Great! lunchbox and George. I will be calling out your names when I get there on the 3rd. Thanks guys.

Does anyone know about how many eople are expected to be there? Pros & newbies?

you can ask Claxton ,he should know how many registerd !I intend on bringing friends who landsail and kite buggy.theres a expected turnout with landsailers hanging into Nabx's event .lots of diffrent countrys should show up .Ofcourse the usual crew will make a great pow wow but Blokart has an event that might have a few more newbes with traction kiting.:singing:

What is a common line set length for the lake beds? Does it matter?

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Originally posted by Sthrasher38 What is a common line set length for the lake beds? Does it matter?

That depends on the size of your Balls!!!!!........................aj

long lines in low winds (30meter) , short (20m) in hight winds. And a twelve pack of oysters for the balls!!! Go get your 'ret hot' sauce from aj for thy balls. Make sure it's not expired....

In really nuclear winds, if for dome crazy reason I decide to put down the wing, I've been known to fly foils on 15 ft. linesets or just straight off the bridals.

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Originally posted by Sthrasher38 Does anyone know about how many eople are expected to be there? Pros & newbies?

when you register at NABX's website, you can view the attendees list.

you're welcome to a sit in my ApeXX (fullrace) if you want.
dunno if we're bringing a tandem kit right now, as weight seems to be our biggest issue with US Airways. They seem to have the worst weight/dimension allowance. Ruudje from XXtreme is trying to make his way from Euro to NABX. He might bring a tandem kit for me. Look us up down there, (U-Turn Banners)

As for line length .... short lines on either big or small kite.

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Originally posted by kitemaker4 There is nothing wrong with a Libre special. I had one for years before I sold it. Susan

I spent way too many years in a V-Max. Just wish I hadn't sold it before the big move:o

68-69!! 72-73!! Are you crazy?? I wet myself at 20-30 I guess I will be needing some depends for the playa.I think 60mph will be a record for a rockville if it dosen't vibrate apart. I can't wait. I will be in for a treat. I have only been buggying for a few months so I am still learning the basics. You know hanging on and how to turn. Big stuff like that still.

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Originally posted by Sthrasher38 68-69!! 72-73!! Are you crazy??

Yes he is! :frog: I missed that year but I heard Eli and Luk were sling-shotting off the big dust devils to get those speeds! (72.8 setting the world record)

thought it was 78 ,ah, whats a few mph after ya hit 70 anyway .with this freak weather we get sometimes .Eli & luk might break that 100 mph.he'd have to put more than six pounds of weight,hey,does anyone remember the buggy that came into camp and ripped that guys truck down the side like a sardine can.that had weight and I almost went grabbing it ,then found out ,you could loose ya arm.Eli ,I got clocked once by my buggy ,I don't know "HOW" you do it !

Terry,

Are you talking about the time that Bob Childs lost his buggy in an enduro race? This is the first I heard that it had added weight!

I was helping with the race that year and watched it happen.

Bison

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I heard Eli and Luk were sling-shotting off the big dust devils to get those speeds!

Gotta laugh when I hear the stories from that day. Actually Luk had given up trying to beat Eli's 68.9 he was only getting was 68.1, He decided to come back to camp and hit 72.3 on his way back. He had all he could do to stop before camp.

I took a few runs that day should of took the GPS on one of them. Got caught in a big gust that took out PL and JH. I was flying a 2meter and just went with it. Probably the fastest I had ever gone.

Bison

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Originally posted by USA_Eli_A ok...so I hit 68-69mph with 30m set on a 3 meter race kite. Luk hit 72-73mph with a 25m set on 3m kite. So if the winds up, two ways to go about it. kite on long lines gives you more reaction time and the kite stays in the ww. Short lines= crazy kite, if you go too short. 15m or on handles, you loose much performance and you can't see out of your buggy. Last year (2007) I used 25m on a 3m Yakuza got around 65mph without even trying. The issue was slowing down with long lines, the kite seemed to power up, so much I saw the bushes coming and ditched. whooo hooo., fun fun.... My FAVORITE line lenght is 25m for the desert, If I hit up roads in the middle of no-where I go to 20m. we made some 40-50ft sets, and the kites became psyco. Fun to test thy skillz, not fun too cruise. Luk and i were pulling tandems, I rec. 30m sets for this, Luk on a 25 m set got slammed while towing, I could barely hang on, but we were pulling passengers to 55mph or higher. Luk was accelerating much quicker with the 25m sets, I think thats why he had out-o-buggy experience.

