Did you know that official and unofficial world record owners faced each other in Round 6? posted: Mar 22nd, 2008 The 4-way and skydiving community around the planet has been waiting for the videos of Round 6 of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008 to be uploaded. It is now time to be impressed by another unofficial 4-way world record for a single round.
The sequence of Round 6 surely was the fastest one of the competition draw with five random formations (G-C-J-D-B). However, Norway's national team in the female category, Fortitudo, had not drawn not the fastest record sequence at all. Many experts did not really expect a score that would beat previous world records - official or unoffical ones.
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Did you know that seven teams travel from DeLand to Bedford? posted: Mar 21st, 2008 Round 5 was the second time that money was on stake at the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008. Performance Designs sponsored this round was $300 cash, and the money would go to the winner after handicap.
Denmark's national 4-way team, Danish Blaze, performed above the team's previously shown level in rounds one to four and was compensated for the hard work to learn the exits from the Pilatus Porter.
Danish Blaze is one of the seven teams that competed in DeLand last weekend and will travel to the United Kingom for next week's World Challenge 2008 at Bodyflight Bedford. Airspeed Odyssey, Perris Fury,... (more)
Did you know that Perris Fury won the first round of the Skins Game? posted: Mar 20th, 2008 The videos of Round 3 of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008 have already been replaced by new videos of Round 4. Not to forget: the total number of point deductions in Round 3 was 23 for all teams. Perris Fury had the largest portion with six penalties, which reduced the score from 31 points in working time to 25 points on the scoreboard.
It was bad luck for the Perris team that videographer Niklas Daniels' ringsight of the camera was not perfectly set. Parts of the formations and maneuvers were not in the frame, and the judges had to deduct the points for the non-judgeable portions of the jump.
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Did you know that Airspeed Odyssey and France Maubeuge each won half of the meet? posted: Mar 19th, 2008 Round 3 of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008 was the last round before the Skins Game would begin. The popular Skins Game for cash and prizes applies a handicap system, so each participating team has a chance to win.
The average after the first three rounds is the foundation for the calculation of each team's handicap. Event sponsors donate prize money for each following round. However, a large portion of the whole jackpot also goes to the winning teams of each competition class before handicap.
The FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008 had a new record jackpot of $4,500 total. The winning team of the... (more)
Did you know that Ranch Fallout prepares the RSL Rookies for the 2008 season? posted: Mar 19th, 2008 The NSL News will still be busy for a while with the aftermath of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008. However, other events have been taking place in the meantime, as many teams of the leagues prepare for the beginning of the 2008 season.
The Ranch Skydiving League has already posted its competition schedule with six different events. The popular 4-way Social has been the first event for the RSL teams and competitors for several years. This time, it is scheduled for April 5 and brings together the regional skydivers for a networking and planning session. Five RSL meets follow between May and September,... (more)
Did you know that scoring points were not given easily at the Shamrock Showdown? posted: Mar 18th, 2008 The total number of penalties in Round 1 was 13, which indicates that every other team did not perform up to the required judging standards in this round. This was only the beginning, and Round 2 had already a total of 17 penalties on the DDC Scores System screen after the 27 teams were done.
However, there were hardly any complaints, as Eric Heinsheimer and Jukka Olkkonen treated all teams the same way and did not let any infringements slip through. The very sharp eyes of the former national and world champion of the Golden Knights detected the flaws.
Even the top teams did not get away... (more)
Did you know that official and unofficial world record owners faced each other in Round 6?
Did you know that seven teams travel from DeLand to Bedford?
Did you know that Perris Fury won the first round of the Skins Game?
Did you know that Airspeed Odyssey and France Maubeuge each won half of the meet?
Did you know that Ranch Fallout prepares the RSL Rookies for the 2008 season?
Did you know that scoring points were not given easily at the Shamrock Showdown?