Football Season Over.

Well, that's it until August. Footie has now finished and we can now concentrate on getting some good buggy sessions in! Finishing with a 2- 2 draw with Villa, and another cracking goal from Deano, means we have finished in the top half of the table - a creditable 10th place. Following on from the miraculous escape from relegation we had last year, it is a great achievement, and no doubt Curbs will be looking to freshen up things for the new season. Just a couple of finals to take place, then it's down to long summer evenings down the field, getting the buggy rolling again.

The trailer has been undergoing some adjustments and is now funtional for roadtrips. Bring them on! Pembrey looks to be the likeliest destination in a couple of weeks. Bit warm at present but no doubt the wind will arrive with the low pressure and rain for the Bank Holiday weekend.

Here's to loads of miles covered and top speeds smashed.

Football this weekend.

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.

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?

Mixed Weekend

Well, it's still raining and it doesn't look as though it will stop until Monday. No buggy action then this weekend. Let's hope the Easter weekend brings some decent wind/no rain. Two weeks today British Summer Time begins!!

At least the Hammers stormed to another win. Coming from behind against Blackburn, with the winner from a local lad - Freddie Sears. What a star. With a lot of our summer signings coming back from injury, here's hoping we push on up the table. We are within touch of the teams above us now after consolidating our 10th position. Hammers for Europe!!! Now that would be nice.

Gutted!

Whatever you do, don't mention the football!!

Wonder Weekend

What a weekend. Firstly, we had a great bit of weather. None of this cold and frosty mornings with the sun shining and cold Easterly winds. A proper weather system arrived with the prevailing South Westerlies. Off down to Hudson's with my mate Jim and a cracking session was had. Four hours of blatting up and down in 20mph (gusting 28) winds on the limit with my 6.0 Bora II. Exhilarating - this is what it is all about. After the failed trip to Pendine 2 weeks ago, this was a brilliant day getting rid of the cobwebs. Unfortunately Sunday was a bit of a let down with 5-8mph wind and a bit of drizzle. Never mind, here's to another beach trip in 2 weeks (please!).

As for those Hammers...another away win, this time 1-0 at Fulham. Bit of luck I guess, but we have had some go against us in the past. Moving up the table now reaching 40 points. I think that means we are safe from the drop this season. Woo hoo! Lets head on up the table and claim a UEFA place. Just Chelsea and Liverpool in the next 2 weeks!! No Problemo!

Just to cap it off England stuffed France again at Rugby. T'is is too good to be true. Time for a drink..........

Buggy Wagon

This picture shows the current buggy wagon for transporting me around. Still waiting for the towbar to be sorted which will make life easier for me and the crew, when roadtrips are carried out. I previously had a cycle carrier on the back when I had my V-max, but this Barracuda is a whole lot heavier, especially as the last owner (martnic!) filled the forks with lead!

It sits okay on the top in the specially built wooden guide. Just need to lift up and run along while holding the axle. Only takes a minute or two to then do the straps up.

When the towbar/trailer is sorted then just run it on and tie her down. No bolting/unbolting wheels. Bring it on....