Did you know that new scores from Eloy come along with a new top team for the World Challenge 2008? posted: Feb 20th, 2008 The scoreboard of the Valentine's Meet 2008 keeps filling with more scores. The NSL News thanks Airspeed Odyssey's Craig Girard and Chris Farina of Perris Fury who took photos of the event's scoreboard at different times and eventually sent these photos to DeLand when the official scores were not available for the NSL News.
In fact, the NSL scoring table still has some holes, which will hopefully soon be filled. The NSL News apologizes for the delay. Italy's Eutelia Spin Team withdrew after Round 7, while Arizona Diverwerkz' and Arizona Directe's scores for the last round will be added as soon... (more)
Did you know that John Hart fills the waiting time with more 4-way tips? posted: Feb 19th, 2008 The NSL News is still waiting for the remaining scores of the Valentine's Meet 2008. Hopefully, the wait will not be much longer. In the meantime, the next part of John Hart's 4-way tips have become available for the public and can be reviewed below.
The US national 8-way team, Knight Trax with John Hart in the lineup, has started the next 2-week training camp in DeLand, and the Pilatus Porter has a very busy schedule. Knight Trax keeps the plane busy with back-to-back loads all morning long. Knight Trax member Thomas Hughes then begins the afternoon shift as the coach for Fastrax Blue, the... (more)
Did you know that Airspeed Odyssey's 20-point streak ended after 45 competition jumps? posted: Feb 18th, 2008 The scores of the first six rounds of the Valentine's Meet 2008 have now been posted, and there was no Russian team in Eloy last weekend, neither Crossroads nor Kaktus Hunter. However, Kaktus Hunter is registered for the World Challenge 2008 and will post the team's first scores of the 2008 season at Bodyflight Bedford in March. Several teams continued on Sunday and completed ten rounds. The missing scores will be posted very soon.
The scores of the first six rounds provided already a lot of interesting information. Airspeed Odyssey added four more rounds to the record series of scores with... (more)
Did you know that Russian sibblings compete together for Kaktus Hunter? posted: Feb 16th, 2008 The Valentine's Meet 2008 got to a late start on Saturday morning after bad weather kept the teams on the ground in the morning. The first scores will be posted as soon as they become available. Shannon Pilcher, who works with the Canadian national team Evolution in Eloy, reported on the phone that Airspeed Odyssey scored 21 points in Round 1. Perris Fury completed 20 points in time, lost four points in the judging room and had a 16-pointer on the scoreboard. Evolution had to accept two penalties and got 15 points as the officil score.
The NSL News uses the time until more scores will be available... (more)
Did you know that Skydive Arizona is ready for the Valentine's Meet 2008? posted: Feb 14th, 2008 The first outdoor competition of the 2008 season is coming up this weekend at Skydive Arizona in Eloy. The Valentine's Meet 2008 has been the season opener of 4-way competition in the USA for many years. The event has recently also become the first meet of the Arizona Skydiving League, which was launched at the beginning of the 2007 season.
The Valentine's Meet attracted up to 27 teams at the peak of the event in 1998. Arizona Airspeed's dominating 4-way lineups were drawing their large following to Eloy at a time when most other parts of the world had their winter breaks, and many teams scheduled... (more)
Did you know that the Blue Spirits lineup goes back to childhood days? posted: Feb 13th, 2008 The growth of the skydiving community may have come to a pause, however, the popularity of 4-way Formation Skydiving is still growing. The Carolina Skydiving League welcomed several new Rookie Class teams to its windtunnel competition last weekend, and the first outdoor meets of the 2008 season will provide additional evidence.
Not only the World Challenge 2008 will register record participation this year. The FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008 will break all previous records, as well. It is even more exciting to see that the quality of the 4-way field even seems to keep up with the record quantity.
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Did you know that new scores from Eloy come along with a new top team for the World Challenge 2008?
Did you know that John Hart fills the waiting time with more 4-way tips?
Did you know that Airspeed Odyssey's 20-point streak ended after 45 competition jumps?
Did you know that Russian sibblings compete together for Kaktus Hunter?
Did you know that Skydive Arizona is ready for the Valentine's Meet 2008?
Did you know that the Blue Spirits lineup goes back to childhood days?