Well, after a fabulous last Saturday with a trip to the Ho!, there was no buggy action this time. A planned trip to Pembrey with the CLSC mob failed to materialise because of the bad weather, so no buggying there and none in Salisbury either. The weather was cold and everyone was away or loved up or was just not being sociable.
That left the footy. My local team, Salisbury City, were playing Cambridge at home, so I walked up to the Ray Mac stadium and spent a couple of hours in the drizzle and cold. We got a player sent off after 14 minutes and that was it. Salisbury lost 2-0. However I took the radio with me and was listening to reports from the Boleyn ground. 2-1 win to the Hammers. Thanks very much. Another 3 points for our quest to stay in 10th!
Not going to Ho! next weekend as I plumped for the wrong weekend. Hope the weather is good for the organisers and visitors. I reckon the place will be heaving.
Anyone remember Diana Ross at the Waterside? LOL.
Monday 21 April 2008
Sunday 13 April 2008
Last minute dash to Westward Ho!
.....and was it worth it!
Last Saturday, 5th April, V-Max Rider and myself headed to Westward Ho! for a day trip.
The new towbar had been fitted and I could now use the double trailer. The tide was ideal, the weather looked blowey, with a slim chance of a shower. What the hell, we can dodge the rain!
We arrived at 10:30 to see the car park filling up with Transporter vans. Looked to be busy until we noticed that they were all kite boarders. Result! There were only about 4 or 5 buggies on the beach and it was blowing 20-25mph. Out with the 4.5m Bora initially and this was quick but was giving me a lot of sideways drag. The 3.7m Bora was next and this was perfect.
After a couple of runs exploring the beach and the best bits for speed runs, we found the ideal 'runway' of approximately half a mile. This avoided the posts and rocky patches and ran from the estuary to the sea. It was slightly into the North Westerley going towards the estuary, but the run back towards the sea enabled you to pick up the speed.
This was what this sport is all about: blasting along picking up speed and controlling kite and buggy without hitting anything or anyone. After getting the Barracuda up on 2 wheels at a couple of turns it was time to go for it.
Run after run brought a mahoosive grin to my face and especially after one of the runs, I cracked my top speed. Now standing at 48.5mph, the 50mph mark is surely only a few trips away!
The beach was disappearing fast and eventually we had to pack up having covered 45 miles in 4 and a bit hours of extreme fun. Totally knackering, exhausting, but well worth the day out. Next trip Pembrey?
Last Saturday, 5th April, V-Max Rider and myself headed to Westward Ho! for a day trip.
The new towbar had been fitted and I could now use the double trailer. The tide was ideal, the weather looked blowey, with a slim chance of a shower. What the hell, we can dodge the rain!We arrived at 10:30 to see the car park filling up with Transporter vans. Looked to be busy until we noticed that they were all kite boarders. Result! There were only about 4 or 5 buggies on the beach and it was blowing 20-25mph. Out with the 4.5m Bora initially and this was quick but was giving me a lot of sideways drag. The 3.7m Bora was next and this was perfect.
After a couple of runs exploring the beach and the best bits for speed runs, we found the ideal 'runway' of approximately half a mile. This avoided the posts and rocky patches and ran from the estuary to the sea. It was slightly into the North Westerley going towards the estuary, but the run back towards the sea enabled you to pick up the speed.
This was what this sport is all about: blasting along picking up speed and controlling kite and buggy without hitting anything or anyone. After getting the Barracuda up on 2 wheels at a couple of turns it was time to go for it.
Run after run brought a mahoosive grin to my face and especially after one of the runs, I cracked my top speed. Now standing at 48.5mph, the 50mph mark is surely only a few trips away!The beach was disappearing fast and eventually we had to pack up having covered 45 miles in 4 and a bit hours of extreme fun. Totally knackering, exhausting, but well worth the day out. Next trip Pembrey?
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