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
So whats riding the kite bike like?
Ben Klaasen has written an account of his experience of learning the skills needed to master the kite bike…..read more here
Powerkite Magazine
Second instalment of last years NABX trip in this months Powerkite Magazine issue 49 packed with land based kiting information Media And for those of you that do not subscribe to this magazine you can read the full NABX 2011 account HERE
The 2004 Gobi Desert Buggy Expedition
The Team Sourced from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/3643359.stm Kieron Bradley, 30, and Peter Ash, 34, both from Norfolk, and Professor Brian Cunningham, of Greater Manchester, will cross the Gobi desert in kite buggies. The trip, planned for September, will start in the Altay region of Mongolia and finish in the Erdenaalai region. The 43lb buggies measure 8ft x [...]
Kite Buggying Records
Ever since the record data was added to the world list, especially the main Personal Best list with it having hundreds of entrants, every time I updated someones new PB, the data would reflect the new speed achieved, but the data would not slot into its new home on the list, this annoyed the hell out [...]
North American Buggy eXpo 2012…… T-82, the Buzz is starting
http://www.nabx.net/ The Future of NABX The NABX plans to preserve the best elements of this long standing desert event while continually adding new exciting features. An inspired mixture of growth and tradition is projected for this groundbreaking event including new races, impressive drawings/raffles and a gourmet banquet under the desert stars. NABX 2012 NABX 2011 [...]
What would You Like?
Having spent well over 100hrs now uploading data, and I still have quite a bit more to upload by the way. Is there anything I have missed or you would like including on this site, I dont allow comments on this site in an attempt to keep it as clean as possible, but there are [...]
Harness Mods
Couple of harness mods added, one for the Ozone Harness and the other for the Singing Rock Harness
