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Did You Know...

... that NMP PCH HayaBusa and Julien Degen share a long competitive 4-way history?

4-way Open Class awards at the Belgian Indoor Nationals 2023
posted Dec 16th, 2023 - NMP PCH HayaBusa continued with indoor training a few days after the first and only competition with the CISM lineup before trying to defend the military world championship title in July next year. It was a 3-day indoor camp, and the complete lineup took the time for NSL Live Talk at the end of the second training session on Thursday.

The NSL News had reported the details of the lineup for the Belgian Indoor Nationals 2023 on December 11th, the day after the meet weekend and HayaBusa's 27.5 performance. It was very interesting to hear the comments of the team members after their meet experiences with the very scrambled lineup.

NMP PCH HayaBusa will continue the training with the two different lineups until the CISM competition in July. Goal is to keep bringing new member Ray Lodens up to the 4-way top level as quickly as possible and allowing David Grauwels enough time to feel current when it is time for the CISM competition.

This requires Jeroen "Bob" Nollet to switch back between point and tail slot, Neal Willems to work the center and practice the tail slot depending on whether Ray Lodens or David Grauwels show up for a training day. Of course, the team has respective plans ahead of time for the different lineups. Dennis Praet is the new outside center for both lineups, David Grauwels inside center when it is his turn. HayaBusa will continue only with the new lineup and Ray Lodens after the CISM competition when David Grauwels switches back to the camera slot.



NSL Live Talk with NMP PCH HayaBusa on 14 December 2023
4-way Open Class awards at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2007
David Grauwels reported sore muscles after the competition and the following intensive indoor training, and the team said that new member Ray Lodens was rushing from the military barracks to Airspace Indoor Skydiving in Charleroi to watch the competition of his new team, and also the performance of his brother Ryan Lodens with Hybris in the AA Class.

There was also a visiting guest team in Charleroi, FCUK Weembi, who were obviously curious to see NMP PCH HayaBusa in action, as well. They may have even expected a chance to offer the Belgians serious opposition in the team's first confrontation with the three former 4-way world champions and their scrambled lineup.

FCUK Weembi had finished with a 27.2 average in 4th place on the traditional leaderboard of the Weembinamic 2023, where ISR FireFlash placed 2nd with a 27.9 average. ISR FireFlash then continued a week later at the ISR Grand Prix and they defeated NMP PCH HayaBusa (27.9 - 24.5) in Roosendaal.

By the pure numbers, FCUK Weembi could have been in contention with NMP PCH HayaBusa for the top spot on the open Belgian AAA Class leaderboard. However, even the scrambled lineup was too strong with the three former world champions David Grauwels, Dennis Praet and Jeroen Nollet.

Belgian Indoor Nationals 2023
12345678910TotalAvg
RankAAA ClassG,18,O,M14,B,16,F,C,21D,22,H,102,3,AE,11,2013,12,5P,J,7,168,L,15K,N,17,QTotalAvg
1NMP PCH HayaBusa BE 32-125-129-125 26 24-123-130-323 38 27527.5
2FCUK Weembi FR 26 21 23 23 22 20 21 29 15 30 23023.0
3AYRO BE 20 18 23 15 18 18 18 24 16 24 19419.4
4Oblivion FR 21 20 20 17 19 17 17 20 15 24 19019.0
5Garudas BE 19 15 21 17 17 16 19 22 13 23 18218.2
6Trance Ition NL 20 19 19 15 11 16 15 22 14 19 17017.0
7Full Flow BE 18 15 18 13 13 12 13 17 14 20 15315.3

NMP PCH HayaBusa - FCUK Weembi at the Belgian Indoor Nationals 2023, Video Footage Courtesy of Airspace Indoor Skydiving
Julien Degen (2nd from right) with Weembi High Rollers in Bahrain 2018
One of the FCUK Weembi members, Julien Degen, has been used to oppose NMP PCH HayaBusa for many years, with all ups and downs of exciting 4-way competition. Three members of the CISM lineup (David Grauwels, Dennis Praet, Jeroen Nollet) have met Julien Degen as a member of the French national 4-way teams many times.

In fact, Julien Degen is one of the very few 4-way competitors who have defeated NMP PCH HayaBusa at any 4-way competition between 2014 and 2021. Only the Weembi High Rollers (Christine Malnis, Sophia Pecout, Roy Janssen, Julien Degen) ever placed ahead of the Belgians, which happened at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2018 within this specific time frame of HayaBusa dominance.

David Grauwels, Dennis Praet and Jeroen Nollet were in the 2018 lineup, together with Andy Grauwels. Only David and Andy Grauwels were in the lineup when HayaBusa were facing Julien Degen for the first time at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2007. Julien Degen's future team mate of the Weembi High Rollers, Roy Janssen, was the tail for HayaBusa Defence at that time.

HayaBusa won the duel with France in 2007, while both finished 2nd and 3rd in reverse order behind Airspeed Odyssey a year later at the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2008 in Maubeuge. Julien Degen then became 8-way world champion in 2006 and 2008, 4-way world champions in 2010. David Grauwels, Dennis Praet and Jeroen Nollet won their first title together in 2016 and added more 4-way gold in 2018 and 2021. Julien Degen could not stop them at the Belgian Indoor Nationals with FCUK Weembi.

FAI Outdoor World Cup 2007
1234567891011TotalAvg
Rank4-way Open8,4,9P,7,1314,F,121,3,6K,N,2,5L,G,20,22E,19,1711,B,J,15M,16,O,D12,C,Q,10H,A,18,5TotalAvg
1HayaBusa Defence BE 192721202421242530192223023.0
2Maubeuge FR 212621192321242530202123023.0
3Sky Panthers RU 23232219251821243222-22922.9
4Black Cat RU 20241919192124203123-22022.0
5Arcteryx NO 19211919211820212718-20320.3
6Aerokart Seloger.com FR 18232018211819202716-20020.0
7FSC Eisenach DE 19201719191620222718-19719.7
8Maubeuge Perros FR 181819171917222127--17819.8
9Sky Tec-BBC RU 192119171717192321--17319.2
10Team Spaï SE 15191515171517111615-15515.5
11Crossroads RU 151916151915151620--15016.7
12Nice Maubeuge FR 151716141513141824--14616.2
13Danish Blaze DK 131514121313171517--12914.3
14Paraskuf UA 121714121014141718--12814.2
15Magic 4 LT 14161491310131415--11813.1
16Vertigo IT 111511101411151215--11412.7
17Fusion UK 1311111213111414---9912.4
18Damn Zebra UK 1314111112101211---9411.8
19Inferno UK 131211109121113---9111.4
20Spirit IE 1011111111111212---8911.1
21Iceland IS 57656426---415.1
22Cyprus CY 34253431---253.1
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