It gives me absolute pleasure in announcing the UK kite buggy speed record has been broken, and its one of our favourite kite buggiers too, Tom Mulligan aka RedSkyHorizon…..as usual Tom was out in crazy winds and using his Trikbitz Dust Devil buggy, with Kenda Beach Racer tyres, so not only is Tom the fastest […]
Aug 10, 2019 | Categories: Account, Photos, RedSkyHorizon, World Record, World Records | Tags: 7m Genetrix Hydra, Beach Racers, Camber Sands, Dust Devil, Tom Mulligan aka RedSkyHorizon, World Record | Comments Off on NEW UK Kite Bugging Speed Record SIXTY NINE POINT EIGHT mph
Multi world record holder Peter Foulkes aka Gannet, has someone chasing his records, his own daughter Theresa, and in the process as far as I am aware already broken a world record, the fastest female on a Kite Bike at just 14 years old, unless anyone can say they have bettered these facts then young […]
Apr 21, 2018 | Categories: Account, Kite Bike, Ozone, Peter Foulkes, Photos, World Record, World Records | Tags: Kite Bike, Ozone Chrono V2, Peter Foulkes aka Kitezone Muriwai, Theresa, Theresa Hamschmidt | Comments Off on Record Breakers Daughter, Follows Fathers Footsteps
Ate Eilander from Holland has been busy using his hobby of playing about with Carbon Fibre, making everything from axle mounts, to kite buggy wrap around carbon bodies, I was interested in his axle concept, I have never seen anything like this before, and I love it when people think outside the box. Ate tells […]
Mar 14, 2018 | Categories: Carbon, Composite Buggies, Photos, Types of Buggy | Tags: Ate Eilander, Axle, Carbon, Holland, tubes | Comments Off on New Kite Buggy Axle Concept
Well, there are records, and there are records, all are an outstanding achievement, Gav and Joe have just chalked up a few more during their epic 63 day Kite Buggy journey through Mongolia/China Gav emailed some amazing facts from their journey this morning, just check these out. We have just finished another Mongolia/China adventure. I’ve […]
Jun 29, 2016 | Categories: Adventure, Gav Mulvay, Photos, World Records | Tags: Buggying Records, China, Gav Mulvay, Joe, Mongolia | Comments Off on Gav Mulvay and Joe Steffert – Mongolia – Mission Complete
Mar 24, 2016 | Categories: Buggy Engines, Buggy Racing, Dirix Mano, Media, Photos, Vapor | Tags: Mano Direx, Photoshop, Popeyethewelder, Stephan van Bommel, Vapor | Comments Off on Fun with Photoshop – Vaporising
Furthest Distance Travelled – Gavin Mulvay and Joe Steffert (Mongolia) – 2,294.41 miles, 3692.5km (unsupported) Gidday Popeye Just adding up the km for the buggy trip, 3692.5km all up in 49 days, unsupported, Mongolia and inner Mongolia. can send the gpx files if you like. Longest day 232km mostly at night. Fastest speed 75km/h on […]
Jun 26, 2015 | Categories: Account, Gav Mulvay, Mongolia, Photos, World Record, World Records | Tags: Adventure, Adventurer, Distance Record, Epic, Fastest, Furthest, Gav Mulvay, Joe Steffert., Mad Way Mongolia, Nasa Wing | Comments Off on Mad Way Mongolia Part II – World Record 3692.5km Journey
We are currently (May 2015) in Jargalant Mongolia, Joe and myself started bugging in Bayankhongor 26 days ago, the first few hundred kilometers were hilly technical terrain until we got to the Gobi desert. This bought wide open terrain, strong winds with violent dust devils in the afternoons, and heavy buggys due to the amount […]
May 19, 2015 | Categories: Account, Gav Mulvay, Photos | Tags: Gav Mulvay, Joe Steffert., Madway Mongolia | Comments Off on Madway Mongolia Report
Had a great day on the beach with my kiting buddy David Peck, we were also lucky to have Paul Simons with his camera with us, who took these great photos, its not that often I get in the frame so I was very happy to see his results. Although Paul took the photos, I […]
Aug 01, 2014 | Categories: Mablethorpe, Photos, Popeyethewelder | Tags: Canon, David Peck, Mablethorpe, Paul Simons, Popeyethewelder | Comments Off on Mablethorpe 21st July 14
Once again I have been extremely honoured, this is the first David Hobbs Carbon Fibre Disk Fork Mudguard in Europe. When it first arrive from its long journey from Australia, I was very impressed with the quality and craftsmanship of the purpose made kite buggy front guard, and the best bit….it is made from carbon […]
