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Holy fack those are great looking! ? //M

Your always welcome in Denmark as well, we have an old airfield as well (though 4 hours from me so haven't been to it yet) :-) //M

Today it seems the user if this app was the cause of a man's (21 year old) death in Denmark. The van he was driving ended up hitting a three by the side of the road. Pokemon go was still running in his phone when the police arrived. Now that strictly doesn't mean he was playing and driving, but one would certainly think that was the case... Not that this don't happen when people are texting and driving as well, but just shows why fiddling with the phone while driving is a bad (and illegal) idea... //M

Just a wee bit heavier :-p //M

I was instantly thinking of this track, it's by far (imho) the better version compared to the original :-) //M

Well yes and no. With my Speed 4 I used it up to 10-12 ms (20-24 knots) and had a blast (usually in those winds it's only if it was building since I got it in the air). Low wind is just to keep meet sane and the itch away :-) But if it's like the speed 4 the fun begins at 6-7 ms (14-16 knots) on the TT. //M

Oh look what turned up at my doorstep yesterday! Can't wait to give it a go :-) I liked the color of the 12 meter better but the orange isn't too bad on the eyes :-) //M

I've just offloaded my Speed 4 15 meter to make some cash for the new speed 5 15 meter :-) I'm really looking forward for it to arrive, hopefully within the next 2-3 days. Luckily the Danish summer right now is windy enough for my 9 meter :-) Will let you know when it arrives :-) //M

Which makes sense since they're German based :-) Once I get my Speed 4 Lotus 15 meter sold a brand new speed 5 15 meter will be coming my door :-) //M

Sounds about right :-) //M

Haha yeah it kinda puts things a bit in perspective :-) If you do, don't worry last year there was a few participants without any kiting experience just a week prior to the race :-D It's like even if you feel you're doing bad you most properly still have like 10-15 guys and girls behind you - as long as you cross the start line :-) //M

The field it's made of people with very little snowkite experience to top snowkiters add in freestyle kites and light wind - yeah within a 15 minutes from starr the 350 kiters are scattered all over the course :-) It's usually a 20 km roundtrip in a direct line between the gates. This year the course was crossing itself making it seem (and feel) even more chaotic :-) //M

Thanks guys :-) There's more official pictures in www.redbullragnarok.com :-) //M

Heh yeah I can see why that would be quite expensive for you down there :-) Being both a kiteboarder and landboarder snowboard would seem like the best choice - but the snow is often very icy (No chance of finde much powder and the track) and the wind is often very light, so snowboards are actually more complicated to ride compared to skies. They're also much harder on the knees due to the conditions - but if the conditions was ideal I would go for a snowboard. Actually I did go out on the snowboard the day after the race :-) This year 22 out of 350 kiters did the 5 laps within the cutoff time - so yeah quite challanging :-) //M

It was some really hard conditions this year. We had everything from 0 (Yes completely zero) knots to 20-ish knots. Sunshine and whiteout as well. I had a bit of trouble with trimming my speed 4 15 meter after replacing the depower strap on the beach before leaving for the race. As such the kite wasn't perfect for the conditions to say the least, but I made it work. I managed to finish 2 laps and 3 gates (Out of 5) - so basically half the entire race. Which landed me at a position 91 out of 131 in mens skies class. Once more my lack of skiing abillities was a drawback for me, but I'm getting better every year :-) I've attached a few pictures to show the mood prior to racestart :-) All in all I'm quite happy with my result, I'm by no measure a race kiter let alone a snowkiter, so it's not about the placement for me. Though I wuld like to finish all 5 laps next year :-D //M

Haha yea I'm planning in keeping them to myself this time around :-) I will be filming the event using the stuntmancameramounts, most properly mounted in the hip, video to come. If you're really eager to follow me pop by my Facebook page (facebook.com/powerkiterdotdk) :-) Haven't really had much snow this winter, so I'll just do it in the (very scarce) routine - not unlike the other years :-D //M

I'm two days time I'll be leaving for Norway to take part in Ragnarok once more :-) This time around I'll be bringing my Flysurfer Speed 4 15 meter and Speed 5 9 meter and determination to complete all the laps. This must be the year! //M

You need to try my Flysurfer at some point in Rømø :-) //M

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That's amazing! I assume he was on a foil board or race board, not a TT? //M

Not yet,i think it will have to make do with me :-) //M

Ok thanks, that's good to know :-) //M

Had my first go on the speed 5 9 meter today. The wind was light (for the kite size) at 6-7 ms (12-14 knots) so I chose the landboard today What a nice feeling, it's super fast compared to my Speed 4 Lotus 15 meter (no shit Sherlock), it's also faster than my Peter Lynn Changer 2 12 meter (which is power-wise like a 9) so it took a bit of getting used to. But man I like it, it builds power with apparent wind like there's no tomorrow (obviously topped by pure race kites) and I was even able do to a 3,4 meter jump with it (weighing 80-ish kg). I cannot wait to try it out in the water in its sweet spot I recon this will be the kite I top my highest jump (10,3 meter) without breaking any sweat! I also found it's a lot easier to reverse launch than my Speed 4 which is really nice as well. Now if I must say something negative I've never liked stiffners in the leading edge, I'm always afraid they will break or poke a hole in the canopy, but I'm sure they are there for a good reason :-) Bring on Danish summer - oh and release the 15 meter please! //M

Thanks for the warning, I'm off all alcohol until end of May (marathon training), so better be careful :-) //M

That was the single most entertaining skateboarding video I've ever seen //M