24hrs of IBX 2017
A 24 hour montage of Ivanpah dry lake bed during IBX 2017 and the storm that ensued. https://www.facebook.com/HQUSA/videos/10155038873918346/ thanks to HQ Kites & Designs USA
IVANPAH BUGGY EXPO 2017
Its that time of the year again …..Come on wind sport enthusiasts around the world, get involved IVANPAH DRY LAKE RECREATION AREA Primm Nevada USA MARCH 27TH – MARCH 31ST 2017 HERE WE ARE KICKING OFF OUR FOURTH YEAR OF IBX If you’ve been once or twice, we appreciate your presence and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bobby Muse Continues to Climb
My good friend Bobby Muse continues his quest to rise in the Elite Buggiers Rankings, he has just upped his PB to 65.60mph Well, it’s been a fantastic April and May on Ivanpah. I’ve had 4 sessions with multiple runs breaking 60 mph, but no PB for me till today. Winds were forecast to be […]
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 […]
Ivanpah ‘Club’ 2013
Great video from Bobby Muse, especially when he’s running alongside the PL Speed Buggy.
Brian Holgate Raises Kite Buggying Profile Again
Part of the article from https://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/mar/19/kite-buggy-enthusiast-waiting-wind-redemption/ “My whole drive on all this is I want to have the record videotaped. I want to have it documented properly and be the first person to put it in the ‘Guinness Book of World Records,’” Holgate said. “That will kind of redeem myself, not so much for them, but […]
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 […]
More PB’s at Ivanpah for the Muse Family
Father and son team, BeamerBob and his son Wexler, had a great day on the dry lake bed Ivanpah on 11th March 2012, five days after the World Record was set there. To start with Wexler Muse, a sponsored HQ rider, and PTW Hero rider broke the 50mph barrier, and managed a brilliant 53.80mph flying […]
New Year New Kite Sponsor
Times are changing, Sieger at Cooper Kites, I have to say could not have been a better sponsor to me, and has been extremely generous to me during my time with Cooper. I remember after I initially contacted him via email, within ten minutes, he was asking for my address to send me a set […]