The Parakart Association is pleased to announce that the 2017 European Kite Buggy Championships 2017 will be held in Hoylake (England), from Tuesday 29 August to Saturday 2 September (inclusive).
Hoylake is one of the United Kingdom's best kite buggy locations, with miles of sand Hoylake receives comparatively clean winds in all wind directions.
Registration is now closed, if you have any questions about your registration please contact: Kevin
One day for registration and scrutineering at the start of the week, followed by 4 days of racing and wrapping up on Saturday for the closing ceremony and prize giving.
Download the detailed timetable of events.
10:00am to 2:00pm - Registration & Scrutineering - Hoylake Sailing Club
11:00am to 5:00pm - Beach open for practice (After registration and scrutineering only)
5:30pm - 7:00pm - Mandatory Pilots Briefing & Opening Ceremony - Hoylake Sailing Club
Canapes sponsored by Bicycle Productions.
10:00am to 5:00pm - Day 1 Racing - The Beach
7:30pm to 8:00pm - Prize Giving - Hoylake Sailing Club
10:00am to 5:00pm - Day 2 Racing - The Beach
7:30pm to 11:00pm - Prize Giving & 3 Meat Outdoor Roast - Hoylake Sailing Club
Outdoor Roast sponsored by SWATK & FISLY
10:00am to 5:00pm - Day 3 Racing - The Beach
7:30pm to 8:00pm - Prize Giving - Hoylake Sailing Club
10:00am to 4:00pm - Day 4 Racing - The Beach
7:00pm to 7:30pm - Bar Open - West Kirby Sailing Club
7:30pm - to Late - Prize Giving, Closing Ceremony & 3 Course Meal - West Kirby Sailing Club
Closing ceremony sponsored by the BKSA
Prizes donated by BuggyBags.co.uk and Trophies by D.J. Financial Services
Hoylake, England
Hoylake’s popularity as a venue is due to its significant size, smooth winds and unusual tides which allow competitors to spend much longer on the beach without being forced to stop racing by the incoming tides or unpredictable winds.
A map of the key locations around Hoylake and West Kirby is available to download here.
Around 10 km²/ 4 square miles of useable beach, the course can be as small or as large as desired.
The beach is not affected by the tide every 6-12 hours like most locations. When the sand bar is not breached the beach can remain dry for 7-10 days at a time.
Even in offshore conditions the wind is normally smooth and easy to predict.
Race with a view of the Welsh mountains, Liverpool docks and extensive Offshore Wind farms
If the wind is low but the sun is out then the wind will pick up, with such a large area sea breezes are common at Hoylake.
The beach is normally dry but there can be interesting areas with moguls, puddles, soft sand and ripples depending on conditions.
The final individual results are as follows:
European Kite Buggy Championship 2017 - Mens classification
European Kite Buggy Championship 2017 - Womens classification
European Kite Buggy Championship 2017 - Overall combined classification for information only
| Position | Country | Points |
| 1st | Germany | 111 |
| 2nd | England | 141 |
| 3rd | The Netherlands | 212 |
| 4th | France | 281 |
| 5th | Scotland | 489 |
European Kite Buggy Championship 2017 - Proposed alternative team scoring method results for information only (from Scotland for proposal at future KBA/FISLY discussion) Based on 3 pilots, Based on 5 pilots.
Thank you to all contributors and sponsors:
Bicycle Productions & Trophy Sponsor: D.J.Financial Services
Registration has now closed, we have 44 entrants in total, the complete list of competitors and allocated race numbers is as follows:
| Country | First Name | Last Name | Race Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Joost | Pelssers | 45 |
| Belgium | David | Van Boven | 83 |
| Denmark | Nicolas | Jackson | 12 |
| England | Kevin | Arlott | 20 |
| England | Bart | Bristow | 60 |
| England | Barry | Cook | 58 |
| England | Karen | Cutbush (F) | 53 |
| England | Tommy | Grierson | 65 |
| England | Matthew | Job | 66 |
| England | Adrian | Lavelle | 40 |
| England | Ryan | Mcgavin | 10 |
| England | Mark | Sherlock | 5 |
| England | Alison | Summersfield (F) | 62 |
| England | Chris | Wilson | 54 |
| England | Russell | Winters | 23 |
| France | Stephane | Bourgois | 30 |
| France | Jean Marie | Cuzon | 92 |
| France | Adrien | Delayen | 43 |
| France | Benjamin | Fourtanier | 26 |
| France | Gonneau | Frederic | 18 |
| France | Adrien | Lys | 59 |
| France | Olivia | Lys (F) | 90 |
| France | Julien | Pazzaia | 89 |
| France | Hugo | Vandezande | 32 |
| France | Matthieu | Zubert | 42 |
| Germany | Bastian | Bischoff | 98 |
| Germany | Martin | Grab | 35 |
| Germany | Nils | Grab | 67 |
| Germany | Vincent | Leib | 19 |
| Germany | Pascal | Lohmann | 75 |
| Germany | Bernd | Spiering | 73 |
| Scotland | Tommy | Hastings | 8 |
| Scotland | Stuart | Mackay | 11 |
| Scotland | Robert | Mitchell | 80 |
| Scotland | Alan | Payne | 15 |
| Scotland | Stephen | Pirie | 79 |
| The Netherlands | Douwe | De Kroon | 17 |
| The Netherlands | Eric | Leegwater | 1 |
| The Netherlands | Bram | Mourits | 33 |
| The Netherlands | Jort | Noordhuis | 52 |
| The Netherlands | William | Pelgrim | 69 |
| The Netherlands | Robert | Smits | 13 |
| The Netherlands | Mark | Van Den Berg | 70 |
| The Netherlands | Rob | Van Der Vaart | 50 |
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