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24hrs of IBX 2017

A 24 hour montage of Ivanpah dry lake bed during IBX 2017 and the storm that ensued. 24 hours on Ivanpah A 24 hour montage of Ivanpah dry lake bed during IBX 2017 and the storm that ensued. Posted by HQ Kites & Designs USA on Sunday, 2 April 2017 thanks to HQ Kites & […]


My Bugging Days are Over, For Now

It has been a while since I have written a personal log in this blog, and today I have chosen to formally let you know, that I have now officially finished with my kite buggying. I have also stopped completely building buggies. Let me explain the reasons behind these decisions, Firstly building buggies, as you […]


Bobby Muse Continues to Climb

My good friend Bobby Muse continues his quest to rise in the Elite Buggiers Rankings, he has just upped his PB to 65.60mph Well, it’s been a fantastic April and May on Ivanpah.  I’ve had 4 sessions with multiple runs breaking 60 mph, but no PB for me till today. Winds were forecast to be […]


Keep it in the Family – 24hr Solo Distance World Record Breakers

24th June 2013, Information is coming in of an amazing double world record….Two years ago Gerd, broke the solo 24hr distance record, but Gannet from NZ, a few months ago smashed that record, and now Gerd age 52, has added well over 100km to the Gannets record, and his wife Petra age 52, broke the female world record too. Gerd […]


Having a Clear Out

After 10 years of buying, using and selling kite gear, and seemingly buying more than selling over the years, We have decided to have a good clear out, and make some much needed space We will over the course of the next 4-6 weeks sell all sorts of items, from a Parastorm Buggy, to stainless buggy plates, […]


Part 2 of Ken Shaws Amazing Story

A voyeuristic account of Greasehopper’s annual journey through The RedNek Decompression Chamber a.k.a. NotX 2013, XbaN 2013, Slopped my Dripper 2013 Under a Mildly Amusing Moon


No Barriers 13 – The UK Event of the Year

Find out more details and registration form on FACEBOOK, but be quick, the tickets are selling fast


Mablethorpe Revisited

Great day on the beach, see some more photos HERE


Ohhhh its great to hit the beach again

 


Mablethorpe Chillout

Another slant on the 242 days video


PTW entry in the Buggy Kite & Friends Magazine

Mainly about my NABX 2011 trip but including this years Playa buggy, the German magazine Buggy Kite & Friends runs an article                               More media HERE


242 Days

Yeah….thats right 242 days is the time I last rolled my buggy wheels on the beach, I have been inland and also across the pond to NABX, but 242 days is the amount of time since I last buggied on a beach….and that quite frankly is too long. More HERE             […]


NABX 2012 Videos (Short & Extented Versions)


Nabx 2012 – Friends photo captures, and Sponsors

These are a few photos I was captured on by Mike Kenley aka MDK, Ryan aka gOOfba11 and Chris Shultz president of HQ USA, thank you for these photos I would also like to say a big thank you to my sponsors, please guys, take the time to look at their sites, merchandise and offerings, […]


More PB’s at Ivanpah for the Muse Family

Father and son team, BeamerBob and his son Wexler, had a great day on the dry lake bed Ivanpah on 11th March 2012, five days after the World Record was set there. To start with Wexler Muse, a sponsored HQ rider, and PTW Hero rider broke the 50mph barrier, and managed a brilliant 53.80mph flying […]


Our Buggy Engines

There are hundreds of styles and sizes to choose from, and many reputable manufactures to purchase your power kite from, some of the top names in this sport are HQ, Peter Lynn, Flexifoil, Ozone, and PKD to name a few, they can range in price from around £100.00 to over £2000 for some of the […]


Ripstop the Foundation for Our Buggy Engines

Fabrics are woven fabrics often made out of nylon, using a special reinforcing technique that makes them resistant to tearing and ripping. During weaving (thick) reinforcement threads are interwoven at regular intervals in a crosshatch pattern. The intervals are typically 5 to 8 millimeters (0.2 to 0.3 in)…..read more here


They’re Here….!!

Sponsor HQ Prodigy Race kites arrive


UK Forum Signature with HQ


New Year New Kite Sponsor

Times are changing,  Sieger at Cooper Kites, I have to say could not have been a better sponsor to me, and has been extremely generous to me during my time with Cooper. I remember after I initially contacted him via email, within ten minutes, he was asking for my address to send me a set […]