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The Sun Path Products NSL News had the opportunity to focus on updating the leaderboards regularly and prepare for the aftermath of the event. However, the first video clip presents Arizona Airspeed while the competition is still in full 8-way swing.
The Airspeed story alone is interesting enough for an earlier feature story though. The Sun Path Products NSL News reported earlier that Airspeed's flight from the west to the east coast was canceled due to weather reasons. However, host Tim D'Annunzio made alternate plans to allow Airspeed to join the competition and catch up step by step.
Paraclete XP Indoor 2015 | 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 | D,2,8 | 4,J,B,17 | 14,19,P | 1,L,20 | 11,21,G | Q,C,H,22 | 3,12,5 | M,E,16,9 | N,10,6 | K,7,O,15 | Total | Avg |
1 | Arizona Airspeed | 25 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 36 | 25 | 39 | 27 | 32 | 287 | 28.7 |
2 | SDC Rhythm XP | 23 | 30 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 21 | 34 | 23 | 30 | 266 | 26.6 |
3 | Golden Knights | 20 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 33 | 24 | 26 | 254 | 25.4 |
Airspeed started with Round 6 and completed Round 7 together with all other 4-way teams. It was a great start, despite the previous travel adventure and the challenging schedule after arrival, as the first two highscores for those two rounds show on the leaderboard.
The situation changed when the other 4-way teams were done after Round 7. Airspeed began catching up with the missing rounds when the 8-way teams entered the flying chamber.
The leaderboard somehow reflects the challenges of the different schedule. Airspeed posted all sole highscores when they competed together with all other 4-way teams, while the scores for Rounds 1 - 5 look very different.
Airspeed allowed SDC Rhythm XP and Golden Knights to share the highscores for the first five rounds that they completed during the 8-way session. Airspeed was completely integrated into the 4-way rotation on Sunday morning (Rounds 8 - 10) and added 11 points to the lead on those three rounds. The $4,000 for the 1st place may compensate for the painful travel experiences...