Race Buggy – Which one?

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2012

  • Nick Thompson – Would also like some reviews on the top race buggies as I’m thinking of having a change.
  • Alan Vidow – Best thing to do is try them is you can.
  • Carlos Fandango – Here is Owains review of the MG Areo, his was the first in the UK  LINK
  • Wayne Carkeek – let the top ten placings in worldwide events decide the race buggy, the main criteria for a race buggy is that it is capable of winning, pretty simple when you think of it like that. If you want anything other than a race winner then it opens up way more options
  • Nick Thompson – I don’t agree all that proves is you have a good kite more than likely a vapor your a great pilot and have a good buggy perhaps not the best though.
  • Wayne Carkeek – top ten must yeild a lot of excellent buggies , i would like to see the worlds best vapor pilot win with a basic buggy, also if everyone has a vapor then the buggy is even MORE important
  • Nick Thompson – Not saying a basic buggy but is an Apex the best buggy or is another buggy as good or better
  • Wayne Carkeek – i didnt mention the Apex , but we were all thinking it , i guess that is at least one possible answer then ..  I dont own an Apex but i have alot of respect for the hard nosed race winning design.
  • Nick Thompson – I think the pilot is quite important as well 😉
  • Stuart Mcgougan – I’m sure the top 10 could all swap bugg
  • Wayne Carkeek – agreed so that is why i thought top ten was a good place to look for a contender .  A good pilot can make a crap buggy go faster but the same pilot in a good buggy will go faster still
  • Carlos Fandango – Certain buggies, like certain kites and pilots will suit different courses, one buggy may be best suited to one course over another, but it will only be a subtle difference, I dont think really you can say with any certainty one race buggy is the best, to me if your buggy is made for your needs, in this case racing, and it has been made to measure for you, then your buggy is the best. No buggy in reality will go quicker or faster than a similar buggy, that is down to pilot skill and choice of kite
  • Stuart Mcgougan – I’m sure the top 10 could swap buggies and once pilots get used to them they would maintain their place
  • Carlos Fandango – So that opens the question then, if you are out to buy a new race buggy, what would make you pick one over the other?
  • KiteBuggy BagMan – agility and holding line
  • Al Noblet – its an impossible question,  but i think a lot of buggiers are also parttime engineers and have the ability to see the ballance of a buggy system and what makes them handle nicely, this has to be a given….then its up the evolutionary process, an old buggy builder will probably build a better buggythan a newer one….but you could buy the best buggy in the world and strap the seat up in the wrong place, mess up the COG and ride round on a pig all day….that easy….once upon a time the vmax was the best buggy ever, now we could trash one in an afternoon….but they still handle amazingly…
  • Ian Nudge Pearse – we didnt! We made ours lol
  • Arend Geerlings – Come to a beach in Holland. You can sit down in three of the best buggys in the world. XX Apex, GT-race FO and MG-aero. The difference is super big. But…..the Apex and GT are handmade. The Aero an production model. I will not say that One buggy is better than the other. The pilot makes the most out of it. Balance can you self make in the buggy. And we humans are all built different. I am a GT pilot. What I like the most is that you can customise everything. Bigger, smaller, longer, shorter, surface, tyres, steps…..seat (the best seats I know, but they are UK made……;-))
  • Alan Vidow – Any specific reasons’ for not mentioning the T3 or Majestic? Or just there aren’t any there?
  • Jeroen Potters – Not to forget , the Apexx is developt from 25 year of experience, together with worlds best pilots,…even the first Apexx ( 7 years ago) is different then the current Apexx, due to small changes ,…inovations we call it,..
  • Chris Wilson – Are there any tornado’s outside of the uk ??
  • Jeroen Potters – Try out differnt buggys, wich suits you the best,..
  • Nicolas Mertens – I own an MG Aero and like it a lot. In my opinion you get a great value for money. MG offers it’s AERO model for a market blowing price. I’ve heard drivers complain about each every model on the dutch market, but I also heard them praise their own model.
  • The best thing you can do is try them all and choose your best value for your budget. The Dutch market is overruled with XXtreme’s Apexx, GT-Race and MG Aero but we also have Libre Majestic and PL driving! Personally (don’t want to offend any other brand here) right now I prefer MG Aero cuz of it’s low budget and non compromising built quality. With Aero you also get Cadkat and Duro, license plates and towbar out of the box for same pricing. The counter part is that this is a production and non hand crafted buggy.
  • Also the thing to look for, and all of these buggy’s are equipped with one, are tightened sidebars. It makes the buggy experience feel a lot safer and powerslides are peace of cake without danger of OBE. This in combination with Duro’s on Cadkat makes you feel very safely as you cruise around. Best of luck with all brands and choose wisely…
  • Mark Sherlock – Tornado T3 has helped me get some good podium results and finish the year in 6th overall with the PKA in 2012. Good value for money, at the lower end of the price range. Custom width fitting, maybe not as custom as an Apexx but what is :o) Balances well. I kept Adrain honest in the wet at Hoylake, when balance is even more important. If I thought changing to a different buggy would give me a performance advantage I would have done it already but I havent, I’m happy with my T3 :o)
  • Matt Cook – it all boils down to have much money you got to spend, a xxracer buggy is nice but it costs a shit load of cash,i like the T3 cause it does the job for the money..
  • John Jones – I think the best buggy is the one you feel comfortable in, and confident in, it doesn’t matter who makes it, will one run quicker than another in the same setup I doubt it