Has anyone got anything on this years Rally. Is it changing much, when it will be here. etc...
You mean next years Rally. No, but I wouldn't think there'll be too much.
They'll have smaller size in the Tyrant though, 5' 11". That'll be a major positive.
Col
Not sure why the **** you would red thumb. Guess it is winter and and anyone i know who would bother to do it are busy sooking about the cold instead of kiting. Anyway for anyone that wants to know Slingshot have added a 9m to the ralleys and Kitepower have just placed there order this week so wont be long for stock to arrive.
Rumour has that theres no changes to the Rally.
Kite co's always claim improvements but sometimes I think its just a marketing thing to get kite turnover ?
Getting so theres little improvement possible on some kites. IMO the Rally would certainly be one of this group. Gotta be one of the most stable easy-to-fly kites out there. Great entry level kite right up to intermediate free-ride and surf. You can be sure if the Rally is not working for you its your skills that need sharpening. 
Yes thats pretty right. Similar to the new switchblade. Other than the new bar configuration which is pretty cool, there is little difference to last year.As they say if it aint broke then why fix it.
get them to stitch a bigger centre hook loop next to let down valve. i can throw the short lengths of spectra away'. 9 metre would be sweet though
They have changed the nob on the de power to a small t handle. Looks a little easier to pull on than last year if you need a little trim in a hurry. Also the material around the outside lines has been beefed up to avoid wear from the pig tails.
Apparently they have changed the tailing edge a bit to help keep its shape and i know some larger riders last year said the found the kite to fold a little mainly on the smaller kites which is suppose to be sorted. One other thing that will be better is the d power handle or t instead of the nob. Much easier to pull on if conditions get heavy unexpectedly.
Im 95-100kgs and the only fault I can find with the Rally is the collapsing/folding issue. This only occurs for me when kite is under heavy load in really strong wind when bar pulled in hard. Not a major problem but looks a bit freaky.
When u put that problem up against its light wimd power, relaunch, self landing ability and overall power I rate it highly. Im no expert but happy to stick with them.
Foil-shaped bladders with internal tensile membranes (so they don't have to be tubular) will become viable sooner or later. When they do: game changer.
They could be moulded, or possibly even grown using biological engineering within a pre-shaped matrix.
I'm no expert but I know that foil sections are key to efficiency, and whether you want grunt, upwind ability, or stability through highly variable angles of attack, a better foil section may deliver beyond the limits of tube-kite aerodynamics.
