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| Quote: | Originally posted by centex_buggier
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!
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You will be missed Steve. See ya at CdM.
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kitemaker4
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Hey Sthrasher38
I fly nasa wings all the time with the buggy. They are great in gusty inland wind. There are several of us now that are flying them over here. You
can fly them on handles with no line and any lenght line set you wish to use. In parking lots we fly them on handles or maybe a 10 ft. line set.
Just remember to move you hands down the handles some because they need more brake input than foils. Once you figue out how much brake to apply then
it is clear sailing.
Susan
PKD Brooza\'s 2, 3, 4 and 5.5 meter
Libre Bora\'s 6 and 7 meter
Libre stainless full race with standard and big foot light wheels
Nasa wings: npw5 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.7, 2.4, 3.1, 3.9, 4.8, 5.8, 6.9 meters
npw9 3.4, 5.3, 6.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, 15.0 meters
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awindofchange
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As Susan (the NPW goddess) has said, just fly em right off the handles and they work great. Most of the people on the playa here use 15-25 foot lines
just to get the kite out a bit. Line length doesn't have the same effect on the NPW's as it does on the other foils. Use the brakes a lot more and
have fun. Don't forget to get in on the rag-flapper race!
See ya on the playa!
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bugymangp
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i fly my npw`s on 12ft lines and smoked everybody at the races.
susan might be a npw goddess but i`m the king. LOL
see you at the races.
counting down the days. should i start packing yet??????
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kitemaker4
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Hey Glenn
I am not so sure about the "king" title. This year there will be more competition in the rag flapper races. It should be a lot of fun.
Is it time to leave.
Susan (npw goddess)
PKD Brooza\'s 2, 3, 4 and 5.5 meter
Libre Bora\'s 6 and 7 meter
Libre stainless full race with standard and big foot light wheels
Nasa wings: npw5 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.7, 2.4, 3.1, 3.9, 4.8, 5.8, 6.9 meters
npw9 3.4, 5.3, 6.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, 15.0 meters
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mak
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shorter lines the better 
Tried a session once with my 7m on 25m lines. Thought my arms were going to to ripped from my sockets. Was funny though as a nearby guy was
instructing a bunch of people and was telling that npw's were just plain un-useable in a buggy, cue many fast runs up and down the beach with said
npw:singing:
Far more fun on just handles direct to bridle (and agree with the extra brake bias, it just works:lol 
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Sthrasher38
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Thanks everyone I will try right off the handles for awhile Then for the playa and rag flapper race I will add a little length To see how that goes. I
think I need some more practice really before I race but we'll se how it goes. I don't want to look like a total baby out there.:P But ya know what
who really cares. At least if I lose I can say I was beat by the best.:tumble: How many days before we can leave?
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bugymangp
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hey trashter
whats cool about flying npws on short lines is.
you just roll up your lines around your handles and stuff
the kite back in the bag. when your ready to fly again just hold the kite in one hand and unwind the lines with the other hand letting the line fall
at you feet. then you can just throw the kite in front of you. shake the kite and your flying.
very hard to get tangles that way. I HATE TANGLES.
see you on the race track. i`ll be the one going by in a blur. LOL.
i don`t think i should tell you some of my npw race serects. but what the hell. its a good idea to have a few npws set up with lines and handles so if
the wind picks up or drops off you can which kites in seconds.
i hope i don`t get flamed for this. LOL
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Hey Glenn you may be the reining npw king (your living in the past) but that will all change in a blurr this year. Can't wait to smoke ya out there.
I have many secret weapons this year to keep you guessing.
Future NPW king!!
Brad
| Quote: | Originally posted by bugymangp
i fly my npw`s on 12ft lines and smoked everybody at the races.
susan might be a npw goddess but i`m the king. LOL
see you at the races.
counting down the days. should i start packing yet?????? |
What I Fly!!!
