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The winner of the Shamrock Showdown/Paraclete XP Outdoor Championship has always won the gold medals at the USPA Nationals since the event was launched in 2002. Arizona Airspeed had a slow start at the indoor competition, which might have been caused by the team's travel adventure from the west coast to the east coast, and was in best shape when the outdoor competition began a week later. The outdoor distance to SDC Rhythm XP has increased from 3.2 (25.2 - 22.0) at the USPA Nationals 2014 to 3.3 (27.8 - 24.5) last weekend, and Rhythm's situation has not become any easier.
Airspeed did not perform on the team's top level in Raeford, as the numbers of both events are showing. Airspeed's 28.7 indoor average is only slightly higher than the 27.8 outdoor average in DeLand. It was an impressive start of the 2015 outdoor season for the reigning US 4-way champion.
Paraclete Outdoor 2015 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Total | Avg | |
Rank | AAA Class | N,2,13 | 16,O,E,10 | D,19,11 | C,8,M,9 | F,20,P,6 | A,7,B,G | Total | Avg |
1 | Arizona Airspeed | 22 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 37 | 167 | 27.8 |
Videos: Arizona Airspeed at the Paraclete XP Indoor and Outdoor Championships 2015 |
Paraclete 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 |
The Airspeed lineup of 2012 won the 4-way gold medals with a 27.9 average at the Mondial in Dubai. NMP-PCH Hayabusa finished 2nd with the same 27.8 average that Airspeed's new lineup posted last weekend after six rounds. Neither the ten rounds in Dubai nor the six rounds in DeLand included a Super Sequence.
SDC Rhythm XP posted the team's highest indoor average in a 10-round meet with the complete dive pool, and followed up with a new outdoor team record in DeLand. It was still not enough to get anywhere close to Airspeed.
Mondial Dubai 2012 | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 | Rd. 3 | Rd. 4 | Rd. 5 | Rd. 6 | Rd. 7 | Rd. 8 | Rd. 9 | Rd. 10 | Total | Avg | |
Rank | 4-way Open Class | 5,12,E | 6,D,B,K | O,8,7 | N,13,18 | 10,21,M | 19,H,11 | C,G,1,A | 20,9,15 | 16,F,P,Q | 2,J,4 | Total | Avg |
1 | Arizona Airspeed | 27 | 34 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 25 | 40 | 26 | 279 | 27.9 |
2 | NMP-PCH Hayabusa | 25 | 34 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 27 | 40 | 25 | 278 | 27.8 |
Chris Farina said that he still sees a lot of room for improvements after the two Paraclete meets. Airspeed will probably become even stronger with more training this year.
Airspeed's new lineup could not outscore NMP-PCH Hayabusa at the Wind Games in January. However, the domestic competition at the national championships is more important this year, and Airspeed has a significant head start, while Rhythm has to find a way how to move closer - quickly...