Always forgetting the big guy that was 1mph behind you and loaned you the GPS LMAO. Big John

Hey Bison if memory serves me correctly Luk set that speed on the way out bro as he rode back in a vehicle and we have been giving him S*** about that every since.

And finally a big Thank you to Dave Dickerson you gave me some great advise on the Avalanche I sent my ABS module in to modulemaster and they fixed it for next to nothing so I owe you a Beer for the advice next time I see you.

Big John
JoJo1

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Originally posted by buggybison7499 Gotta laugh when I hear the stories from that day. Actually Luk had given up trying to beat Eli's 68.9 he was only getting was 68.1, He decided to come back to camp and hit 72.3 on his way back. He had all he could do to stop before camp. Bison

Aw... I liked my version better.

My best gps verified speed is only 46mph, though I know I've been faster. I swear at those speeds the only thing holding you on the ground is the vacuum formed by yer butt puckering up. :singing:

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Originally posted by JoJo1 And finally a big Thank you to Dave Dickerson you gave me some great advise on the Avalanche I sent my ABS module in to modulemaster and they fixed it for next to nothing so I owe you a Beer for the advice next time I see you. Big John JoJo1

Cool, Bud longnecks works for me.

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Originally posted by buggybison7499 Terry, Are you talking about the time that Bob Childs lost his buggy in an enduro race? This is the first I heard that it had added weight! I was helping with the race that year and watched it happen. Bison

Yep ,that might be the day .Brand new truck too.he got launched then buggy headed for rv but somehow managed to hit truck .we yelled and even a few went to grab buggy but nobody caught it .lucky they didn'tI had my little 8yo girl driving a mustang convertable at on one side of Playa going back to BuffaloBills when Eli & Luk were Blazzing on the other side closer to I 15.We were driving about 60 and yes I know the Playas speedlimit now but they flew right bye us a good clip,they were doin 70 !:singing:

Yep even Peter took a flop and was snoreing unconciouse.he wore his helmet then The little one can reach the pedals now she 11.I have to go threw my tapes but I have that Dirtdevil and all you guys heading out in it cause I was filming my buddy Tom Hoffman who disapeared in it...Man ,Now I gotta look for it!:smug:Eli ,you should have seen the white convertable when we returned it.I turned on the ac and a big dust cloud blew out and it was Brown ,no longer white,they didn't charge me for not cleaning either.you should have seen the look though.Man, I hope no one bites it this year.Looks like a bigger turnout hopefully ! speed ,forget the fisly rules "SPEED"

Time for a change of mood. What it's all about...

http://buggytexas.com/vids/Obsession.wmv

Any Country fans out there?

http://buggytexas.com/vids/SteelHorses2.wmv

The Brits sure put on a show this year!...

http://buggytexas.com/vids/Gravity_Games.wmv

I'm in love with Shakira...

http://buggytexas.com/vids/Get_Away.wmv

There will always be somebody better..

http://buggytexas.com/vids/cam.wmv

I'm ready!

http://buggytexas.com/vids/NewDawn.wmv

Is it time to leave for nabx yet.

Susan

Hey Dave

Shakira might be out of you league.

Susan

I am ready to leave! this will be the longest mo.and a half I have ever spent! Saturday is my birthday!! The big 41 young! Do you have any advise for the NPW's? I just got one. What line lengths do you use and how do you like it in the bug? Thanks.:saint:

I won't be makin it this year. Have a great time out there everyone.
And remember that several people went off to hospital last year, play it safe!

Steve.

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Originally posted by kitemaker4 Hey Dave Shakira might be out of you league. Susan

Well Happy Valentines day to you too sweety. <smooch> :frog: