More pics of the fight... http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,1240555,00.jpg http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,1240553,00.jpg http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,1240558,00.jpg http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,1240541,00.jpg http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,1240550,00.jpg http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,1...

Tough fight.. leading by points and knockout in # 11... Congretulations to Wladimir...

srrc wrote:Dear Mr Heinig

You are a very brave and skilled man, well done.
Just one little suggestion, next time you are at 50 knts please send the kite. I'm very interested to see how high you will go.

Better not... steering upwards at such speed...

passing among those wooden poles at 100 km/h seems quite scaring to me :o :o Yeah... this is certainly nothing to try at home... 8) Tilmann also said that his helmet + neck stabilizer probably saved his life or prevented major injuries when he lost control in the slow down phase, still at high spee...

passing among those wooden poles at 100 km/h seems quite scaring to me :o :o Yeah... this is certainly nothing to try at home... 8) Tilmann also said that his helmet + neck stabilizer probably saved his life or prevented major injuries when he lost control in the slow down phase, still at high spee...

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I have heard that once they got to him, his QR was not released.
Important to know to be able to understand what happened.

True... What is strange is why would a kite loop 100+ times if a QR is not released and the bar is OK??? Something special must have happened to the bar..

I heard from an eye witness that the kite looped continuously, more than 100 times in total, and the kiter was dragged a long distance. At first it appeared as if he was conscious and by-standers wondered why he didn't release. Later, as the kite was seen looping continuously, it was suspected that ...

This kid could have been dead, easily... Authorities appear to have quite a tolerant attitude at this location... At many other places such an accident could have served as a "welcome reason" for new kitesurfing bans... Many times I have observed that the quick release is used much too hesitant by m...