posted Mar 8th, 2012 - The preparations for the Paraclete XP Outdoor Championship 2012, including the annual Shamrock Showdown Skins Game, are in full swing. Several teams have arrived and begun with the last training camp before their first outdoor competition this year.

NMP-PCH Hayabusa is working together with coach Gary Smith and need especially the exit practice from the Twin Otter's left hand door. Hayabusa recently delivered the impressive 33.1 indoor average at the Aerokart Indoor Championship 2012 in Paris, France.

The working time at the indoor competition in Paris, France, began with the break of a Star at the beginning of each sequence. The working time at the Paraclete XP Outdoor Championship begins with the exit from the Twin Otter and the following subterminal page. The Hayabusa members mentioned earlier that they are fully aware of the need for outdoor and exit training

Aerokart Indoor 2012		Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Rd. 4	Rd. 5	Rd. 6	Rd. 7	Rd. 8	Rd. 9	Rd. 10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class	10,9,3	4,Q,F,22	B,E,11,19	8,15,A	16,H,20	D,K,L,C,18	P,21,J,14	O,17,N,5	12,M,G,6	13,2,7	Total	Avg
1	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	31	33	33	30	30	39	32	45	32	26	331	33.1
2	Aerodyne Aerokart	31	34	35	27	30	38	32	45	29	27	328	32.8
3	Aerokart Maubeuge	27	28	31	24	25	35	29	35	26	22	282	28.2
4	Thunder	25	29	28	24	24	35	28	38	25	23	279	27.9
5	Deep Blue Aerokart	25	26	27	21	24	31	27	37	24	21	263	26.3
6	Aerodyne Deep Blue D.	25	25	27	21	24	29	24	36	22	21	254	25.4

The top contender in the female 4way competition, Aerodyne Deep Blue Defenders from France, competed at the same indoor event where Hayabusa posted the 33.1 average. They had ended up right behind the three reigning world champions of Deep Blue Aerokart (Sophie Deremaux, Bérangère Duplouy, Françoise Simons-Hamouchi) whose gold medals they try to defend. Amélie Tirman is the only returning and defending world champion of 2010 in the new lineup.

French coach Marin Ferre said that his Open Class lineup, Aerodyne Aerokart, arrives shortly before the competition begins and stays for a week of training after the meet. Arizona Airspeed is also scheduled to to arrive a few days before the first meet day next Friday.

Aerodyne Deep Blue Defenders are training side by side with the Norwegian national 4way team, Polaris. The Polaris lineup has not changed since the team started at the beginning of the 2010 season. XL member Steve Hamilton is still working with the Norwegian team, which has the Chair of the IPC Formation Skydiving Committee in the lineup, Trude Sviggum.

Gary Smith provided an overview of the recent activities in DeLand live on NSL Reality TV, and Steve Hamilton had a few words for the NSL News audience, as well.

Today was also the first training day for Black Cat from Russia. It is exactly the same lineup of the USPA Nationals 2011 that competes at the Paraclete XP Outdoor Championship 2012, including the three 8way world champions of 2001 (Vasily Korotkov, Alexey Minaev, Evgeny Staschenko) who the NSL News mentioned in the last story of the Russian 8way history.

The NSL News will continue with daily updates of new arrivals in DeLand. The event begins with the reception and competition draw on Thursday next week, and the first five rounds of 4way competition follow on Friday morning. The 8way competition is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.