Jul 25, 2014 | Categories: Carbon, David Hobbs, Landsegler, Photos | Tags: Dave Hobbs, Mudguard/ Fender, Popeyethewelder | Comments Off on David Hobbs Front Mudguard = Quality
This year was going to be bigger and better than any other Bolton Le Sands meet, the camp site had been booked at Christmas and 60-70 people have booked pitches there. Quite a few people decided to travel on the 3rd to make the most of the promised good winds on the Friday 4th, but […]
Jul 07, 2014 | Categories: Account, Bolton Le Sands, Event Accounts, Events, Photos | Tags: BLS, Bolton Le Sands | Comments Off on BLS 2014 Summer Meet July 4-6
When these two experts in a race buggy hit the beach, you will always be in for a spectacular show Ozone kites Gt-race Kitebuggys.nl Libre Gt-race Kitebuggys.nl, Landsegler
May 05, 2014 | Categories: Dirix Mano, Freestyle Buggying, Libre, Ozone, Photos, Stephan van Bommel | Tags: GT Race Buggies, Libre, Mano Dirix, Ozone, Stephan van Bommel | Comments Off on Buggying, on Another Level
This has to be one of the best looking Ice Buggies I have seen, designed and built by Daniel from Poland The buggy is made of aluminum. Elements are welded and glued. Hull weight is 16kg. When I have some free time, I will send pics of the steering and description. I would like to […]
Feb 20, 2014 | Categories: Ice Buggy, Photos, Types of Buggy | Tags: Daniel, Ice Buggy, Ice Buggying, Poland | Comments Off on Ice Buggy
I am a sucker for being up to date, and I had watched the development of the carbon buggy axles from Frans Noordhuis, he has a Facebook page worth checking out Carbon Buggy, while you are there check out the amazing stainless inserts made by Andy Man in Wales, believe me I have seem his work, he is […]
Oct 25, 2013 | Categories: Carbon, Composite Buggies, Photos | Tags: Andy Man, Carbon Buggy, Frans Noordhuis, Trailer, XXtreme Apexx | Comments Off on New Carbon Axle & Clamps
Bearings can gradually deteriate, sometimes without you even realising it, even though my wheels still spun quite freely for a long time, I had noticed when traveling to a buggy destination, with my buggy sat on the trailer behind me, the wheels that once would gradually turn in the wind had …..stopped turning. Now if […]
Aug 16, 2013 | Categories: Landsegler, Miscellaneous, Photos | Tags: 6004, Aram, Bearings, Landsegler Wheels, loctite 603, Maintenance | Comments Off on Replacing Landsegler Bearings
The recent Bolton Le Sands meet was in my eyes, a complete success, Bolton le Sands, by the way is a large village and civil parish of the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, NW England, it also has one of the best unrestricted non bucket and spade beaches in the UK, it can also be a dangerous […]
Aug 06, 2013 | Categories: Bolton Le Sands, Freestyle Buggying, Photos, Video | Tags: Adrian Dragan, Alan Cauldwell, Andy Spriggs, Anna Handke, Arek Rudy, Asik Kwasik, Ben Klaasen, Ben Scott, Bolton Le Sands, Carl Kirkton, Charles Heal, Chris Davis, Chris Hough, Chris Palmer, Cresus Archipelago, David Clift, David Peck, Debbie Spriggs, Graham Reed, Jeremy Shepherdson, John Ellis, Josh Hough, Kay Marie Shepherdson, Kayleigh Colin Smith, Keith Rawling, Kristine Long, Landsegler Wheels, Maciek Gronek, Mark Stiles, Mark Thomas, Mark Warham, Mis Stefan, Nic Elgey, Nick Spriggs, Nick Thompson, Nina Milton, Olo Kolo, Paul Gibson, Paul Southern, Phil Revill, Philip Lavin, Popeyethewelder, Richard Stead, Rob Brown, Ruthie Roo Lander, Soque Papert, Theo Southee, Video | Comments Off on Bolton Le Sands Summer Meet 2013
We dont get many, but when we do we like the welcome the easterly winds gracing Auntie Mables shores, and there is no better way than to get your kiting gear on the beach at the first opportunity. There was a nice crowd this weekend, probably more freestylers than anything else, and the skills these guys displayed […]
Jul 23, 2013 | Categories: Freestyle Buggying, Mablethorpe, Photos | Tags: Chris Palmer, Landsegler Wheels, Mablethorpe, Peter Lynn Vapor, Popeyethewelder, XXtreme Apexx | Comments Off on Mablethorpe UK Delivers the Easterlies