On the beach at Gwithian |
"On a long weekend in November, with sightseers, surfers, kite boarders, speed sailors, and other beach worshipers, there you may find also a group of half crazed but dedicated blokarters, ready to test their skills against the forces of nature. And nature does not disappoint here," reports Mike Moody. Mike had made the trek from Lansing to Gwithian on the southwest coast of England.
"There was every kind of weather.
Wind, rain, storm, gale, and even sun on the last day," said Mike. "It was a challenge having to deal with tides, surf, surfers, the control lines of kite boarders, horses (yes, they allow horse riding on the
beach) large rock formations on the race course, small streams across the race course, sudden gale force winds with that trade mark horizontal rain, followed by relative calm, a carnival of B-karts at the choke point and an inability to see anything but salt water and sand spraying off my face shield, and sand embedded in body openings I didn't even know I had! ! ! WHAT A BLAST ! ! !!! "
For more details, read Mike's writeup at the BloKart Forum (https://secure.macnet.co.nz/www.blokart.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=784) |