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Have you heard that Shannon Pilcher and Ian Bobo are recruiting four new members of the PD Factory Team?
posted: Sep 18th, 2008 The NSL News has reported the adventures of Shannon Pilcher and Ian Bobo as members of the PD Factory Team many times over the years. Their skydiving career began in 4-way with DeLand Genesis and soon they connected in DeLand with Performance Designs. Genesis turned into PD Blue, and Shannon Pilcher and Ian Bobo expanded their range of activities by becoming original members of the PD Factory Team. Their careers as 4-way and Canopy Piloting competitors and PD Factory Team exhibition performers ran side by side and very successfully ever since. The Skydiving Magazine honored them eventually... (more)

Have you heard that the Perris Fury comeback is now on NSL-TV?
posted: Sep 17th, 2008 Two meets were on last weekend's NSL agenda. The scores from Brazil were already posted on the weekend. The national team CTR Optimum won the national championship without a problem and had the top position of the AAA Class leaderboard until the scores from Perris, California, came in. The last meet of the Southern California Skydiving League 2008 season in Perris was the comeback competition for Perris Fury's Center Inside, Chris Farina. The NSL News story on 11 September 2008 provided the details of the Perris Fury situation after his injury in May this year. The same story included a link... (more)

Have you heard that Nathan Polis features Hayabusa's sole highscore in Round 2?
posted: Sep 16th, 2008 The NSL News audience probably remembers Nathan Polis who helped to bring the World Meet 2008 action and events as close as possible to the on-line visitors at the NSL website. Nathan Polis collected a lot of footage at the World Meet 2008, and there was no way to use it all for the NSL News coverage. Now he followed up on his work for the NSL News in Maubeuge with one of his own pieces, which features his favorite team, Hayabusa Defence. (more)

Have you heard that EADS won the 8-way title with a 15.8 average?
posted: Sep 16th, 2008 The NSL News goes back one more time to the German DFV Cup 2008. There was also an 8-way competition that followed the exciting race in 4-way. Both teams that battled for the top spot in 4-way, FSC Eisenach and X-Ray Remscheid, were also part of the 8-way competition, and once again in different teams. The FSC Eisenach members (Markus Bastuck, Dieter Schwarz, Jörn Thiele, Max Thiele and Alexander Hau on camera) competed together with Olaf Biedermann, Göran Meyer, Thomas Spielvogel and Henning Stumpp in 8-way with EADS. (more)

Have you heard that the playoffs offer the last serious 10-round test?
posted: Sep 15th, 2008 The first scores of last weekend's three meets have already been posted. Brazil held its national championship, and CTR Optimum (Ziara Abud - Outside Center, Fábio Diniz - Tail, André Ferraz - Point, Pedro "Junior" Ushizima - Inside Center and Renato "Chubby" Acerbi on camera) won the title once again. The same linup had represented Brazil at the World Meet 2008 and finished in 18th place with a 13.5 average. CTR Optimum won last weekend with a 16.3 average. (more)

Have you heard that Team Future has a new 4-way lineup?
posted: Sep 13th, 2008 The NSL News story on 8 September 2008 explained how Team Future, with 11-year old Kayla Tinucci and her 8-year old brother Justin, has begun to copy the competition draws of the NSL Network this year. The first rounds of Team Future on the July 19 weekend were uploaded together with the story. The unique indoor team, with two kids who want to become skydiving world champions one day and two adults, may have become more competitive since Rusty Lewis joined the team as the player coach earlier this year. Rusty Lewis is originally from the UK and has worked for SkyVenture for many years. He... (more)