The 50mph club that is

http://pic7.piczo.com/Popeyethewelder/?g=39541542&cr=7

Time to shoot for the 60mph club............aj

Congrats on the 51mph.

Susan

A fitting ride for a master craftsman. Now mount a video cam and do 60. Youve got the bug for it!

is mablethorpe a good flying spot? i have been there as my grandparents have a holiday home in sandylands

Well done Popey!!

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Originally posted by danakachewy is mablethorpe a good flying spot? i have been there as my grandparents have a holiday home in sandylands

nah its a terrible place, oh its horrible ....





shhhhhhhhhhhhh dont tell everyone.....its the best beach on the Lincs coast by miles

Great. I might check it out sometime. Whats the average windspeed?

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Originally posted by danakachewy Great. I might check it out sometime. Whats the average windspeed?

lol....is there such a thing....from 0 - 35mph

Took it to bits to give it the once over after I had changed the tyres to the Assymetric rims....made a little vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZy1UxCVanI

cool vid.

Susan

I still have technically not broken 40mph. my best is 39.8 (but hey if you round up its 40)

50mph is pretty sweet, I bet you were lovin' it!!

I am sooooooo wanting to go faster

Sure gives us something to shoot for. Love the buggy its incredible and congrats on the PB.
I have hit the 40 mark but need to change to a race buggy can't keep the flexi on the ground.

Cheers

come and have a ride with me doing 50mph then..



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUB6DqNgLxI

Average of 20mph? How fast roughly would i be going downhill in 20mph winds with a 3m? Must suck if i go about 10

Not if the sand is very soft or if you're on soft deep grass, or other soft ground where you have a lot of rolling resistance....

Don't feel bad if you're not hitting the speeds, best I got locally is something like 30mph, small parks, softish sand, low winds. Then I hit Ivanpah, 45.6mph on a 2m kite. Location and conditions have a lot do to with it, then when everything lines up it comes down to the size of your kahunas. Still got to break the 50mph mark myself.

Congrats Popeye.

congratulations!!

my first 50 MPH expirience was also a fantastic feeling
imagine at 60+...

on Friday 09-11-2007 it was a stormy day in holland.
the water came too high due to the wind so there was virtualy no beach left.

click here for a small video-impression

but the wind on Sunday 11-11-2007 a bit more from the west at around 9 bft (42 knots)..
and the beach was in a perfect shape,
no personal record and still no world record, but sertanly a mensionable speed...
as you can see on the third photo it was 94KMH (58.7 MPH)
and the run after this was also a 90+ KMH..
i was flying a Libre Vampir 2.3m².

i'm still aiming for 100KMH (62.5 MPH),
but this was also satisfactory...

next storm in Holland is predicted on the weekend of 28-11-2007,
maybe then a new landspeedrecord for me..

are there on your side of the ocean any new records set lately??




just left it for a few minuts...
PHOTO 1

perfect racetrack
PHOTO 2

topspeed
PHOTO 3

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Originally posted by jantie as you can see on the third photo it was 94KMH (58.7 MPH) and the run after this was also a 90+ KMH.. i was flying a Libre Vampir 2.3m². i'm still aiming for 100KMH (62.5 MPH), but this was also satisfactory... next storm in Holland is predicted on the weekend of 28-11-2007, maybe then a new landspeedrecord for me.. are there on your side of the ocean any new records set lately?? just left it for a few minuts... PHOTO 1 perfect racetrack PHOTO 2 topspeed PHOTO 3

Brilliant well done, the winds have been strong here but westerly, I need an easterly for my nearest fave beach for an onshore, the guys on the west side have been hitting some good speeds.

Once again Brilliant

carl

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Originally posted by popeyethewelder Quote: Originally posted by jantie as you can see on the third photo it was 94KMH (58.7 MPH) and the run after this was also a 90+ KMH.. i was flying a Libre Vampir 2.3m². i'm still aiming for 100KMH (62.5 MPH), but this was also satisfactory... next storm in Holland is predicted on the weekend of 28-11-2007, maybe then a new landspeedrecord for me.. are there on your side of the ocean any new records set lately?? just left it for a few minuts... PHOTO 1 perfect racetrack PHOTO 2 topspeed PHOTO 3 Brilliant well done, the winds have been strong here but westerly, I need an easterly for my nearest fave beach for an onshore, the guys on the west side have been hitting some good speeds. Once again Brilliant carl

Popeye

Do you have personal contact with buggyers that are active on the westcoast of England, or is there also a powerkiteforum in the UK??

regards,
Jantie

Yes I am in contact with most of the UK Buggiers via forums

sent you a u2u

congrats !! great videos .... Dangerous Dan has some serious marbles to be sitting on the back filming at 50mph. :o

thanks Popeye..