PKD Buster .7m----PKD Brooza I 5.5m----JOJO RM+ 2m----JOJO Instinct 1.5m---- JOJO Instinct 2.5m---- JOJO Instinct 5.5m---- JOJO WET 8m----JOJO Session
7.5m----Flexifoil Sting 1.2m----Flexifoil Sting 1.7m---- Flexifoil Bullet 1.5m----Flexifoil Blade I 3.3m----Flexifoil Blade III 4m---- Flexifoil Blade
IV 6.5m----Flexifoil Blade III 8.5m----Libra Bora 2m---- Ozone Razor 4.5m---- Force10 2.1m----NPW5 1.7m----NPW5 2.4m----NPW5 3.1m----NPW5 4.8m----NPW5
6.9m----(2) NPW9 3.4m----(3)NPW9 5.3m----NPW9 10m----NPW9 15m----NPW TEEGA 4.3m----NPW TEEGA 2.2m----NPW TEEGA .8m---- Modified Libre Full Race
Buggy----Home Built Aluminum Iceflyer/Windflyer Landsailor
If you hadn\'t realized yet.......................Yes I am ADDICTED TO WIND!!!!!
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bbrex
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By the way what is the max length on the lines we will be racing with. Does anyone know?
Brad
What I Fly!!!
PKD Buster .7m----PKD Brooza I 5.5m----JOJO RM+ 2m----JOJO Instinct 1.5m---- JOJO Instinct 2.5m---- JOJO Instinct 5.5m---- JOJO WET 8m----JOJO Session
7.5m----Flexifoil Sting 1.2m----Flexifoil Sting 1.7m---- Flexifoil Bullet 1.5m----Flexifoil Blade I 3.3m----Flexifoil Blade III 4m---- Flexifoil Blade
IV 6.5m----Flexifoil Blade III 8.5m----Libra Bora 2m---- Ozone Razor 4.5m---- Force10 2.1m----NPW5 1.7m----NPW5 2.4m----NPW5 3.1m----NPW5 4.8m----NPW5
6.9m----(2) NPW9 3.4m----(3)NPW9 5.3m----NPW9 10m----NPW9 15m----NPW TEEGA 4.3m----NPW TEEGA 2.2m----NPW TEEGA .8m---- Modified Libre Full Race
Buggy----Home Built Aluminum Iceflyer/Windflyer Landsailor
If you hadn\'t realized yet.......................Yes I am ADDICTED TO WIND!!!!!
NAPKRA Club #13 Coordinator (Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma)
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Sthrasher38
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dam what a quiver!:wow: And ya all hear this I have only had a hand ful of buggy sessions and barely know how to turn around But who needs to turn.
Does the #2 mean anything to ya? I will have that on my back so the person behind me knows what place he or she is going to be in.  :frog: |
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kitemaker4
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Last time we raced we raced with lines around 10 ft. or on handles.
Susan (npw goddess)
PKD Brooza\'s 2, 3, 4 and 5.5 meter
Libre Bora\'s 6 and 7 meter
Libre stainless full race with standard and big foot light wheels
Nasa wings: npw5 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.7, 2.4, 3.1, 3.9, 4.8, 5.8, 6.9 meters
npw9 3.4, 5.3, 6.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, 15.0 meters
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kitemaker4
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When it comes to nasa wing races everyone is welcome as long as they have a nasa wing. Racing is for fun.
Susan
PKD Brooza\'s 2, 3, 4 and 5.5 meter
Libre Bora\'s 6 and 7 meter
Libre stainless full race with standard and big foot light wheels
Nasa wings: npw5 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.7, 2.4, 3.1, 3.9, 4.8, 5.8, 6.9 meters
npw9 3.4, 5.3, 6.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, 15.0 meters
Quadrifoil xm for sale
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action jackson
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| Quote: | Originally posted by kitemaker4
Last time we raced we raced with lines around 10 ft. or on handles.
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That means Glenn cheated by using 12 ft lines and makes Susan the Champ!..............aj:flaming:
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bugymangp
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| Quote: | Originally posted by action jackson
| Quote: | Originally posted by kitemaker4
Last time we raced we raced with lines around 10 ft. or on handles.
