smoo Posted March 22, 2015 Report Posted March 22, 2015 Its a bit old now, but I don't remember seeing this on KC Quote
xtreme playboy Posted March 31, 2015 Report Posted March 31, 2015 No you did nt as it had to be kept on the QT :-) Quote
smoo Posted April 1, 2015 Author Report Posted April 1, 2015 Hayling News : East Winner sand bank land kite record attempt Quote
mick Posted April 1, 2015 Report Posted April 1, 2015 I did read this when smoo originally posted the very hopeful attempt at a world record. They wanted to hit 60 mph in a buggy. FFS how long ago was this. He said " pulled by a massive kite" WTF ???? Now this Hayling thing. 36 mph on a board. Blimey, enough for a world record. Tell guys like Spooky who've done way over 40 regularly. Sounds like typical Hayling rubbish. The birthplace of windsurfing and the KGB. Quote
xtreme playboy Posted April 1, 2015 Report Posted April 1, 2015 Official Guinness world record ! As no one has the balls to do a proper job , just take a selfie with a GPS as you hang out the car window lol the challenge is step up to the mark stop hiding behind popeye unofficial speeds , set a speed to GWR criteria ......easy Quote
mick Posted April 1, 2015 Report Posted April 1, 2015 XP, you know and I know, theres a zillion buggyers out there who can pee 60mph and how many boarders have gone quicker than 36mph ? My Daughter went quicker at 10 yrs old. It really needs someone to take a good racer to somewhere decent and with the correct timing equipment and kick ass. Maybe, a summer jam at somewhere like Pendine or Pembrey with a record attempt or speed challenge open on the day. I realise it takes a very special set of circumstances to collide to make the perfect day for it. Quote
xtreme playboy Posted April 2, 2015 Report Posted April 2, 2015 Yeah sadly mick it will take a very special someone to come along with the funding able to get the right people there on the right day , and it it wasn't for the lack of trying and still trying , 2 yrs of hard work went into that which all ended up with a 4 hr slot of opportunity it has to start somewhere so now the ball is rolling someone somewhere may just keep the momentum up . As for organising an open event it will never work too many variables a lot of paper work and many sleepless nights. A dedicated team with funding is the only way forward as I see it. I ve done a lot of the hard work who can come up with the funding? Richard Branson is our man but try and try as I might I can't get his attention :-( I even had an interview lined up with him but but when I got to the meeting he had been called away and the next thing you know his space programme hits a low so not the best of timing s. We need a champaign to get GWR to recognise kite bikes and tandem buggy s first so is there anyone out there willing to help? Quote
mick Posted April 2, 2015 Report Posted April 2, 2015 so is there anyone out there willing to help? Well, shall I make the answer as short as possible and straight to the point? Quote
xtreme playboy Posted April 2, 2015 Report Posted April 2, 2015 Lol Well there will be believers and none believers end of the day someone was going to try it :-) It raised money for a children's charity and main headline news on the BBC TV ahead of the prem footie so some positive PR for kiting in general which can only be a good thing compared to the hostilities often found with kiting (I ve never had so much sh.t in any of my sports! What is it with kites and public?.) For those of you really interested it's all on face book "project -swift" for those who are not there's the off button Quote
xtreme playboy Posted April 2, 2015 Report Posted April 2, 2015 That's a BIG Yes then Mick :-))) Quote
smoo Posted April 2, 2015 Author Report Posted April 2, 2015 I don't know how much GWR charge, but if you want the World Sailing Speed Record Council to ratify your attempt they charge £4k plus expenses:eek: WSSRC Rules Quote
mick Posted April 2, 2015 Report Posted April 2, 2015 That's a BIG Yes then Mick :-))) TBH its a significantly smaller word, one third less in size to be precise. Quote
Robocourier Posted April 2, 2015 Report Posted April 2, 2015 Ah, but if they're on the beach they won't need to bring a boat with them. Quote
Robocourier Posted April 2, 2015 Report Posted April 2, 2015 I don't know how much GWR charge, but if you want the World Sailing Speed Record Council to ratify your attempt they charge £4k plus expenses:eek: WSSRC Rules Ah, but if you're on the beach, they won't need to bring a boat with them. Quote
xtreme playboy Posted April 4, 2015 Report Posted April 4, 2015 Ah, but if you're on the beach, they won't need to bring a boat with them. Errrrr then you must need one of them there land yacht s that have 3 wheels ...or is that then a buggy ?? :-) Quote
xtreme playboy Posted April 4, 2015 Report Posted April 4, 2015 I don't know how much GWR charge, but if you want the World Sailing Speed Record Council to ratify your attempt they charge £4k plus expenses:eek: WSSRC Rules Probably about the same for GWR I was told off the record by them we could not afford it more so because it was for charity but there are ways around it but you have to think outside the box and a lot of hard work Quote
mick Posted April 4, 2015 Report Posted April 4, 2015 Realistically, for all the logistics to be in place at the right time, its not gonna happen in the uk. Well, very unlikely even if the money was no object. Quote
