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Did You Know...

... that Apex create new British AAA Class opposition for Chimera?

AAA Class awards at the British Outdoor Nationals 2022
posted Aug 31st, 2022 - The aftermath of the British Outdoor Nationals continues with the introduction of a new AAA Class team that took the 2nd place right away, after fending off Eros by nine points (149 - 140), still without putting any pressure on Chimera yet.

This may change in the near future, as Apex have at least a 2-year plan. The 2022 season is a training year, and the real target is the British national outdoor championship in 2023. Apex have completed ten hours of indoor training so far, and they completed 18 training jumps before last weekend's British Outdoor Nationals. They will add more indoor training to the team schedule before this year's national indoor championships in December and then transition to outdoor training and competition in 2023.

The team members have more than enough indoor and outdoor 4-way experiences to turn the 2023 target into a realistic challenge for the currently undisputed British indoor and outdoor champions of Chimera. David Rodgers, Marc Fletcher, Peter Mather and Chris Judd, with Al Thompson on camera, have been training and competing with other British top contenders in the past.

In fact, there was even one event where all Apex members competed against each other at national championships, and three members of the new Apex team outscored Chimera on the AAA Class leaderboard.


British Outdoor Nationals 2022
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Avg
Rank AAA Class 1,10,8 P,20,16 7,H,L,O 14,12,4 E,9,N,6 18,17,15 21,19,11 3,5,F 2,J,G,B Q,22,13 Total Avg
1 Chimera 17 16 -2 27 -3 15 26 13 -3 15 -1 21 21 -1 18 189 18.9
2 Apex 14 13 -1 21 -1 8 -3 21 8 -5 10 -2 17 21 16 149 14.9
3 Eros 13 13 -1 21 11 16 -1 11 -1 10 -1 16 16 13 140 14.0
4 Alola 13 12 -1 18 -1 11 16 -1 11 -1 11 12 -1 15 -2 11 -1 130 13.0
5 Skyhigh 11 11 -1 18 -2 9 16 10 -1 9 -2 12 -1 15 -1 9 -1 120 12.0
6 Deep n' Filthy!! 9 -1 10 8 -5 7 14 6 -1 8 -1 10 -1 12 9 -1 93 9.3
7 4Reigners 8 -1 9 -1 13 7 11 8 -1 9 7 -3 11 8 -1 91 9.1
8 Volt4ge 10 6 -3 14 6 14 7 8 9 -1 10 5 -3 89 8.9

Apex at the British Outdoor Nationals 2022
Chimera with Chris Judd at the World Challenge 2019
Apex member Chris Judd was an original member of Chimera, and he was still in the Chimera lineup when the new British 4-way Open Class champions finished in 6th place at the British Outdoor Nationals 2016.

Two of his new Apex team mates finished ahead of Chimera that year, David Rodgers with 4mula (2nd), and Peter Mather with Vision 99 (3rd). The 4th Apex member, Marc Fletcher, competed with ACM at the same event and finished in 12th place after completing only six of the ten rounds.

Marc Fletcher and David Rodgers eventually joined forces for an ACM indoor lineup in 2017, 2018 and 2019. and they represented the British delegation in 4-way Open at the FAI Indoor World Meet 2019.

Peter Mather joined Satori XL for a year and competed for the British delegation at the FAI Outdoor World Meet 2018 in Australia. Chris Judd left Chimera at the end of the 2019 season, and he is now trying to catch up with his former team and challenge the current Chimera lineup, first at the indoor nationals, followed by the next British outdoor championships.


British Outdoor Nationals 2016
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Avg
Rank AAA Class - Top 15 22,B,8 L,C,10,14 19,H,E,7 12,11,16 N,J,4,G 20,18,5 Q,O,A,15 P,1,13 3,9,6 D,F,21,2 Total Avg
1 Satori XL 17 20 26 15 22 17 25 19 21 22 204 20.4
2 4mula 15 18 22 15 20 15 24 16 19 21 185 18.5
3 Vision 99 15 17 22 16 19 14 22 15 19 22 181 18.1
4 NFTO 15 16 19 14 20 14 21 17 17 21 174 17.4
4 Eclipse 15 17 19 13 22 14 20 15 18 21 174 17.4
6 Chimera 15 16 19 13 18 13 17 13 17 20 161 16.1
7 Phoenix 13 12 19 12 18 11 16 13 14 16 144 14.4
8 Antimatter 14 14 16 11 15 11 18 12 14 17 142 14.2
9 Eros 11 13 13 12 16 10 16 12 12 14 129 12.9
10 Unicornmagic Flytastic 10 12 15 9 15 10 16 12 13 15 127 12.7
11 Helios 12 11 17 11 13 8 15 12 12 15 126 12.6
12 ACM 10 12 17 11 17 9 - - - - 76 12.7

4mula at the British Outdoor Nationals 2017 - Satori XL at the FAI Otdoor World Meet 2018 - ACM at the FAI Indoor World Meet 2019
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