For those of you, who missed Sunday session…… poor thing 
Here is how our 1st downwinder went.
We (me, LBJ, ragden, and Todd & Corey) started at South fence early Sunday morning. Later, Duloid joined us at fishing pier. Wind started NW, 15mph + and very gusty. By the time we passed fishing pier, it shifted to WNW, making it harder to go back South direction.
We made all the way to North beach and wide open all flat surface was greeting us. It was the best beach condition I’ve ever seen in North beach. No water in the middle, no pot holes but all flat surface all the way to water.
By the time we got to North beach, wind was straight West, still 15mph but much steadier than before, making it best condition for North beach. Ankur (new member) joined us at North beach.
As usual, we had a nice lunch picnic between sessions. We rode until we ran out of room due to tide.
I dare to say that we utilized wind and beach 100% that day, no waste! It’s amazing that we were able to cover the whole Wildwood beach that day. Downwinder rocks!
A couple of notes:
1. Petra walked from fishing pier to North beach.?? WOW
2. Jen made a surprised visit to North beach
3. This is not very important but ragden set a club speed record, 41.5mph but who cares.
ragden’s GPS Track
52 Responses to “1st Downwinder, Successful!”
This was an amazing amount of fun. Hope to do it again sometime soon.
Does that mean Ragden took home the buggyman award?
And I might add that this was Corey’s first time riding the beaches of Wildwood and is quite the upcoming buggy guru. What a great weekend! This was our first downwinder we need to do more of this before we loose the beach.
Nice to have met you Duloid, Petra, Ankur
Sounds like I should have stayed or come back..
Petra should have used LBJ’s Blokart or hop on the rear axle of one of the buggies although that can be pretty scary
Hey Guys-
It was great meeting you all and I had a great time at Wildwood. Thanks LBJ for letting me use the 3m and Brian for all your help. I???m looking forward to seeing all the pictures and videos!
The only downside- DELAWARE TOLL SUCKS! I spent more on toll than on gas. I wish there was a place like wildwood closer to home!
Duloid- how do I find u on facebook?
look forward to see you guys again soon!
Ankur, I drive through Laurel MD on my way to Wildwood. Maybe next time we can carpool it. Might save you some of the pain from those tolls…
Oh man, I missed out.
Schools been busy, not to mention I’m broke…but hopefully I can make it out this weekend. Spring break time, I’m free Wednsday (assuming the wisdom teeth pulling goes well…)
through til next Tuesday so let me know!
Yeah you missed a good one bud. Bummer. About this weekend… the real question is the tides… And I cannot pull that link up from work. It just never quite works for me. Something about our firewalls blocking that silly stuff…
great day.. lot of fun ..
nice to meeting you Todd & Corey, Ankur.
to ankur: you can find me – duloid at gmail dot com
hopefully we will get another nice day with SE wind and it gonna be even better…
Ok, the video is complete………it is pretty darn good if I dont say so myself…just have to download to Youtube and Vimeo. Youtube being the dirtbags that they are will most likely mess with my audio, music, which is the best part but vimeo will most likely not mess with it…. so I will have it up soon.
Sweet! Cant wait to see it. I have some pictures and a couple video clips Sunnie took. I’ll see if I can get them posted tonight.
Update. Youtube of course blocked my audio as I suspected. So I had to swapp out for music they had,,, its not bad but I dont like it but what can I do….So, Vimeo is downloading right now and should be ready any minute.. So if you want to mellow out to the video watch it on youtube and the rocking one is on Vimeo, I will post a link in a few minutes.
YaY! I knew it was video day! LBJ, I gave up on Youtube and will only use Vimeo from now on. Now I just need new video gear to get filming again.
Ok,, youtube screwed up and didnt swapp out my music so watch it while you can
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qT8taa4WyA
Sorry just checked it,,, they did fix it already,,, but watch it on Vimeo, its the original.
http://www.vimeo.com/4045415
http://www.vimeo.com/4045415
can’t wait to see the video and pics! links please?
cool! Thanks for posting. If anybody else took any pics/videos, please send links..
cool.
whos the kitebroader who almost went for a swin. LOL
that will be me. What sucks a little is that that’s pretty much the only coverage of me in the video
I had some pretty good runs that don’t feature in this video.
LBJ, do you have any other clips of me? I’d love to put one on my facebook profile
Very nice!
You guys are watching the one on Vimeo and not youtube, right? Vimeo has my music and its much better.
Video clips my wife took:
http://nikey.net/MOV04782.MPG
http://nikey.net/MOV04811.MPG
Digging the drum beats in the beginning matching the video shake then Corey comes zooming into the frame.. great video!
great job Joe… slow motion effects .. very nice ..but next time have to jump higher then one foot.
I can only do so much with what I have to work with…….Its hard making you guys look good……ha ha ha ha
I can’t find me in the movie
I thought you captured me during downwinder, including 10 feet jump and double front roll.
You know now that you mention it…..Your right your not in it. I did get that “Forward Tumble and Fall” trick you did,,,so will make another video just featuring that… I do have alot of other video from that day so I will make another…….
Heh. I dont think you are in either of the videos my wife got either. She did make one of you guys making lunch, and you are in that one…
Great tracks. That drum roll intro was sopposta mimmic the sound of NHRA top fuel dragster. So id say its very fitting.
For all you guys who felt left out!
http://www.vimeo.com/4045415
that last link might be wrong… I will post the new video later….if it does come up its the video titled NJ Buggy Club April 5th 2009 or something like that…….
Joe, the vimeo link with the numbers 4045415 worked just fine for me last night. Are you posting a new video with new footage, or making a change to the old? Just curious what is going on…
Its a new video,,, made today
Here is the new link… this should work.
http://www.vimeo.com/4061629
Ok Apparently everytime I post a “link” it has to be approved by the Jess man…..so just go to my vimeo site and the new video is on there…..
I like it….. because I am in it
I dont like it…… cuz hes in it.
he = LBJ
Why da ya gotta hate?
Remember I can just “Edit Out” whomever I want too…..
snobdr is out of LBJ’s future movies. HA!
Not bad, not bad at all.
Though I was only in it for split seconds as I flew past… no worries..
Thats the most I have ever seen me ride…
Brian, I would soooo add the sound bite to that Fred Flintstone dismount
Great job LBJ!
I still WANs know
Stupid phone
I still wana know if ragden got the buggyman award for his speed run
And why does that brian guy have to be in everyones movies? What makes him so special.
Brian,,,,tell him damit!
I mean yes he got it.
He was classified in school as special.
Yes, I am special and
Yes, ragden got it!
Have you guys watched the movie “I know what you did last summer”? Good movie.
Ahh yes! the old “I know what you did last summer” movie. You know i was just thinking…yes every once in awhile I do that, Don must have some (alot) of video from his trip,,, I hope we see some soon…
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