U-turn Nitro 2M

the nitro is my first venture into the race kite world. having attended my first event in july at hoylake the gulf between the great yoz and race kites is remarkable.

before buying i flew several of the leading contenders razors and centuries most notably, i even acquired a 1.7 soulfly which scared me silly on its first few outtings. tryin other kites i found the airea raptor to be the most user friendly race kite. faced then with the dilema that they are no longer being made i opted to take a risk and try the 2.0 nitro. the u-turn designer being the man originally behind the raptor first flight wot a surprise stablilty to rival the yoz pull beyond its size and a darn nice looking kite.

the kelvar bridals look bomb proof all stiched and taped into the kite structure. the most notable feature on the bridal is the use of small "power rings" suspended from the main lines to hold the break line about 10 cm below

the sail is porcher marine substantially reinforced on its edges and in the cells helpin to hold them open. the wing tips have the useful sand dump velcro vents all the stiching is neat and accurate very much like the yoz which is no surprise as they are made in the same factory

the kite is presented in the usual stuff sac and sold as kite only, there is a huge size range available but i doubt if anyone would need of buy every one. they step up 25% projected area from 1.8 to a huge 15 meter monster

the only critism could be the price but maybe in time that may drop ( hint hint)

By : bigred