Did you know that Round 2 of the Shamrock Showdown comes with a live Fastrax Blue interview? posted: Mar 21st, 2007 The all-female Fastrax Blue line-up caught the NSL News attention for the first time on 28 December 2006 (Archives > 2006 > News). The team was formed at the end of the 2006 season, and the NSL News story introduced the members of the new line-up.
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... (more)
Did you know that the top scores at the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2007 set a new record? posted: Mar 20th, 2007 The NSL-TV coverage of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2007 begins much earlier compared to the Valentine's Meet 2007. It was obviously easier to get access to the videos since the meet took place at the home location of the NSL headquarters in DeLand. Still nothing is perfect, and a few videos are missing of the first round. They will be added later.
The dust has settled, and the scores have been out there for a few days already. The scores were posted live on the event days every time a round was completed. Discussions and evaluations are now taking place everywhere in the world. The new and strong... (more)
Did you know that the Shamrock Showdown teams were falling in style? posted: Mar 19th, 2007 The DeLand Beacon had launched the media coverage of the Shamrock Showdown with a preview last week.
The Orlando Sentinel covered the Shamrock Showdown competition action on Saturday with an article that featured Fastrax Blue, while News Channel 13 captured a few scenes and interviews for the local TV station.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal finally followed up today with a beautiful freefall image of Team Fastrax on the front page and a brief announcement of the winner, Airspeed Odyssey. (more)
Did you know that 22.2 was only good enough for 3rd place in DeLand? posted: Mar 18th, 2007 The scores of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2007 speak for themselves. The Golden Knights ended up in 3rd place with a 22.2 meet average after ten rounds, and it was not a fast competition draw in DeLand at all. (more)
Did you know that Fastrax Blue was featured in Orlando's newspaper? posted: Mar 18th, 2007 Erin Ailworth, Staff Writer for the Orlando Sentinel, spent almost the whole Saturday at Skydive DeLand, together with her photographer Sara A. Fajardo.
They both watched the activities to write an article for the newspaper. Finally, they decided to pick one of the two all-female line-ups at the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2006 for the story-line, Fastrax Blue. (more)
Did you know that DeLand has 350 seconds to defend its turf? posted: Mar 14th, 2007 By Jennifer Horton
BEACON STAFF WRITER
Thirty-five seconds to win. Thirty-five seconds to be the best in the air.
Competitive skydiving teams from all over the world will leap out of perfectly good airplanes in the Shamrock Skydiving Showdown in national skydiving's East Coast season-opener.
To watch for yourself as they fall out of the sky, grab binoculars and a blanket or chair, and claim a piece of turf at the DeLand Municipal Airport. The competition should provide spectators with plenty to watch throughout Saturday and Sunday, March 17 and 18. Skydiving begins 9 a.m. both days.
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Did you know that Round 2 of the Shamrock Showdown comes with a live Fastrax Blue interview?
Did you know that the top scores at the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2007 set a new record?
Did you know that the Shamrock Showdown teams were falling in style?
Did you know that 22.2 was only good enough for 3rd place in DeLand?
Did you know that Fastrax Blue was featured in Orlando's newspaper?
Did you know that DeLand has 350 seconds to defend its turf?