Ozzy Slides into the Number 2 Spot
Check out Ozzy blasting to 93.00km/h on the ice at 2.40 mins, using a 2.7m Vapor Thanks to William Pelgrim for the onboard footage. Ice Buggy Records
Popeyethewelder on Facebook
For those of you who would like to get more involved with this website there we have set up a few Pages and Groups on Facebook, and would love to see you get involved. PTW Buggies – Think Outside The Box This is a Page mainly promote my own buggies, things I am working […]
Auto Quick Release setup
Thanks to Jeff, many buggiers now will have the peace of mind they will not be launched if things go wrong, check this video out. Thank you Jeff for sharing your idea
Another Cold Day in the Garage
Woke up this morning wanting to work on a buggy, only to find it had snowed all night, my garage like most in the UK offers no heating, another cold day in the garage. More photos HERE
Polishing and More Polishing
This is the process, going from Mill finish (if your buggy is not polished or bead blasted, it will be mill finish) to mirror finish, yes its a long laborious task and yes a very dirty one too, but the rewards are there at the end smiling back at you. Find out the process […]
More Work on the Forks
The forks continue to take shape, they need to be ready for Mike Kenley for NABX 2013 and the PTW Playa Buggy, these forks will house the Landsegler UL nabx/wet wheels
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 […]
Popeyethewelder.com Gets Hacked
Thank you for bearing with us the last couple of days Late on the 7th Jan 2013 popeyethewelder.com was hack and almost destroyed by a well known Hacker who has hacked into hundreds of websites, probably via a robot that targets random sites. I woke on the 8th to find the site completely unusable, only […]
Five Hours of Polishing
I started work a few days ago on the last set of the Nike Tick style front fork plates I will ever use, and this set of forks when I have finished will cradle a Landesegler NABX/Wet UL wheel, and it will be in good company too. They are going to a good friend of mine, Mike Kenley […]
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 […]