Susan (npw goddess) |
That means Glenn cheated by using 12 ft lines and makes Susan the Champ!..............aj:flaming: |
hey aj
thems fightin` words. i`ll never give up my first place title without a fight. (or a race)
hey brad
i have to be truthful. there was some luck with me winning ALL THREE RACES. just before the start of the race we had a dustdevil blow thur and knocked
out some racers with broken lines and ripped kites. i was luckly and saw it coming and i was able to ball up my kite just before it hit. next thing i
know the race marhalls are blowing the one minute whistle and race was on. other one of my serects is to walk around the buggys and lossen bolts when
nobody is lookin` or just nik lines with a knife. LOL nobody said i had to play fair.:singing::rodent: :D 
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mecdave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bugymangp
(snip) next thing i know the race marhalls are blowing the one minute whistle and race was on. |
Yer welcome. Where's my $5? :frog:
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mecdave
| Quote: | Originally posted by bugymangp
(snip) next thing i know the race marhalls are blowing the one minute whistle and race was on. |
Yer welcome. Where's my $5? :frog: |
hey dave
what are you doing up this time of night????
i`m stuck at work all night.
see me at the hangin` tree for your 5$:singing:
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mecdave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bugymangp
hey dave
what are you doing up this time of night????
i`m stuck at work all night.
see me at the hangin` tree for your 5$:singing: |
I'm trying to register for nabx but I keep getting this message...
"ERROR:
You have attempted to access this form from an unauthorized referer. Access denied!"
Hopefully Bob will figure it out for me in the morning. Don't work too hard guy.
Update: I'm registered! I tried it again this morning but still got the error message, so I copied and pasted the
nabx link directly into IE's url bar and went from there. This time it took my info when I hit the Continue button. Just a heads up for anyone else
that may have this problem.
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Crash
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The hangin tree is after our safety meeting ,right ? I plan to grab a NPW from Sue .Will you help set up the brake Glenn ? I used Toms at beach and
found holding the top of handle better than middle but then brake needed more.maybe I should just fly in the middle of handle,what do you do ?
Terry...aka...Cr@sh
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Sthrasher38
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Question. Is it really dusty out on the playa? I am kinda worried about my can getting blasted by dirt. Is it like at the beach? Dirt blowing across
the ground? I have never been so I dont know Do we need goggles?
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Sthrasher38
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I need a good link to so saftey gear. I gotta look good if nothing else at NBAX. Thanks. Racer # 72
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kitemaker4
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Goggles is not a bad idea. We were out on Elmers a few years ago and the winds were blowing small rocks and they would hit you in the head and face.
I sure was glad I had a full face helmet on then.
You will need knee pads, elbow pads, helmet, gloves and goggles. I also wear long sheeve shirts and long pants to keep me covered up in case I have a
obe.
Susan (npw goddess)
PKD Brooza\'s 2, 3, 4 and 5.5 meter
Libre Bora\'s 6 and 7 meter
Libre stainless full race with standard and big foot light wheels
Nasa wings: npw5 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.7, 2.4, 3.1, 3.9, 4.8, 5.8, 6.9 meters
npw9 3.4, 5.3, 6.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, 15.0 meters
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Sthrasher38
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Thank you susan.  |
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Looks like there is Comic Book Retailer Summit around the same time as NABX....perhaps I can use that as my cunning excuse to go..
Kites: 16m PL Scorpion, 9m & 14m 06 Best Waroo
Vehicles: Thrift store snowboard, fraken-ATB, Old Litewave water board.
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hey...another guys I know is Using the 'cell phone' convention to get his ticket and rental car....:singing:
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Any excuse will do!
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Vehicles: Thrift store snowboard, fraken-ATB, Old Litewave water board.
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So I'm standing out on the playa waiting for the wind to pick up and suddenly my head jerked up and looked back towards Vegas.
"What's up" said somebody standing nearby?
"I just heard a top fuel dragster make a pass!" I said.
"Oh yeah, the Sand Drag Nationals are going on right behind Buffalo Bills!" he said.
There's your excuse (assuming they'll be there that week too).
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Sthrasher38
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Does anyone know what the weather is like there right now? How far is vegas from B. bills?:puzzled:
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Crash
The hangin tree is after our safety meeting ,right ? I plan to grab a NPW from Sue .Will you help set up the brake Glenn ? I used Toms at beach and
found holding the top of handle better than middle but then brake needed more.maybe I should just fly in the middle of handle,what do you do ?
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hey terry
sure i`ll set up your npw for you. just make a 10,12ft line set and have a spare set of handles ready.
one more good thing have for safely gear is a dust mask. you know the kind you use when working in dusty condions.
i always bring a few.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sthrasher38
Does anyone know what the weather is like there right now? How far is vegas from B. bills?:puzzled: |
hey t
there is a weather link on the front page of the nabx site.
vegas is about 45 miles north on I-15 from bills.
alot of buggies will buggy during the day and do a night trip to lost wages.
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