Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 13:42:24 -1000 From: francis@red.seas.upenn.edu (Francis J Gramkowski Iii) Message-Id: <44v650$4op@netnews.upenn.edu> Organization: University of Pennsylvania Subject: Buggy@Wildwood NJt his weekend Beach Buggy Bonanza '95 October 7-8, 1995 Wildwood NJ For the third year in a row this October buggiers from the North east will converge for a weekend of fun, racing and learning on the Beaches of Wildwood New Jersey. Fun Wildwood's beaches are some of the largest around and have plenty of room for lots of free buggying and playing tag. Those of you who were at last years AKA convention or who have attended an ECSKC can attest to the amble space available for unorganized free lance buggying at Wildwood. Learning At this year's Beach Buggy Blast Saturday will be devoted to lessons. Fritz Gramkowski and others will spend the entire day giving lessons and workshops. The morning will be devoted to teaching the basics to new buggiers. Latter in the afternoon more advanced topics such as the finer points of getting upwind and tricks will be covered. Racing Sunday is race day, both pursuit and circuit races will be held, time and conditions permitting. Races will be held using the racing rules found in the second edition of the AKA Guide to Traction Kiting. Pursuit Races The course will be placed perpendicular to the wind and consist of two marks approximately 100 meters apart. The racing will be one on one, with a competitor starting at each mark. The winner will be declared when one competitor passes the other and then passes the next mark. This race must have a clear winner, or go a least 5 laps, failure to do so will result in one immediate re-start. If both competitors simultaneously foul out after the tenth mark (5 laps) the leader at the last mark rounded will be the winner when a restart is also inconclusive no points will be awarded to either competitor for elimination racing both competitors will be eliminated. There will be one of two ways to select entrants in the elimination series depending on the number of entrants. Either a draw will be made of all buggy entrants forming pools which will race off against each other the top one or two in each advancing to an elimination series. Or a round robin system will be used to select a pool for an elimination series. The elimination series will be as such, a loss means elimination. Circuit This will consist of at least three marks and will have upwind and downwind and reaching legs. Starts will be set so that each buggy has at least 10/15m clear laterally to each adjacent buggy, the start finish line will be a line at the upwind end of the site (course). The first leg will be a course directly to the most downwind mark (This spreads the field by the first mark to reduce risks of entanglements). Once around the downwind mark, all marks must be rounded in the correct order and to the correct side for the number of set laps, with the last leg being up to the start finish line. For more info contact High Fly Kite Co. ph 609/429 6260 fax 609/429 0142 email me francis@eniac.seas.upenn.edu or my dad gramfran@aol.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 5 Oct 1995 10:21:03 -1000 From: Howard Fried Message-Id: <451enf$96r@arther.castle.net> Organization: Enable Consulting Group, Inc. Subject: Re: Buggy@Wildwood NJt his weekend Thanks for the Wildwood info. Do you have any times for the events. Ex what time does it go till on sat and when does it start and end sun?? I was planning on goin for the whole weekend but the calendar that I was looking at from American Kite Magazine Posted the wrong date (they posted oct 14-15) Now I will only be able to go on sat night till sunday. Well thanks in advance for any info you can provide. Elliott Fried 74567.3120@compuserv.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =