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posted on 23-2-2009 at 10:15 PM

Cool video

Pretty sweet video of some guys tearing it up with some racekites - anybody know who they are?

http://www.vimeo.com/3056066

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posted on 23-2-2009 at 10:20 PM

Wow, I have to admit.... That is the first video I have seen that makes me want to try out buggying. Looks like a BLAST. Most of the videos i've seen are just of buggies, going... flying a kite... turn around... come back. to a non-buggier it just seems silly to me, but THAT was a great video!!!

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posted on 23-2-2009 at 10:45 PM

Yeah - a lot of videos just show guys cruising around 15 to 20mph. Once you get a taste for speed (my best recorded so far is 43mph with a bent axle) you just want to go faster. Plus the power slides at speed are an incredible rush - and they look cool too.

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posted on 23-2-2009 at 10:54 PM

Man those race kites sure do look like performance units through and through hey? Sexy....

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posted on 23-2-2009 at 11:10 PM

From what I've seen they are great engines but with small ranges per size (about 5mph) - plus they are a tad expensive - so if you want a full quiver you'd need about 5 kites (that's covering from 5 to 30mph winds - but solid power throughout). My 10m guerilla could cover that but not deliver anything worth while until 15mph - from there on, it's on!

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posted on 24-2-2009 at 11:10 AM

Those Guys are Harald, Stefan and some other fellow pilots here in Holland, Harald (the pilot and editor) is also going to drive P.L.Vapors.

Thorn is a place in Holland, a bit far from the beach, so this is a noce alternative for those gus, and yes some of those guys realy ripping hard with those Yaks.

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posted on 24-2-2009 at 08:42 PM

Thanks Ozzy good to know the origin - seems like the Netherlands supports a good number of racers - I was there back in 1998 - too bad I wasn't into kiting at the time. By the way Holland is a beautiful country - I am totally jealous.

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posted on 24-2-2009 at 09:20 PM

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posted on 16-3-2009 at 06:04 PM

I think ive seen that site on other videos too. I thought it looked familiar.

Excelent vid.

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