Tom Mulligan Pushing the Limits Again
My deepest apologies for arriving late to the party! Tom uploaded this groundbreaking video in July 2022, and unbelievably, I’ve only just stumbled upon this masterpiece. Tom, aka RedSkyHorizon, has always been a trailblazer in the world of kite buggying, especially when it comes to squeezing every last mph from his kite and buggy. His […]
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 […]
13 Years of Popeyethewelder.com
Welcome to Popeyethewelder.com – Your Ultimate Kite Buggying Bible! It’s 2024, and we’re thrilled to celebrate 13 Years of Popeyethewelder.com – A Kite Buggying Community Milestone! Can you believe it? Thirteen years have flown by since we first set sail into the digital winds of Popeyethewelder.com! Since 2011, we’ve proudly served the kite buggying community, […]
New Wind Powered Land Speed Record 138.19mph
Congratulations to Team New Zealand Photo: Emirates Team New Zealand A new wind-powered land speed world record has been set, smashing a previous record which stood for over 13 years. Team New Zealand – normally a sailing team – set the new benchmark on its land yacht, named Horonuku, at Lake Gairdner, a long white […]
The Women’s World Speed Record Broken- Again
The Women are pushing hard in 2016, only a few days ago Karen Cutbush UK, broke the womens Kite Buggy Speed Record with a fantastic 55.50mph on the sand, now the bar has been raised yet again, by another speed demon, this time from the USA, on the dry lake bed of Ivanpah, at the […]
Another NEW 100km/h Club Member – Chris Wilson
Chris Wilson K854 Epic session at Hoylake today new pb of 63.8 mph ?? Big thanks to my sponsors Bart Bristow for the harness and rob Rob Davies for the GPS ? Had snapped my spreader bar earlier in the day. Move me up the list plz Wind speed high 20s gusting to high 30s […]
NEW 100km/h Club Member
Well done to Ryan McGavin for storming into the elite club with a very impressive 64.00mph / 103km/h using the new Peter lynn Aero 9m. Meet the Elite
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
New Kite Buggy Beach Speed Record, and Fastest LEI in a Buggy
2014 is ending with a bang, Stephan van Bommel, has raised his own shared World Beach Record by just 1km/h to 68.98mph – 111km/h , but that 1km/h puts him above everyone one on the planet, tremendously well done Stephan, he also at the same time broke the record for the fastest LEI in a […]
THREE More Break the 100km/h Barrier
Massive congratulations to not one but THREE new 100+km/h riders Dennis Aalbers 107.00km/h, Michael Horst G1723 103.36km/h Hermann Nocke 104.00km/h well done guys Photos via facebook
Britta Berg G2296 Worlds Fastest Female Buggier Breaks 50mph
Only a week has gone by when Britta became the worlds fastest female kite buggier with a 80.10km/h, now she has raised the bar again to 81.50km/h or 50.64mph Britta Berg G2296 The First Woman to Break 50mph in the World 81.50km/h – 50.64mph
Extreme Buggier Gannet has been Pushing Hard Again-New Zealand Record & Shoots into the 100km/h Club
Peter Foulkes aka Gannet never stops pushing the limits and today 30th November 2013 he has not only claimed his rightful place into the elite 100km/h club, he has also broken the New Zealand Speed record with 108.00km/h. Peter not only has nerves of steel, he is a proficient buggy builder ALWAYS thinking outside the […]
New Record Broken, The Youngest Person to Break 50mph in a Kite Buggy
Wexler Muse held the record for the youngest person to break the 50mph barrier at just 16 years old in 2011, Wexler has since gone onto achieve 58.30mph – 93.82km/h. Now the record has been broken….the NEW age for the youngest person to break the 50mph barrier is 14 years and 12 days, set by Nicolas […]
New World Record, Kite Biking – Fastest Speed
Gannet aka Peter Foulkes from New Zealand, has taken the crown once again, multiple world record holder over the years has finally won the top spot again, this time on his beautifully designed Kite Bike. Kitebike speed – 87.7 km/h – 54.50mph Kites – Ozone Quantum prototype , sizes 4m Witnesses and support team […]
Maikel Boels Equals the Records 110km/h – 68.35mph at Les Hemmes
Maikel Boels, from the Netherlands flying a 4.5m Yakuza GT has today (15.06.13) matched Stephan van Bommels 110km/h – 68.35mph on the beach of Romo in Denmark 2013 Maikel now equals European Buggy Speed Record, Worlds Fastest Buggy Speed on Sand Worlds fastest speed for Bigfoot Tyres With an incredible 110 km/h r – 68.35mph on the beach of Les […]
New World Record – Backwards Buggying 54.25mph – 87.30km/h
Randy Oldenbürger, messaged me a few days ago claiming a new backwards world record, but I wasn’t happy that some of the crucial criteria had not been met, Randy understood completely and that was the end of it. Yesterday, I received another message from Randy heyyaaa 😀 did it again, today 😉 just have to work […]
New PTW Buggy Record
He’s done it again…..RedSkyHorizon has taken the PTW buggy record to a new height, an extra 0.3mph on the previous record. Hey Pops New PB in the Dom! ….up from 66.0mph to 66.3mph After almost 18 months of trying and failing the wind came […]
New 24hr Solo Distance WORLD RECORD
He’s done it again….. From 26th to 27th April 2013 Peter Foulkes aka Gannet aka Kitezone Muriwai 24hr Solo Distance Record; 704km / 437.44 Miles Kites; Ozone prototype race kites , sizes 2.3m , 3m, 4m. Witnesses and support team;Daniel Spiegel, Paul Crafar and Karen Conner Location; Mooseland, New Zealand Wind; W to WNW 15 to […]
New World Record – One Buggy, Two Pilots, Two Kites
News came through to me yesterday of a new kite buggy world record, some of you will have seen the side buggy before, it has been around a few years now, well a few days ago, they set a new top benchmark speed for this very unusual buggy, a one of a kind as far as […]
No Barriers 13 – The UK Event of the Year
Find out more details and registration form on FACEBOOK, but be quick, the tickets are selling fast
Windy Season Is Here, Contemplating going for a World Record
Winter winds in Europe, and blasting winds are now starting to hit the dry lake beds in the US…..Record time is here again, equipment checked, kites finely tuned, bearings lubricated and safety gear scrutinised you are ready to go. For the pioneers of speed among us, the guys who go out when some of us […]
Another record by the Sand Yeti
My 2012 Kite Buggy log shows I did 4337.2 kms in 71 sessions, which is better than my previous best year in 2008 of 4186 kms in 75 sessions I sat for the equivalent of nearly 8 days (24 hrs per day) actually moving and 16½ hours not moving at all during 2012. My most […]
RedSkyHorizon’s 106km/h Video
‘Extreme Rider’ RedSkyHorizon, the PTW Buggy Record holder, more details HERE
Kite Buggying Records – Meet the Elite
Fastest Barrow Tyres – Luk Stanek (Canada) – 72.80mph, 117.16km/h Fastest Beach Racer Tyres – Tom Mulligan aka RedSkyHorizon (England) – 66.00mph, 106.21km/h Fastest Bigfoots Tyres – Stephan van Bommel (Netherlands) – 67.73mph, 109.00km/h Fastest Buggy Backwards – Richard Grimshaw aka Heathcliff (England) 49.90mph, 80.30km/h Fastest Buggy Pilot – Brian Holgate (USA)- 84.10mph, 135.34km/h Fastest […]