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Forums > Kitesurfing General

Germans rocking a kite powered car

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Created by Clayton Lee > 9 months ago, 17 Feb 2011
Clayton Lee
NSW, 34 posts
17 Feb 2011 12:47PM
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Once again, may have been posted, I have gone back 5 pages and searched the forum for germans, but only came up with Euro bashing threads.

www.dailytelegraph.com.au/nocookies?a=A.flavipes

My question is who the hell taught them how to kite - check out the awesome hot launches they are running - especially the one immediately upwind of the service station!

Shan
WA, 129 posts
17 Feb 2011 11:15AM
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Just look out for the overhead powerlines ;)

17 Feb 2011 3:09PM
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Kitebuggying reinvented??
Two wheels at the front is a no-no, they will learn, and you don't need two people or a fancy f/g fairing with pink roll bars and fake exhausts. All I can say is WTF?

schmik
NSW, 235 posts
17 Feb 2011 10:47PM
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Why is it always the Germans coming up with this stuff?

Reminds me of the german guy that kited on a mountain board from adelaide to Northern Territory. At least he used a doona ;)

mike

GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
18 Feb 2011 12:58AM
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lol @ the beach jumping @ 18 seconds

- hop
- flail
- luff

Still, it does look like it could be fun (read fast) in the right conditions

Lazarus
160 posts
18 Feb 2011 5:49AM
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just fuel to the euro bashing fire. don't they just deserve it?

kite darwin awards coming soon if they continue to launch like that.

Supersane
NSW, 174 posts
19 Feb 2011 11:45AM
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where in Germany do you reckon that is?

coastflyer
SA, 593 posts
21 Feb 2011 7:54AM
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Supersane said...

where in Germany do you reckon that is?


I would say that, that hot launch is at the Eucla Roadhouse, on the South Australia border. See my previous topic.

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/Wind-powered-car/

kiter64
WA, 45 posts
21 Feb 2011 10:08AM
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yes thats the nullabour , not too many powerlines to worry about but plenty of road trains !

DaGodfather
SA, 280 posts
21 Feb 2011 1:43PM
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Yeah, there are not many places in the world you can do it with a kite.
Surely a windsurfer sail would have been more practical.

DaGodfather
SA, 280 posts
21 Feb 2011 1:46PM
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... or a wind turbine...

daggy
WA, 528 posts
23 Feb 2011 1:41PM
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...probably the new Prius

shitdetector
NSW, 100 posts
23 Feb 2011 4:48PM
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The car went through Merimbula a week or so back. It has a wind turbine that recharges the battery in an attempt to generate kinetic energy. It aint working that flash though because they were last seen pushing it up the hill on the way out of town!

INTHELOOP
QLD, 1855 posts
28 Feb 2011 11:10PM
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Supersane said...

where in Germany do you reckon that is?


yea thats def not in germany. looks like oz.
anybody seen these guys?

Charl dv
WA, 2485 posts
28 Feb 2011 9:18PM
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INTHELOOP said...

Supersane said...

where in Germany do you reckon that is?


yea thats def not in germany. looks like oz.
anybody seen these guys?


oh if only you weren't lazy and read all the posts before commenting...

bjw
QLD, 3664 posts
1 Mar 2011 7:58AM
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Slingshot have been pushing car kites for years...

INTHELOOP
QLD, 1855 posts
1 Mar 2011 8:32AM
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Charl dv said...

INTHELOOP said...

Supersane said...

where in Germany do you reckon that is?


yea thats def not in germany. looks like oz.
anybody seen these guys?


oh if only you weren't lazy and read all the posts before commenting...


no need for that Charly because there is people like yourselves meticulous enough to make sure nothing gets overseen






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