a few years ago i got to just ride my buggy down the levels of a parking garage at a park. i was thinking of doing this at a big hill on a day with no wind to see what i can make the buggy do.
has anyone ever done either of these things

fire exit at Cypress Mtn., locally

dunno about your area and motorized vehicles but in EUR they have motor attachments.

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Originally posted by shortlineflyer a few years ago i got to just ride my buggy down the levels of a parking garage at a park. i was thinking of doing this at a big hill on a day with no wind to see what i can make the buggy do. has anyone ever done either of these things

In the immortal words of Charlton Heston at the beginning of Armageddon (@ 1:40):

"It happened before... it will happen again. It's just a question of when."

(I watch too many movies. )




Downhill.... no kite.... at night.... on snow. :o



I like the cell phone call in the background.

Do a Youtube search of "Downhill Kite Buggy" and you will find a fair number.

ATB,
Sam

well done
you quoted my favorite movie of all time

I know John Holgate made a video of him riding down a hill around him, ended up in a parking lot of some sort, but he definitely got some good speed in! I live in a very flat place and not sure I could find a hill big enough to hit more than 10 mph!

GACK.... I just noticed the notes for the second vid, I posted.... MAX SPEED 82 Km/h. That's looney tunes in the dark... on snow, etc.

ATB,
Sam

I didn't know that was Charlton Heston! Must have been one of the last things he did. That an getting ambushed by Mike Moore.

oops, I digress... yes, I occasionally drag my buggy up my hill and come slaloming down it just for a bit of fun. It also is a good fitness workout (the uphill bit). I occasionally think how jealous all the little kids would be if they saw my very flash 'billy-cart'

edit: ps: the 'car parS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K- was my driveway.

pss: yes, towing certainly does work. At Kingston in South Australia they do a long downwind run along the beach and then have multiple tow ropes behind a 4wd to come back.

Little bit of footage of that on here:

Does tow-in work ? That's how we did the initial testing on Chuckawalla Rock-It 1.0. Ski rope behind a quad through some nasty moguls and a drop off into a wash that taco'd the frame but no warp speed passes.

I down hill all the time testing stuff :wee:
lots of fun

I forgot about that video Nick! Remember thinking "I hope a car doesn't back out"

Hope you make it to WW!

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Originally posted by shortlineflyer a few years ago i got to just ride my buggy down the levels of a parking garage at a park. i was thinking of doing this at a big hill on a day with no wind to see what i can make the buggy do. has anyone ever done either of these things

Here's mine from a couple of years ago. They're both just test videos, unfinished and a bit boring.
I've been wanting to do something better but never found the time.

Test vid

Extreme Buggy Cruz'n

I test drive my stuff on the road and Westcott reservoir all the time. 30mph down the road , bump over into the grass , power slide to a stop. Its all good!