On April 3, 2009, Arjen van der Tol drove an ApeXX at the annual NABX event to a new world record of 124 Km/h.
The theory behind it all
XXtreme buggies are created and designed by Ruud van Engelen (H5) as he is the founder of XXtreme. Drafter/designer for XXtreme is Jeroen Potters (H140) aka "Ozzy".
The XXtreme XXracer and the XXtreme ApeXX are both buggies for competitive racing. The ApeXX is on the cutting edge of design in front of the fast developments which occur nowadays in the international competition scene.
The ApeXX is the latest type of XXtreme and based on the concepts from a number of pilots, for example Michel Dekker (H20) and Jerome Grimminck (H9) had a great input in this proces.
Both of the buggies are build to give every pilot excellent comfort, sitting position and roadholding. The buggies are therefore ideal to every pilot's demands, also with intensive usage. All modification made, for example different sizes of wheels and skates have no influence on the geometrics of whole buggy. This concepts is still unique in the buggy scene. Here are some concepts which make the XXtreme buggies so special: Stiffnes of the frame is a thing we put a lot of effort in. The stiffer a frame is , the more “feel” or “control” the pilot will have, especially with high speeds and in bends the XX-buggy will have a better grip then the conventional buggies. The result of this is that race tracks can be riddenmore effectively and faster. The cross in the back of the frame is also a very important part of this design.
Seat and Comfort
The seat of the XXtreme buggy is specially designed so that the sidebars are not under pressure. The sidebars are designed with an extra curve, so that the elbows can not reach the sidebars while steering your kite in difficult manoeuvres, this doesn't effect the comfortable side support which the sidebars should offer. The seat is fully adjustable so that pilot has a good sitting position . Due to the overall design the seating position will not be affected when other wheels are mounted. Bigfoots, disc wheels or small dia wheels. The front fork can be adjusted in length without changing the sitting position of the pilot. This is also possible with the footsteps, these can be adjusted in horizontal and vertical plane.As well as the Bigfoot fork as the standard fork.
Measurements and weight
ApeXX:
Axle without wheels 1380 mm
Space between sidebars 480 mm (customised to the clients wish)
Smallest length ApeXX standard 1600 mm
Largest length ApeXX standard 1810 mm
Weigth standard ApeXX without wheels 23,0 kg
