buggy inspection day: http://tivoli.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Kites/2010-09-2802-WK-de-P...

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Originally posted by ripsessionkites Quote: any race kite you buy you really need to take the time to know them, tune them and just keep on flying. I think that really says it all.

well that didn't come out the way I wanted, I think rip's statement said it all!

Here are some films from Simon (Photographer from the Scottish Team)

http://vimeo.com/15605284


Here are a collection of his pictures

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lp0/collections/721576250848474...

Enjoy!

Very cool to see a race go off like that !

Rip was easy to pick out. Cool how it ends with him heading back upwind.

I can't pick you out Chris? What kite + colour are you flying ?

It is more clear now why Rip' has so much to say about the PKD kites. It looks like they were his main competition in that section of the pack.

As far as aggresive looking goes. I think the Black Libre with the red leading edge looks like it just ate the competition !

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lp0/5058953707/in/set-721576251...

best picture ever, first day Jon and I were out on our 16m Vapors while I was infront most of the time (even he was worried if we had light winds that would be my advantage). we werent racing yet just having some light wind fun. however it was short lived as he still remains #1 and I #54. =(

oh the memories.

Somehow car 54, or more precisely I guess, parakar..t 54 sounds very appropriate :P

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Originally posted by Bladerunner I can't pick you out Chris? What kite + colour are you flying ?

I myself have not seen the Videos so I don't know which kite I had in the air. Most of the time I had Black and Red.
Just look for US123, Thats me.

http://www.vimeo.com/15743634

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