122 countries
This site is racing around the world so fast, and has now been viewed in 122 countries in just five months, I just can’t believe it, I don’t even know of half the countries, I am truly amazed….thanks for keeping me driven, and spreading the sport we love. “Incidently for your information, there are now 290 kite buggy […]
Peter Lynn, the Legend is in the News
Ashburton kitemaker Peter Lynn was ecstatic to hear that the sport of kiteboarding would feature at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. “It’s just incredible, I’m over the moon. I never thought it would happen in my lifetime,” he said from his home yesterday. For Mr Lynn, a pioneer of the kite buggy, the […]
“Luctor et Emergo”
SUPPORT ARJEN GETTING BACK TO THE NETHERLANDS “Luctor et Emergo” means: ”I struggle to surface” and is a joint initiative of Arjen’s friends to support Arjen and contribute in the costs – 15.000 euro – of his repatriation. During Arjen’s snowkite holidays in the Norwegian Hardangervidda heights, he had a severe accident causing a pelvic […]
Lets hear what you think !!
There has been a discussion taking place on the Facebook NABX thread regarding the new rules for the following Kite Buggy World Records 1/ Top Buggy Speed 2/ Top Ice Buggy Speed 3/ 24hr Distance Records team and solo I had followed the Team 24hr distance ruling stating 3GPS units must be used, the middle […]
Download Kite Buggy Record Rules
RULES for Personal Bests “PBs” and “World Record” Attempts Download Kite Buggy Rules for World Records and Personal Bests 19.03.2012 ————————————————————————————- 14th March 2012 Just a note to just explain, what and why I have altered the Record Ruling, For a world record just having a GPS photo and a write up, is simply not […]
Inside Buggy Pilots
Ever wondered on how some pilots got to the stage they are now?, ever wondered when you see a pilot, what their very first buggy was? Well this is a Brand New side bar category, so keep checking back as this will grow and grow with some of the sports most colourful, prominent and skilled pilots […]
Round Four of the Scottish Kite Buggy Race Championship held at St Andrews
A championship Kite Buggy Racing competition will be held at Fraserburgh beach this weekend. Following on from Round Four of the Scottish Kite Buggy Race Championship held at St Andrews, around 20 competitors will take part in Round Five of the contest at the […]
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 https://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
https://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 […]
