Fastest Australian

let me guess, he was riding a hydra kite?

we are over you hydra, there is more than one kite on the market, things must be going really bad for the company if people like you have to keep flogging them on this forum, I'm that over it I wouldn't even demo one if I had the chance. Go to the review section if you want to continually pimp.

Ever get that chilled out feeling after a kite? You and your avatar gotta get out more waxhead1....

Nice work Tim! The link shows 500m avg at 42.83 knots not 45.87 unless I am reading it wrong.

David Trewern was doing 500m at 44.81 knots in 2005.
www.gps-kitesurfing.com/default.aspx?mnu=user&val=0&uid=2

I too get a little sick of the constant Genetrix pimping- BUT- Tim is a good bloke and that is a darn cool achievement so well done !!!!!

Thanks for the positive comments guys and for you who think this is pimping you are wrong. I have spent years making boards ,shaping fins,refining my style and a lot of hard work just to go that little bit quicker. Its not about the kite its about a personal achievement , one day i hope to break 50 knots but for now 48.75 max is a dream come true. I think 48.75 may be the quickest any aussie kiter has gone. I made my runs on a board I designed and made at home from balsa and epoxy glass construction, I think the fin was a 06 cabrinha which i reshaped to suit speed.

Thanks Dave, the reason why hydra posted my achievement is that he's helping me try and find sponsorship to do the world speedcup and luderitz speed challenge. If anybody has any ideas or hints on obtaining sponsors it would be greatly appreciated . I would love to bring the official aussie speed record to kiters .