January 01, 2005
KBNZ Author Profile - Craig
Name:
Craig Hansen
Location/Home Town:
Ashburton, NZ
How long have you been Kite Buggying?:
Flying Stunt-kites since 75ish, Buggying since 2000.
How did you get started with the sport?:
I never got over flying kites as a kid and still don’t understand how other people do, or why they would want to?? Anyway As I got bigger so did the kites and the budget then one day some one was flying a full size delta on the beach and I asked if I could have a go and the addiction got worse as the power of this baby was able to lift me off the ground and it has been a one way trip from there, bigger, faster, higher, longer you know all the excesses and extremes that addictions can take us too.
What kites do you fly and what is your favorite?:
What can I say I have a addiction too many to mention but my favorite at the moment is the Peter Lynn Rebels for tooling around the dunes and technical stuff, for flat and fast and nuking beaches Phantoms. It must be mentioned that C-Quads are Awesome kites.
Describe your buggy(s)?:
I have two a PL Competition Buggy that has, mud-flap, splash guard, sump guard, (to protect my sump) side rail pads, and a choice of either the standard 95cm back axle or a 95cm gigastrong axle and a custom Drop Axel Bigfoot with all the above (this baby is built for speed).
What has been the best experience you've had in a kite buggy?:
Tooling around the dunes at Te Paki (top of 90 Mile Beach) Awesome check out the link http://nkc.nayland.school.nz/Images/albums/muriwai2004/photos/90-mile_pan.JPG .
What do you look forward to experiencing next in your kite buggy?:
Testing how well the big foot floats so I can nuke Pegasus Bay.
Posted by craighansen at 05:41 PM | Comments (2)
December 07, 2004
KBNZ Author Profile - Murray
Name:
Murray Neill
Location/Home Town:
Nelson, NZ
How long have you been Kite Buggying?:
Flying power-kites since 97, buggying since 99.
How did you get started with the sport?:
I attended the Muriwai Moose Meet in '98. Not as a buggy pilot, but as a photographer. I had a PL Excalibur (I now have 3). I got to try a buggy and knew I had to get one. As soon as my budget allowed I bought a second Excalibur and a PL competition buggy. Its been a growing addiction ever since.
What kites do you fly and what is your favourite?:
I have a triple stack of PL Excalibur's, a Flexifoil Super10, a 3.0m2 Flexifoil Blade II, a 6.3m2 C-Quad (bent-spine), and an 8.5m2 C-Quad. Given the right wind, the little Blade II is my favourite, although its a lot more 'work' than the C-Quads to fly it is incredibly responsive.
Describe your buggy(s)?:
My PL Competition Buggy has a speedo, mud-flap, splash guard, side rail pads, and a choice of either the standard 95cm back axle or a 1.4m gigsstrong axle.
What has been the best experience you've had in a kite buggy?:
'Moose nuking' Muriwai Beach in 1 hour 17 minutes in 2003. That was almost 50kms of beach from one end to another in one long fast reach. Awesome.
What do you look forward to experiencing next in your kite buggy?:
I have yet to catch Wharariki Beach in a good Westerly. Hopefully this summer!
Posted by murrayneill at 05:36 PM | Comments (1)