xtreme playboy Posted April 5, 2015 Report Posted April 5, 2015 I concure , hence why there s a secret british project in Cali ;-) Quote
mick Posted April 5, 2015 Report Posted April 5, 2015 Secret !!! HTF can it be secret? Its either a GWR or it aint. Just live with Popeye's. I mean, seriously, what is the point ? Quote
smoo Posted April 5, 2015 Author Report Posted April 5, 2015 You've probably seen this on Popeyes site about GWRs guidelines Criteria For Guinness to Recognise a Kite Buggy World Record – popeyethewelder.com The main difference between official and Popeyes records is the requirement for the speed to be timed over a measured distance. This is in line with speed records for everything else, so it seems fair to me. But there's no doubt Brian Holgate and Arjen van der Tol are the fastest, so I hope one of them can get the official record. At least GWR don't require the record attempt to be in both directions Quote
xtreme playboy Posted April 5, 2015 Report Posted April 5, 2015 Secret !!! HTF can it be secret? Its either a GWR or it aint. Just live with Popeye's. I mean, seriously, what is the point ? It's not me that's doing something! It's a much bigger name in the kiting world !,, but they have signed a gagging clause . The point being it will stop all the controversy and as a very high ranking buggy pilot said it needs to be over a 1km course to show true speed rather than a blip and dump the kite. Plus all land speed records are over distance. And BOTH directions , which GWR insisted on ! It took nine months of negotiations , meetings , to get them to drop this clause as required by ALL other land speed records . The criteria on popeye site is not current at this time or at the time we applied . Quote
mick Posted April 5, 2015 Report Posted April 5, 2015 Lawrence, I'm not having a go. Sometimes the reality of a situation makes it logistically nigh on impossible. I would imagine if you go over to that event on the salt flats with the correct and official timing gear, you'll get your record. Quote
xtreme playboy Posted April 6, 2015 Report Posted April 6, 2015 Lawrence, I'm not having a go. Sometimes the reality of a situation makes it logistically nigh on impossible. I would imagine if you go over to that event on the salt flats with the correct and official timing gear, you'll get your record. Mick I am not taking any offence at your comments :-) healthy debate is good , but I have to disagree with you about the salt flats bit , I wouldn't get it , them guys are really fast I would give it a go :-) love to have had the chance and in the early days I thought it might have been possible given the right backing. This all came about because of an idiot on here saying don't you know who iam ..? and getting shitty because I made an offer on kite he had forsale and he would not except PAYPAL just cash in the post because he is a big cheese in the kiting world ! And then when you watched his vids and claims we didn't believe him the buggy record was not the one we were going to contest. Long story short after reading on popeye site official is GWR and no records exist bla bla it ended up how it did , but a really serious attempt by a British team in my mind would be really worth doing and it seems something is afoot we all just have to watch this space :-) I still love you mick (no cock of the yr 2014?) where's everyone gone ? We expected so much more shit lol all the kiting spots down here have gone quiet compared to some yrs ago :-( we still got the DFL kite surfer posers though , DFL down from fuckin London , apparently it's trendy to be a kite surfer! Quote
mick Posted April 6, 2015 Report Posted April 6, 2015 Who was it Lawrence. Do tell? PM it, then I cant say owt. Wat a bell end. Oh was it me? Why do you think the salt flats idea is a bad un? As I see it, here in the uk we don't have enough consistent wind to be able to plan an attempt. We cant even plan a bbq in advance most of the time. Thats my only crib. How often have you rolled up to a beach only to find no or lower wind than has been forcast for weeks. Cock of 2014 and probably for ever in all honesty went to Kitesurf Andy aka Mad Andy. Just a natural born winner I'm afraid. I have to work quite hard to be annoying and post shite but for Andy....... no effort. Quote
xtreme playboy Posted April 6, 2015 Report Posted April 6, 2015 Hi mick sorry we must have our wires crossed lol I certainly don't think the salt flats is a bad idea! That's the place to be for sure and yes trying to arrange something here is like you say nearly impossible so like I said in an earlier post to do what we did on the day to the guidelines set for us was a miricale /luck when we had the eyes of the world ok BBC TV and radio there, the cameraman was a right plonker he kept saying to the team well when he going to do it ? As I kept getting to the start line with speed but not enough so I would back out and go around again , we they said if you organise the wind to blow for the whole km I am sure he will go ! Not got a FK engine or had you failed to notice?? Mine you there's one negative with the salt flats from my understanding , if you drop the kite at speed on it the kite is pretty much a right off ! Burns a hole in no time. But hey iam sure Peter Lynn will just throw vapours at the people concerned . I will pm you now Quote
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