Did you know that two AZDW Mentor Camp teams battled with a UK team in Eloy? posted: Apr 16th, 2008 The Arizona Skydiving League held another 4-way competition this past weekend. Although the meet was scheduled for Saturday, April 12th, due to the extreme winds of the desert, the competition wasn't able to get started until Sunday. Out of the five teams that registered for the competition, only three were able to make it back on Sunday. However, the competition was great and the teams were close in every round of the meet. (more)
Did you know that the Founding Fathers challenged Bodyflight Storm once again in Elsinore? posted: Apr 15th, 2008 The season opener of the Southern California Skydiving League at Skydive Elsinore attracted eight teams to post their first scores of the 2008 season - except one. Bodyflight Storm had already scores on the NSL leaderboard at the World Challenge 2008. The meet in Elsinore was the first outdoor competition for the UK national team in IPC's female category. (more)
Did you know that events struggled with the weather last weekend? posted: Apr 14th, 2008 Last weekend's events reported weather trouble at almost every location, including Europe. The Arizona Skydiving League had to wait until Sunday before the weather allowed the teams to get in the air. AZSL Director Annie Peterson reported that "the winds were topping out between 25-30 mph consistently" on Saturday. Only three of the five registered teams were able to come back on Sunday. (more)
Did you know that NSL-TV now features the Perris Fury - Arcteryx race? posted: Apr 11th, 2008 The race between XL and Airspeed Odyssey and Hayabusa Defence's first meet attendance in 2008 were surely not the only exciting aspects of the World Challenge 2008. There were several other hot spots in the 39-team field, and the NSL News will try to get to all of them, step by step.
In fact, the competition for the 3rd place and £1,500 was just as thrilling as and almost identical with the race for the top spot. Perris Fury and Norway's national 4-way team Arcteryx battled with each other throughout the whole competition and pushed themselves even past the world-class team from Belgium.
Neither... (more)
Did you know that Pete Allum explains XL live on NSL-TV? posted: Apr 10th, 2008 The NSL News invited XL member at the World Challenge 2008, Pete Allum, to the NSL office for a live interview before he leaves DeLand heading for the summer in Europe. It was time to ask the many questions about the "mystery team" at Bodyflight Bedford directly to a team member. The video of the live interview comes along with three more XL videos of the competition in Bedford, Rounds 2, 3 and 7.
Pete Allum attended the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008 with Team Fastrax where he filled the Tail slot for John Hart. His XL teammates of 2003, Thomas Hughes and Steve Hamilton, competed with him for Fastrax... (more)
Did you know that this spring was a record start into the 2008 season? posted: Apr 9th, 2008 It has been a fantastic start into the 2008 season for 4-way Formation Skydiving competition so far. The first 4-way competition this year, the Paraclete XP tunnel meet on February 9, attracted 14 regional teams of the Carolina Skydiving League area to Raeford.
The Valentine's Meet 2008 was next a week later and seems to be on an upswing after the former Southwest Skydiving League split into the Arizona Skydiving League and the California Skydiving League. The 2006 event had ten teams competing in Eloy.
The Valentine's Meet then became the season opener of the new Arizona Skydiving League... (more)
Did you know that two AZDW Mentor Camp teams battled with a UK team in Eloy?
Did you know that the Founding Fathers challenged Bodyflight Storm once again in Elsinore?
Did you know that events struggled with the weather last weekend?
Did you know that NSL-TV now features the Perris Fury - Arcteryx race?
Did you know that Pete Allum explains XL live on NSL-TV?
Did you know that this spring was a record start into the 2008 season?