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Only the CSC Sirens (6th), CSC Rubicon (8th) and Air Force 7XY (12th) completed Block 18 (Zircon - Zircon) on the second page and were rewarded with the highscore of round four. Eleven teams came to the first Zircon and ran out of working time for the completion of Block 18. The video of one of the 10-pointers (Air Force 7XY) is available on NSL-TV.
Round four had its own special events though. Elsinore Gravity's video shows only one little flaw at the completion of Block 18 on the third page. Getting to the 19th scoring point (35.88 seconds) might have been possible for Gravity without missing that one grip.
The first Zircon on the fourth page as the 19th point was probably within working time since one obvious infringement must have caused a 1-point deduction. Perris Fury had its own problem with Block 18 on the third page. In fact, it was more troubling than Gravity's missed grip. One of the Fury pieces lost a grip at the end of the inter, and the second Zircon of Block 18 would not count as a scoring formation.
The centerpoint issue was covered by the NSL News in length earlier this year, and the discussion had its origin at a meet of the Southwest Skydiving League, as well. The story on June 14 provided the basic information of the "Airkix case", and the story on June 28 added more feedback.
Perris Fury and Elsinore Gravity will compete in the Open Class at the upcoming competition in Eloy. Both teams made big steps this year, and the NSL News followed the SSL teams throughout the 2006 season with several updates. Perris Fury's plans were covered with the story on February 2, and the Elsinore Gravity update followed already on March 11.
The USPA Nationals 2006 will be the most serious test for the new generation of top competitors in the country. Perris Fury and Elsinore Gravity will most likely fill the gap in the Open Class between the full-time veteran pros (Fastrax, Airspeed Odyssey and Velocity, "DeLand Friends", Golden Knights) and the best weekend teams with "amateur line-ups" (Mass Defiance, Dallas Thunder, Thunder, Elsinore Select).
It is probably the goal for both teams to stay as close as possible to the Big Five this year and steal a round once in a while. However, there is still the very final 10-round showdown between Fury and Gravity. The September meet went over seven rounds, including the jump-off. The USPA Nationals 2006 is a 10-round competition, and the NSL News will surely cover the final internal SSL showdown.