Germans rocking a kite powered car

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Clayton Lee
Clayton Lee
NSW
34 posts
NSW, 34 posts
17 Feb 2011 12:47pm
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
Shan
WA
129 posts
WA, 129 posts
17 Feb 2011 11:15am
Just look out for the overhead powerlines ;)
NSW, 4382 posts
17 Feb 2011 3:09pm
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
schmik
NSW
235 posts
NSW, 235 posts
17 Feb 2011 10:47pm
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
GalahOnTheBay
NSW
4188 posts
NSW, 4188 posts
18 Feb 2011 12:58am
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
Lazarus
160 posts
160 posts
18 Feb 2011 5:49am
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
Supersane
NSW
174 posts
NSW, 174 posts
19 Feb 2011 11:45am
where in Germany do you reckon that is?
coastflyer
coastflyer
SA
601 posts
SA, 601 posts
21 Feb 2011 7:54am
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
kiter64
WA
45 posts
WA, 45 posts
21 Feb 2011 10:08am
yes thats the nullabour , not too many powerlines to worry about but plenty of road trains !
DaGodfather
DaGodfather
SA
280 posts
SA, 280 posts
21 Feb 2011 1:43pm
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
DaGodfather
SA
280 posts
SA, 280 posts
21 Feb 2011 1:46pm
... or a wind turbine...
daggy
daggy
WA
528 posts
WA, 528 posts
23 Feb 2011 1:41pm
...probably the new Prius
shitdetector
shitdetector
NSW
100 posts
NSW, 100 posts
23 Feb 2011 4:48pm
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
INTHELOOP
QLD
1855 posts
QLD, 1855 posts
28 Feb 2011 11:10pm
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
Charl dv
WA
2485 posts
WA, 2485 posts
28 Feb 2011 9:18pm
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
bjw
QLD
3690 posts
bjw bjw
QLD, 3690 posts
1 Mar 2011 7:58am
Slingshot have been pushing car kites for years...
INTHELOOP
INTHELOOP
QLD
1855 posts
QLD, 1855 posts
1 Mar 2011 8:32am
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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