cezary said...
Funny you did mention the red colour, this is my favourite colour it makes you faster and stronger also it intimidates your opponents does it make your kite fly faster?.
Red reflects and adsorbs ultra-violet and infra-red rays from the sun differently than any other colour. This in turn creates a temperature differential across the surface of the canopy and therefore makes the air thinner and produces less drag over the kite. Hence red kites go faster.
Another large contributing factor is due to the 'Jockey Effect', whereby the owner of the kite is a total knob jockey. This effect is greatly magnified when the owner is only 14yrs old, and his mummy has just bought him his first kite, and for some reason this kite is a million times better than the 2m trainer he's used to.
Hope that helps.