OBEwan Posted February 23, 2010 Report Posted February 23, 2010 Just an update on my PB recorded speed. 56.5kmh done today 23rd Feb 2010 at 13th Beach Barwon Heads Vic on a PLII buggy with a 9.5m HQ Montana in 11knots of wind. Quote
SoutherlyBuster Posted February 24, 2010 Report Posted February 24, 2010 Good one Shane, all you need now is an extra 1.1 km/hr and you climb the ladder by one notch. The AU speed records in this speed range are neck on neck around the 55 km/hr mark. Norman. Quote
jhn.holgate Posted February 28, 2010 Report Posted February 28, 2010 Managed 57.5 with the 3m Flow on 13th Beach on Sunday with George & Shane. Got a bit blowy at one point with Airey's Inlet recording gusts of 30 knots. Was probably up and down around 20 knots most of the time. Had a blast. Video to come! Quote
popeyethewelder Posted February 28, 2010 Report Posted February 28, 2010 Well done jhn...uploaded Quote
KiwiBug Posted February 28, 2010 Report Posted February 28, 2010 Nice John, I will try and get there next time. I ended up down at prez park trying out my new 1.5m Imp, and whilst a little gusty and a little low for the 1.5m, managed to try the bike speedo out I installed. With the 1.5m got to 18km/hr. and then changed to the 4.5m Bullet as the wind was about right. Managed to get a bumpy 31.9km/hr. Gusts where a bit mean and the 6m Access prob would be a better choice so my arms didnt get yanked off too much. But good fun to watch the numbers whilst moving.....new challenges ahead and bring on Sandy Point! (I could drop subtle hints to my family that a GPS will make a good birthday present... Quote
OBEwan Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 Managed 57.5 with the 3m Flow on 13th Beach on Sunday with George & Shane. Got a bit blowy at one point with Airey's Inlet recording gusts of 30 knots. Was probably up and down around 20 knots most of the time. Had a blast. Video to come![attachment=0]Top speed.jpg[/attachment] Awesome day out John. Can't wait to see the video. I'll pop my new PB in here too. Finally cracked the 60kmh mark (just)! Done with a 6m Ozone Access, PLII Buggy, wind conditions as you mentioned above. George had a lend of the GPS at one stage and racked up a 66.5kmh run with his 8m Ozone Manta. Awesome kite that! Quote
jhn.holgate Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 Awesome day out John. Can't wait to see the video. I'll pop my new PB in here too. Finally cracked the 60kmh mark (just)! Done with a 6m Ozone Access, PLII Buggy, wind conditions as you mentioned above. That must have been before you went sideways and dug that huge trench up the beach Yep, absolutely top session and your right about George's Manta being a fast kite. Quote
popeyethewelder Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 Nice one OBEwan, just a few MPH extra shoots you right up the chart. must be getting some decent winds there Quote
imjimbo Posted March 8, 2010 Report Posted March 8, 2010 2 gusty sessions 10-23knts on both 43.7kmh first session 1.5m bullet pl mk1 short axle sandypoint....mudflats yesterday 51.5 with the 5.5 bullet same bug but i left the gps on in the car b4 i took the pic labourday weekend sandy point 2010 Quote
popeyethewelder Posted March 8, 2010 Report Posted March 8, 2010 don't worry Jim you'll soon be past that...upload Quote
popeyethewelder Posted March 10, 2010 Report Posted March 10, 2010 Wow Jhn, you are shooting up the list well done, now you're in the 40s Quote
jhn.holgate Posted March 10, 2010 Report Posted March 10, 2010 Thanks popeye! I was hoping to hit 60 in a controlled, smooth manner. It was more like whooaaa...shiiiiiiiiit......!! That'll learn me to fly towards big dark clouds!! Quote
BGKD Posted March 13, 2010 Author Report Posted March 13, 2010 Place :-Bribie Island Skirmish point date:- 13th March 2010 Kite:- 2m Skybums Spirit Buggy:- Standard Libre Sprinter, Barrow wheels Wind 25-30knts Another awesome afternoon, and this time went out with a mission Objective 1 :- beat PB Objective 2 :- beat sluggos PB Objective 3 :- enter 70Km/h Club On arriving at beach wind was a good clean 25knts, this was pretty much at the top end of what I'm comfortable with on the 3m Crossfire, but what the hey, that was to be the weapon of choice so out it comes and on the first pass with a speed of 68.8 objectives 1 and 2 are immediately achieved, and as such just had to stop by where Sluggo was still setting up his kite to tell him that he's officially playing catchup for the rest of the day! The next half hour pretty much stuck to this script, in these winds the crossfire is just awesome, but sadly was not able to cap the initial 68.8, and soon a squall hit the beach which I sat out until it passed, and it took a while for it to dry out again