Snake
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Arc FAQ and windrange calculator might be gone soon
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/mx5alan/arcs/wind_range.htm?showp...
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/mx5alan/arcs/ARCsetup_FAQ.htm?sho...
When I visit these two sites I an greeted with this page
https://www.talktalk.co.uk/notices/web-space-closing.html?ac...
I'm worried that these two pages will soon disappear and that I won't be able to access the information. I am thinking of making my own copy for
personal use, but then others won't have the information. Looking through the directories that last updates we're almost 10 years ago, so who even
knows if the original author is still around or even knows that the site going down. Does anyone here know who wrote the pages?
It would really be sad to have these great resources taken from the web. I remember 7 years ago how amazingly helpful these were when I first got my
venom. If they go down, it would just be another nail in the coffin for arcs.
Arcs - Charger I 8m, 10m, 12m, Venom I 13m - F-Arc 1200, 1600
Single Skin - Born-Kite LongStar2
Fixed Bridles - Pansh Legend 4.5m - Peter Lynn Voltage 3m
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Gravityguy
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I agree this is a great resource and it would be sad to see it disappear. ARC are pretty awesome!
PL Venom 8m, 10m & 16m, PL S-Arc 460, PL T-ARC 130
HQ Montana 9.5m HQ Beamer3 3.0, HQ Rush 250
Prism Tensor 5.0
PL Competition Standard Buggy
(Rev B Series, Various Duel Line Stunt Kites & Single Line)
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jeffnyc
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I'll repost this on arcusers, maybe someone there knows something more. It's been seriously dead over there as well though. Sad to see the lack of
interest, arcs are awesome.
http://arcusers.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1043
Foil: Speed5 18+12 | Speed3 15 | Sonic2 9m | Peak 5 4m
Arc: Phantom I 12m+18m
LEI: LF WOW 9m
FB: Flux 5m | Bullet 4.5 | Blurr 3.5 + 2.5 | Rage 2.5 | Beamer 1.8
Ride: Flexi Haize | MBS core 90 | SS Vision 140 | Mako 140 + King 165 | King Gee | SS Hover Glide | WB 5'6" | Burton Floater
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PistolPete
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Looks like the graphics folder/files have already been deleted 
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Snake
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No! I'm too late!
I saved the page now with some of the pictures missing. I also saved the source code of the windrange calculator. It looks like it really is going
down. 
Arcs - Charger I 8m, 10m, 12m, Venom I 13m - F-Arc 1200, 1600
Single Skin - Born-Kite LongStar2
Fixed Bridles - Pansh Legend 4.5m - Peter Lynn Voltage 3m
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jeffnyc
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Nuts, I missed the pics as well. I thought it was just my iPad this morning.
Foil: Speed5 18+12 | Speed3 15 | Sonic2 9m | Peak 5 4m
Arc: Phantom I 12m+18m
LEI: LF WOW 9m
FB: Flux 5m | Bullet 4.5 | Blurr 3.5 + 2.5 | Rage 2.5 | Beamer 1.8
Ride: Flexi Haize | MBS core 90 | SS Vision 140 | Mako 140 + King 165 | King Gee | SS Hover Glide | WB 5'6" | Burton Floater
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zero gee
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The Way Back Machine internet archives has it complete with images. Nothing is ever fully gone off the interwebs.  But better hurry before it's gone from there too. 
https://web.archive.org/web/20170816124407/http://myweb.tisc...
2016 CORE Section wave 6m and 9m
CORE Sensor2 controlbar
2016 5'2" North WHIP surfboard
Zeeko Spitfire XLW foil and 5'0 custom foilboard
Electric Outback MountainBoard
Any old $100 snowboard
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jeffnyc
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Genius, thanks. Always forget about that...
Foil: Speed5 18+12 | Speed3 15 | Sonic2 9m | Peak 5 4m
Arc: Phantom I 12m+18m
LEI: LF WOW 9m
FB: Flux 5m | Bullet 4.5 | Blurr 3.5 + 2.5 | Rage 2.5 | Beamer 1.8
Ride: Flexi Haize | MBS core 90 | SS Vision 140 | Mako 140 + King 165 | King Gee | SS Hover Glide | WB 5'6" | Burton Floater
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indigo_wolf
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In some cases, I think its just a matter of broken links.... even on the WBM copies the pics for the 09 Navigator bars are missing.
I believe August 8th is the date I remember reading as to when they will be turning off the lights.
I spent some time last night trying to track down MX5Alan who may or may not be Alan Henderson a Mazda club racing enthusiast. There's no contact
information on any of the Arc pages on the Talk-Talk website.
In the best of all possible worlds all the files would just get ported to a Google Sites account set up for solely that purpose.
Burying on Alans pages in another page that apparently he had inquired about hosting, only to find out the developer had passed away the shortly
before his inquiry. Circle of life, I suppose.
ATB,
Sam
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12 - Jesus, does anyone?" - The Body by Stephen King
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-mj-
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Hi All,
For those interested, we've uploaded mx5alan's page here: http://www.arcusers.net/mx5alan.html
there are a few images missing but most of his work is saved.
Cheers
Marijn Tijhof,
Peter Lynn Kitesports
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Unk
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Thanks for saving the site, its always been one of the go to sites for Arc users 
1.5mtr HQ Beamer IV, 3mtr PKD Buster II, 4.9mtr Flexifoil Blade III, 5.5mtr PKD Buster I, 5.5mtr PKD Brooza II, 7mtr PKD Buster I
16mtr PL Venom I
Org Flexifoil Buggy cut & shut with side rails
Now with the tandem option
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