Did you know that Airspeed Odyssey could not be distracted? posted: Jul 4th, 2007 Airspeed Odyssey has obviously increased the distance to all other teams in rounds three, four and five. In fact, Odyssey now really dominates the world-class field after five completed rounds at the Malevsky Cup 2007. (more)
Did you know that Team Fastrax was very close to a new world record? posted: Jul 4th, 2007 The scores for Round 2 have already been posted for a while, and no team was obviously able to beat Black Cat's 44-pointer, the current world record for a single round. The videos of the meet's fastest sequence have now been uploaded, and the scores of the third round will be posted next. (more)
Did you know that the Malevsky Cup 2007 is now in full swing? posted: Jul 4th, 2007 The difficulties continued in the morning of the first competition day on both ends. The weather forecast promised blue skies and warm temperatures, but morning fog kept it cold and did not allow the early start of the competition. Internet problems held back the information, as well. (more)
Did you know that Black Cat has a chance to improve the team's own world record? posted: Jul 4th, 2007 Tuesday was a challenging day at the Malevsky Cup 2007 in Stupino, Russia. The teams and competitors on site had to deal with a weather situation that did not allow much training the day before the competition. The NSL News had technical problems with the setup for NSL-TV.
The weather got better in the late afternoon, and the 4-way teams and accuracy competitors had the chance to get familiar with the meet environment. NSL-TV and technicians of the Russian hosts both lost some damaged camera equipment and finally gave up all hope for NSL-TV coverage. However, chief organizer Anatoly Zhirov found... (more)
Did you know that NSL-TV features the new Dutch A Class record of 23 points? posted: Jul 3rd, 2007 Yes, the NSL News is still alive, and the Malevsky Cup 2007 is coming up next. The transition of the NSL News office from Florida to Stupino in Russia took a little bit longer than expected and has still not been completed yet. However, updates are ready, and the live coverage from Russia will begin tomorrow.
The NSL News goes back to the meet weekend on June 23 for now. NSL-TV features A Class team Whooops from the Netherlands with the 23-pointer in Round 8. The sequence of three Random Formations (N-A-F) offered the opportunity for the A Class teams to improve the meet average, and Whooops... (more)
Did you know that Team Aeon's teenager Point Ellie McCoy keeps up with the top teams? posted: Jun 27th, 2007 The NSL News story on May 1 introduced team Prodigy to the NSL News audience with an amazing story. Team Prodigy had a very special lineup, it consisted of five young girls who spent their time after school with a new and different hobby than most other adolescents. They formed a 4-way team in Colorado and trained in the wind tunnel.
The May 1 story ended with the fact that the team discontinued with this lineup. However, one member, Ellie McCoy, continued with 4-way training and formed a new a tunnel team with Gary and Emma Beyer and Paul Gatling. The NSL News promised to follow up with more... (more)