There’s a new kid in the Elite Club
Huge congratulations to Dirk Hemza, also known as Screwyfits or Screwy Dye Jobs, for achieving a remarkable speed of 65.5mph (105.41km/h) at the recent IBX 2024 event held at the Ivanpah Lake bed in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, on the border of California and Nevada. Dirk, who has been kite buggying […]
Female Dry Lake Bed Record Raised
Congratulations to Tami Fraser yet again for raising her own world female kite buggy dry lake bed record to an impressive 52.40mph /84.32 kmh Hi Carlos, Thanks for continuing to maintain records. On Ivanpah October 1 I finally bumped my playa speed up to 52.4 mph. I was using a PL Vapor 2.7m. Thanks, Tami
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 […]
M&S, American Oxygen
Some say oxygen is what it takes to live. My buddy Mano and me however require more. We only live when we are on the edge, the top. Racing over the playa with speeds over 100km/u, your heart bouncing in your chest, and gasping for oxygen. That is what it really takes! Do you want […]
Ivanpah Buggy eXpo 2015
IBX 2015 Prologue: For the Good of the Order and at least one broken soul I had been unsettled, out of sorts, “bumpy” since my return from Buggy Nirvana some two weeks afore. I struggled to get out of bed in the morning and my keenly honed routine turned to a quagmire of fitful starts […]
Stephan Pops the Question, then Makes Dust on the Playa
Brian Holgate has made a great video of Stephan van Bommels recent visit to Ivanpah dry lake Primm, Nevada. Stephan also used his trip there wisely and popped the question to his girlfriend Fon Custers, congratulations to you both from all the buggying community. Brian captured some great footage of Stephan and Bobby Muse creating dust […]
Ivanpah Buggy Blast 2014
Ladies and Gentlemen – Start your engines 31.01.2014 Words from Brian Holgate this morning Well, we have our documents filed and the bank account is set up. The website still needs a little time but just now the wheels are turning. Shirts are also in pre production. Once we put the final touches […]
Ivanpah Buggy Blast – Event Announcement
It gives popeyethewelder.com great pleasure in being able to announce what will become THE KITE BUGGY EVENT to go to….THE event for fun, THE event for friends, The event for laughs, THE event for speed. The Ivanpah Buggy Bash or IB2 has been founded by two of the most respected and passionate US buggiers, Bobby […]
Christi Crawford Partee – The Early Days USA
Some kite buggying History here for you from Christi, who took these photos in 1993-94 at various kite and buggy events. She was part of Kite Innovations Here is a link to some great videos from the 1st Buggy Boogie Thang
Its Finished
Ken Shaw’s amazing account of this years ‘non event’ at Ivanpah NV On behalf of the Buggying community around the world thank you Ken, for this fantastic tale
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
Ivanpah ‘Club’ 2013
Great video from Bobby Muse, especially when he’s running alongside the PL Speed Buggy.
Which kite is capable of breaking the world speed kite buggy record?
Get involved, have your say https://www.facebook.com/groups/ptwdotcom or if you do not use Facebook send your comments via CONTACT and I will post them for you. You can also follow the answers and comments via the Q & A in the right hand column Kite, which one can break the world record The Peter Lynn Vapor at the […]
Ivanpah…..wet Lake-bed
With the recent torrential downpours around Las Vegas recently the streets were not the only place to suffer from flooding, just take a look at Brian Holgates photo of Ivanpah, the home of wind powered speed records and home to NABX, normally seen dry as a bone. We need not worry though, as this water […]
Congratulations to MDK, a new PKD, USA Team Rider
Just two months after Mike Kenley sat for the first time in a buggy at NABX 2012, he has been snapped up by BKK as a team rider for PDK USA, well done Mike, I knew you were special, the moment you set off.
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
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, […]
NABX 2012 – Memories
NABX 2012….brilliant event yet again, even better than 2011, the sun was out the wind came to visit us, fantastic location, great friends, and memories that will last forever….if you kite buggy, or even just fly a kite, promise yourself you will make the trip the to Ivanpah Dry Lake Bed View Larger Map NABX […]
Nabx 2012 New Personal Bests
Congratulations to everyone achieving a new Personal best at this years NABX 2012 Stephan van Bommel 77.40mph Mano Dirix 68.98mph Wexler Muse 58.30mph arkay 54.80mph Dino aka Dakitez 52.80mph Todd Hanson 38.50mph MDK aka Mike 35.20mph
Brians Holgates 2nd World Record Attempt
Brian Holgate Its great to see Brian back out there after getting the World Kite Buggy Speed record and not putting his feet up and saying, “well beat that”, he’s already out there trying to do just that, good on ya Brian, fly safe and keep pushing the limits They were calling for rain in […]
New Entry in the Elite Club
Congratulations Bob….you did it ! It gives me a tremendous amount of pleasure to announce a good friend of mine and one of this sports greatest ambassadors, a true gentleman, Bobby Muse has only gone and broken the 100km/h barrier, with a […]