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Did You Know...

... that Ranch 2nd Generation and Fast4ward XP have a re-match at Paraclete?

AAA Class awards at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2017
posted Feb 23rd, 2018 - It's time again for the annual Paraclete XP Indoor Championship in the 16-foot flying chamber in Raeford.

Arizona Airspeed is back from international challenges at the Wind Games 2018 to defending the U.S. top position against SDC Rhythm XP.

There might not be the same performance pressure at Paraclete compared to the one that the toughest opponents in the world and this year's FAI medal contenders put on in Spain.

However, SDC Rhythm XP alone will do everything possible to make it as difficult as possible for the U.S. national 4-way champion.

In fact, Rhythm is the defending champion at Paraclete. Last year's competition in Raeford was the first time that Airspeed's new lineup competed after the personnel change and slot scramble, and the current Rhythm lineup beat Airspeed for the first time.

Paraclete XP Indoor 2017
12345678910TotalAvg
RankAAA Class7,20,G17,J,410,16,B12,F,D,EO,P,22,19K,N,6,153,14,MC,1,2113,2,L9,18,8TotalAvg
1SDC Rhythm XP2825253027272626232326026.0
2XP42728243027272623222425825.8
3Arizona Airspeed2129253127292325232425725.7
4R2G2223182521241918181820620.6
5Spaceland Lite2019182621211816161719219.2
6The Four Horsemen1821202319221817141618818.8
7SDMW Next XP2219192016211718181718718.7
8GK Gold26262531202825---18125.9
9CSC Swift1918172116201718171617917.9
10Minions1818182119191917151417817.8
11GK Black1513182220181819131517117.1
123 Men and a Babe Jeana1621162115171617151617017.0
13Phoenix XP1716172016171516151616516.5
14DeOrbit Burn1814141416171517161715815.8
15Fabio's Angels1616121615161215131414514.5
16Relentless Strike1313111614141213111212912.9
17Flyin' for Bryan151413811111313101312112.1
18Hotdogs and Kraut12101110911121261110410.4
Ranch 2nd Generation at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2017
Airspeed was back in control a month later at the Shamrock Showdown 2017 and maintained the upper hand throughout the 2017 season and at the USPA Nationals.

This year, there is no doubt that Rhythm will try to copy the same start into the new season and then keep the U.S. top spot for the rest of the year. Airspeed will compete for the U.S. delegation at the FAI World Meet 2018 in Australia in any case after winning the USPA Nationals 2017, while Rhythm has the 4-way title of 2018 at the national championships as the main goal.

Last year's USPA Advanced Class champion, Ranch 2nd Generation, competed at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2017, as well, and finished right behind Airspeed in 4th place. The XP4 2017 lineup (John D'Annunzio, Thomas Hughes, Brian Krause, Kirk Verner) had placed ahead of Airspeed in 2nd place.

R2G has increased the indoor performance and scoring level significantly in the meantime and will wipe out last year's 20.6 average.

USPA Nationals 2017
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Rank4-way AdvancedO,4,9G,21,A,HN,D,J,14L,16,12K,19,6E,2,10P,11,1517,3,22F,7,1Q,5,M,20TotalAvg
1Ranch 2nd Generation1820171516141514181716416.4
2Fast4ward XP1719191416151313191516016.0

R2G's main opponent on USPA's Advanced Class leaderboard, Fast4ward XP, did not compete at Paraclete last year. Fast4ward was not eligible for USPA medals in Perris and has no plans for the 2018 season.

Fast4ward XP is still competing at this weekend's competition and will have a new showdown with R2G at the team's last meet together.

Ranch 2nd Generation has a new team member, as the NSL News reported on 1 December 2017. Former SDMW NEXT tail Chris Haslam has joined the team, and the new R2G lineup posted the first scores at the SV Hew Hampshire Indoor 2018.

Both teams completed their last training sessions on Friday evening at Paraclete, and they ended up together in the flying chamber for a preview of the upcoming competition...

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