Did you know that Accord and 4K had their first and very exciting AAA battle? posted: Jan 2nd, 2022 Times have changed, dramatically. The review of the most current leaderboards, especially the last one of the World Tunnel League in December 2021, is a sad affair, compared to the last monthly leaderboard before the beginning of the corona virus crisis.
A total of 33 teams had used the January 2019 draw to post their own scores and compare them with results from other parts of the skydiving and windtunnel world. The 2019 participation right before the impact of the pandemic now compares to the total of 16 teams in December 2021, and the pandemic does not seem to come to an end yet.
The teams... (more)
Did you know that Just4Fun completed the 7th meet with the same lineup? posted: Sep 17th, 2020 The Finnish Tunnel League has made it through the 2020 season quite well, despite all restrictions and regulations that came with the corona virus crisis.
The January meet was completed before the pandemic became a topic. The next meet in March was still taking place, even though the Scandinavian countries, except Sweden, applied restrictions early and strictly. Finnish indoor competitors Mathew Iles and Vesa Vuorenkoski had explained the situation in Finland during the NSL Live Talk on April 8th.
A few teams still took a break throughout the summer season, and two of them (Sörkan Laskuvajourheij,... (more)
Did you know that David Grauwels, Mathew Iles and Vesa Vurenkoski discussed grip management? posted: Jul 4th, 2020 The NSL News has covered the exciting 4-way duel behind the Pro Team in Finland on a regular basis. Just4Fun and Blue Steel are trying to close the gap between the world-class national team and themselves at their regular indoor battles, and they have brought 4-way indoor competition in Finland to new popularity by joining the World Tunnel League with regular meets of the Finnish Tunnel League.
The most recent June competition took place at the Fööni windtunnel in Helsinki, while most countries were still dealing with the corona virus crisis. Finland implemented tight restrictions as soon... (more)
Did you know that Just4Fun won the third 2020 showdown in Finland? posted: Jun 19th, 2020 David Grauwels and Pete Allum discussed several topics during their NSL Live Talk conversation on June 3rd. One of them was the next indoor showdown between Just4Fun and Blue Steel in Finland. David Grauwels has been coaching Just4Fun, while Pete Allum has helped Blue Steel as much as possible in the time of the corona virus crisis and before.
The actual competition at the Fööni windtunnel in Helsinki took place on Wednesday, and David Grauwels won the coaching contest for the third time, after the previous two meets in January and March. Once again it was a very exciting battle that concluded... (more)
Did you know that Blue Steel and Just4Fun can still train in Helsinki? posted: Apr 8th, 2020 Not all wind tunnels in the world are shut down due to the corona virus crisis, even though the vast majority of drop zones and wind tunnels are currently not in operation. There are some exceptions, at least for military indoor/outdoor training, and some wind tunnels accept training sessions for experienced fliers by appointment.
Matthew Iles, Blue Steel team member in Finland, explained during a new NSL Live Talk how the Fööni wind tunnel in Helsinki conducts the operation despite the challenging circumstances. The usual business operation for the public, with new fliers visiting in smaller... (more)
Did you know that Just4Fun won the 10-round tie-breaker showdown in Finland by one point? posted: Mar 8th, 2020 The Finnish indoor showdown between Just4Fun and Blue Steel was a part of the NSL News update on February 10th, and it took place earlier this week at the Fööni wind tunnel in Helsinki.
Last time when both teams met each other directly at the same place was in November 2019. Just4Fun had the upper hand (201 - 194) and won by seven points. Blue Steel then traveled to Spain in January and posted a 22.4 average at the Wind Games, which put a lot of pressure on Just4Fun.
However, league director Vesa Vuorenkoski's team countered with their own 22.4 average at the Finnish Tunnel League meet... (more)
Did you know that Accord and 4K had their first and very exciting AAA battle?
Did you know that Just4Fun completed the 7th meet with the same lineup?
Did you know that David Grauwels, Mathew Iles and Vesa Vurenkoski discussed grip management?
Did you know that Just4Fun won the third 2020 showdown in Finland?
Did you know that Blue Steel and Just4Fun can still train in Helsinki?
Did you know that Just4Fun won the 10-round tie-breaker showdown in Finland by one point?