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NSL and SkyVenture are in the final stage of putting together the NSL SkyVenture Competition for this year's events. It took a little bit longer this time since SkyVenture Arizona will most likely join Perris SkyVenture and SkyVenture Orlando for the popular handicapped competition. The joint effort of the three SkyVenture wind tunnels would give the winning teams more choices where to use the provided free tunnel time.
Perris SkyVenture joined forces with SkyVenture Orlando for the 2004 season and offered the winning teams the option to use the free tunnel time at a west coast location. SkyVenture Arizona is expected to be up and running early enough to join the NSL SkyVenture Competition this year. The details are in the works.
Four of the best six AAA Class teams in the country will compete at the Shamrock Showdown in DeLand. DeLand Majik, the Golden Knights, Team Fastrax and DeLand Fire are on the list of teams for the FSL meet. Both Airspeed line-ups competed at the first SSL 2005 meet, the Valentine's Meet in Eloy. Hopefully, Airspeed Odyssey and Airspeed Velocity will also compete at the second SSL meet in Perris on March 19. The synchronized competition draw would make this event a most realistic test for this year's U.S. top contenders at the beginning of the year.
The event management in DeLand will make efforts to give all teams as much credit as possible for making this event so attractive and exciting. The opening ceremony will once again take place at the DeLand Holiday Inn Convention Center. It will include the introduction of the participating teams to the competitors, the public and the local media.
The actual competition will begin next morning with the first take-off scheduled for 8:00 a.m. Goal is to complete at least six rounds on Saturday and finish the official NSL/FSL meet. The Shamrock Showdown will not be over then, it has always been an optional 10-round competition from the very beginning, and it has also included the "Skins Game".
The first three rounds of the meet do not offer any prizes. These rounds will be used to determine the handicap for each team. The first round of the Skins Game is round four. Teams have never even thought about scoring low in the beginning to receive a higher handicap. This would take them right out of the competition for the overall prizes.
The meet will be completed on Sunday around noon if the weather cooperates. DeLand Majik member Solly Williams plans to repeat what was already started at the Shamrock Showdown 2004. Teams and competitors joined after the conclusion of the 4-way event and made some big ways. Williams' goal is to make the Shamrock Showdown a most exciting competition and fun event at the same time. Local, regional and even skydivers and competitors from other regions are still forming line-ups for the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2005. Registration is possible until the morning of the first event day.
The NSL News will be on site and update the website with scores after each round. Stories, pictures ad NSL-TV will follow.