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Centerline XP, a AAA Class team that trains and competes usually at the Ranch Skydiving League, joined the CASL tunnel meet and finished with a 22.0 average after six rounds. Centerline XP has another 14.0 average in July and a 12.5 average in August in the team records.
The outdoor scores seem to be further away from the indoor scores as usual, and team member Brian Smith provided the NSL News with information that explains the difference with more details of the team's situation.
Brian Smith explained that the recent scores in July and August don't really reflect the team's true skydiving capabilities. Centerline XP competed with the team's back up videographer and had to digest point deductions between two and five points on just about every jump during the meets.
The team's primary videographer has been hurt with an ankle injury for a while. He hopes to be back with the team before the USPA Nationals 2008. Centerline XP would have scored around the 15-point average level without the camera problems.
Brian Smith said that his team will complete over 25 hours of windtunnel training. Golden Knights member Brian Krause has been working with the team at Paraclete XP in Raeford. The focus will switch to outdoor training, especially the costly exits, prior to the USPA Nationals.
Brian Smith explained why the tunnel training is so helpful for his team, as it is for many other teams: "It is cost affective. 25 hours of tunnel time is equal to about 1500 skydives, and it costs a lot less. With the rising costs of fuel this year and our home DZ (CPI) losing its contract on a turbine aircraft we couldn't lock down a good contract on cheap jumps."
Corey Beaudreau and Justin Beaudreau are brothers. Their father, Billy Beaudreau is also a long time jumper at CPI and the team's biggest sponsor. The brothers both started their skydiving career at the age of 16, as well. Justin and Corey Beaudreau and Brian Smith all grew up together on the drop zone.
Mark Izzo started skydiving at CPI over five years ago and has become great friends with his team mates. He is a former collegiate champion diver where he developed his great athletic ability.
Centerline XP is now in its second year of training and has aspirations to win the Advanced Class competition at this year's USPA Nationals. The secret is out now, and Centerline XP has moved above the NSL News radar...