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The preview of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2007 on 11 March 2007 confirmed that Fastrax Blue would attend the team's first competition with the new line-up in DeLand last weekend.
The all-female team found even more attention on the first day of the competition when the Orlando Sentinel selected Fastrax Blue for a feature story covering the Shamrock Showdown. The article was published in the Sunday issue of the newspaper, and the NSL News story on March 18 posted a copy of it.
The visit began with an unusual invasion of the NSL office. An open window allowed the team members, with coach Thomas Hughes leading the invaders, to enter without a warning. However, the NSL News was prepared for the interview, which then took place a few minutes after the surprising entry. The invasion was caught on video and can be viewed by clicking here.
The actual interview included a brief introduction of the team members, followed by the discussion of the team's cooperation with the media. The Team Fastrax business plan includes PR and media campaigns, and all team members try to contribute to the media work. This was the first time for Fastrax Blue in the media's spotlight.
Finally, the interview included an outlook into the 2007 season and the perspectives for the team as the potential national US team in FAI's female category throughout the 2008 season. For the next competition, Fastrax Blue will attend the first competition of the Californis Skydiving League in April in Elsinore. The video of the whole interview can be viewed by clicking here.
Round 2 was one of the slow rounds of the competition, and the four top teams each finished with 19 points as the official score for this round. Norway Arcteryx had a 17-pointer, the three 14-pointers were next on the leaderboard.
There was still a 2-second difference between the best performance and the slowest 19-pointer, which is not reflected by the actual numbers on the scoreboard. Team Fastrax completed the first Bundy of Block 12 at 32.68 seconds on the NSL clock and was only half a second away from a 20-pointer.