Peter Lynn have been developing a new Race Buggy for kiters, most likely to accompany their new Peter Lynn Race kite that is due shortly.  The new race buggy from Peter Lynn uses a clamped rear axle, with cross-bracing on the rear of the side rails to add strength and stability.  The read axle is designed to also lower the rear point of the buggy from the wheels, bringing it closer to the ground.  Seen also on the buggy are support rails below the side rails, these were first seen on early buggies from Peter Lynn offering strength to their design.  

Nobile have released three different models for 2009.  The Nobile NHP, 555 and now the Shinn.  Not much information is known about the kites aside from what we can draw from the photos.  The new Shinn seems to have no center strut, and to be a 4 strut design with the two center struts fairly close together.  The NHP looks slightly higher aspect then last years kite, with both the NHP and 555 still retaining a similar look to last year.

We have some photos to share of the new Peter Lynn Composite Axle.  The new Axle is aimed at Freestyle Buggy Jumpers, allowing them to have an axle the flexes and returns to its original shape.  Presently axles are made out of steel, which upon hard impacts bends and does not return to its original shape.  Interesting with the new Peter Lynn Composite Axle is the use of stainless steel between the composite and having it clamped down.  The axle has a "Carbon" look to it, however it is highly unlikely that it is made from carbon fiber.  Peter Lynn are fairly tight lipped at this stage on the material used in their composite axle.

Flysurfer has released a press release on a new kite called the "Outlaw."  The new Flysurfer Outlaw is an open cell Snow and Land kite.  This is an interesting release by Flysurfer as they are featured as a premier builder of Closed Cell foil kites suitable for land, water and snow.  The new Flysurfer Outlaw brings with it a number of features found on their closed cell kites such as their Jet-Flap Technology, Auto Bleed Over control removing sand, rain and other foreign objects from the kite, and their Total Depower System.  

Well our first competition since launching the new website has come and gone, so now it's time to share the prizes.  First off we would like to thank our two sponsors for the competition, Briskites and NSD Powerball Australia.  We appreciate the support from them for the competition and helping bring some joy to those entering!  Now on to the winners, all entries were printed, put in to a shaving bag and drawn at random.

North have released the new 2009 Vegas video and information is on their website!  The new North Vegas 2009 kite has a lower aspect then the previous model and is aimed as a more freestyle kite opposed to a freeride kite.  The new Vegas is still aimed at offering a high depower C-Kite with a Freestyle Newschool setup and a Freestyle High Depower setup.  You have the option of riding the kite in 4 line or 5 line mode using the North 5th Element bar.  Sizes available are 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14 which indicates North will not be offering a 16m version of the Vegas as they did in 2008.