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.: Raglan Outlaw racing. Jan 10 Ngarunui Beach Raglan

5 Meter Peter Lynn Pepper Kite
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Riders came from far and wide. 3 from the South Island, 1 from Hawkes bay, 1 from Ohakune, 1 from Taranaki, 5 from Auckland, 2 from the Waikato, and 3 from Raglan.

On the beach at 10am. Very light onshore enough to pump the big kites around the sky but not enough for motion. Around 11.15 a light sea breeze kicked in and the sky was suddenly full of 8mtr+ Kites. This light breeze stayed around and we started the feature race at 1.30. 11 Buggies and a land board going around a 2km course 10 times for 20km. The start was a beautiful thing with Craig and Perrin taking an early lead. Some dodgy starts and poor early mark roundings stretched the field out and within 5 laps Craig Perrin and Matt (riding with a cast on his foot) were the only riders on the lead lap. Craig again demonstrated his dominant form and lapped the entire field to be the only one to complete the 10 laps. Matt hunted Perrin down and took second only to lose it thinking the race was over. He hunted Perrin down again And finished second with Perrin in third, the first of the north islanders. The next three all had good pace but had issues with starts, round markings and kite crashes. Wayne taking 4th Pete 5th and Manu from Switzerland taking 6th. Rexton managed to beat the lone boarder for 7th with Plummet using some great form to get his board into a very credible 8th.

Ian Dave and Conrad bought up the rear of the field with some good laps and some issues. Paul put some good laps in and got lapped less than some but retired shortly before the end.

That race was brilliant to watch and all the boys had big smiles at the end.

In the end the guy with the best form won and hopefully some lessons were learned along the way. Tyre and kite choice played its part. Hard wire is a pain in a light wind with your kite on the ground. Getting right around a mark and heading back down the course is essential. Craig and Perrin both had immaculate form but Matt managed to steal 2nd with good old fashioned raw pace.

Craig sponsored the race and won his own prize so he put it back up for grabs. We had a grudge match between the buggiers with the weeny kites and the board. Ian got a great start and motored off leaving Dave and plummet tangled up. Unfortunately he turned back thinking there was a restart. Once the tangle was free and the field were storming down the course Plummet hauled the buggies in and came in first to take the prize with Dave first buggy home and Ian making the podium. Ian was the only guy in the field using a home made kite it flew great but was a tad small..

After all that we jammed the afternoon away as people slowly packed up and left. Perrin and I packed up at 6pm.

Results Peter Lynn Sponsored Outlaw Racing Jan 10 2010.

.: Feature Race 20km

Craig Hansen 1^st 10 laps Brilliant form. Right kite, Right buggy.
Matt 2^nd 9 laps Rode great. Hunted down one the best.
Perrin 3^rd 9 laps Great kite. Tyres too slow. Great form
Wayne 4^th 8 laps Really good pace. some rounding issues
Pete 5^th 8 laps Great pace great buggy. Some issues.
Manu 6^th 8 laps Some good speed. good kite and buggy.
Rexton 7^th 6 laps Showed potential. Watch out for this one.
Plummet 8^th 6 laps Beat some buggies fair and square.
Ian 9^th 6 laps Rode very well. Not quite enough kite
Dave 10^th 5 Laps Small kite. Difficult roundings. Well done
Conrad 11^th 4 laps Fouled bridle. Kite flew bad.OK considering
Paul Retired 7 laps Some solid laps. Great kite and buggy.DNF

.: Grudge Race 1 lap.

Plummet 1^st Foul at start, hunted the buggies down, Great speed.
Dave 2^nd Great kite and buggy. Rode well for 1st Buggy home.
Ian 3^rd Communication issue. Rode well. Needed a bigger kite.

Thanks for coming.

Blue Balls Buggy Bash In the winter at Kawhia. don't miss it.

~Charlie Watson

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