before it would fly properly. Then the wind picked up beyond what the 3m can handle so it was time to put it away and go for plan S. Plan S was my 2m sky bums spirit, these days you could be forgiven thinking that Flexifoil, PKD, Peter Lynn, Libre, HQ, Ozone etc are pretty much the only players, they certainly rate amongst the vast majority of kite purchases, so its easy to forget that there are other very minor players who are not backed by multi million $$ development budgets, yet still manufacture some pretty good kites... and one of these minor Players is Paul Morgan, the guy behind Sky Bums and the Spirit. This particular Kite was actually my first real foil, I started flying quad lines when I got a revolution, and shortly after bought this 2m spirit off skybums stand at a local Kite show with an interest in flying it as a stunt kite, but also with a half interest in traction kites.... and that where the trouble started This kite has always been a absolute joy to fly, but one you have to fly with care in high wind, it was this kite that damned near killed me when I tried flying it in way too much wind, and this afternoon when I took my eye off the ball for just a moment too long tried to take both me and Sluggo out at the same time! On the Skybums website Paul claims to have used this kite to reach a speed of 69MPH (111KM/H), which is actually quite a claim.... and one I'm well prepared to believe! The kite itself doesn't look all that special, its basically a rectangle, no sweeping curves or rounded edges that characterise modern kites, its just a flat rectangle with a 6:1 aspect ratio, and at $300 its dirt cheap! However, in the right wind its little short of awesome, it easily took me up into 70, and shortly later topped out at 78.4....Objective 3 met and obliterated!!!!!, could probably have done a lot more but I was getting severely limited on sideways traction and was not able to lay down enough power, but still Sluggo flying a 2.8 century 2 was being left standing (literally because he was getting lifted out the buggy) So there you go guys 78.4km/h on a $300 kite, that's less than $4 per KM/H.... maybe something to think about before you limit your next purchase option to Flexifoil/PKD/Peter Lynn/Libre/HQ/Ozone next stop the 80Km/h / 50MPH club!!!! http://www.skybums.freeserve.co.uk/spir ... action.htm Quote
Oooo Posted March 13, 2010 Report Posted March 13, 2010 awesome BGKD well done mate !!!! AND THANKS FOR ASKING IF I WANTED TO COME PLAY!!!!!!! Quote
jdhot Posted March 13, 2010 Report Posted March 13, 2010 Now that's an awesome effort BGKD even have me doin' catch up now too, have to source some narrow tyres and back on the race kites hang up the de-powers for while. Then find so wind Congrats JD Quote
BGKD Posted March 13, 2010 Author Report Posted March 13, 2010 Now that's an awesome effort BGKD even have me doin' catch up now too, have to source some narrow tyres and back on the race kites hang up the de-powers for while. Then find so wind Congrats JD nah....you need barrows mate Quote
Goz Posted March 13, 2010 Report Posted March 13, 2010 Well done Brian, problem you have now is beating your own PB Quote
Andyfly Posted March 13, 2010 Report Posted March 13, 2010 Top job BGKD.... congrats on your new top speed...that's awesome... @ JD use the Century II it'll get you there....oh yeah and barrows.... Andy Quote
BGKD Posted March 13, 2010 Author Report Posted March 13, 2010 Well done Brian, problem you have now is beating your own PB Getting the right wind is really the limiting factor today was the best wind we had all year, with a change of tyres I can hold down more power, I'm trying to avoid adding weight to the buggy.... other than leaving the kitbag on it. Hopefully this weekend Sluggo will post some vid, and it may show how sideways I was going, if I can limit this then the spirit can easily carry me well into the 80s and probably even 90s before I need do anything drastic, as the buggy is actually pretty stable at these speeds. Quote
.Joel Posted March 13, 2010 Report Posted March 13, 2010 Hi Brian, There's a huge difference in doing 80's and 90's once you're over 70. I remember Nigel doing his 98.5 past me, he said he had to milk every bit of the last 10km/h, he held over 95km/h for 4km or so trying to get up to the 100 mark. All the best with it! Quote
BGKD Posted March 14, 2010 Author Report Posted March 14, 2010 Joel remember, when sucking eggs always start at the pointed end! Quote
.Joel Posted March 14, 2010 Report Posted March 14, 2010 Joel remember, when sucking eggs always start at the pointed end! Brian, remember, when on the road in Australia pass on the left to avoid a head on See you at Yeppoon Quote
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