Did you know that Synchronicity and Elsinore Select compete directly with each other this time? posted: Oct 22nd, 2006 The first round is already complete, and the AAA Class field has already larger cracks than expected so early. DeLand Groove, with the three former DeLand Fire members (Shannon Pilcher, Ian Bobo, Gary Smith) and Solly Williams in the point position and hardly any training together, started into the competition with a big bang and the first highscore (20).
Both Airspeed line-ups (17 - 15) did not even get close, and Black Cat did not have a very exciting start, as well. Fastrax had the best start into a top competition in the team career and is only one point behind the leader. The Golden Knights... (more)
Did you know that Black Cat has an open account with Airspeed Odyssey? posted: Oct 22nd, 2006 The end of the registration process on Saturday did not bring any surprises. The teams signed up for the competition classes, as it was mostly expected, especially in the AAA/Advanced Class and in the AA/Intermediate Class.
There are several interesting aspects though. The team names for the AAA/Open Class competition include Black Cat. Yes, it is the Russian 4-way team that did not make it to the World Meet 2006 in Germany this year. Sky Panthers Barkli had won the Russian Nationals 2006 and represented Russia in Germany. (more)
Did you know that the USPA Competition Manual plays a role in the registration process? posted: Oct 21st, 2006 The registration process is on the way in Eloy, and the NSL News goes back to the introduction of teams. The NSL News story on October 19 explained where Elsinore Gravity and Perris Fury might be able to position themselves in the AAA/Open Class competition of the USPA Nationals 2006. Other Open Class teams and their situations were also mentioned in the same story.
The NSL News on October 20 added that the complete field of teams in USPA's two other competition classes (AAA/Advanced Class and AA/Intermediate Class) will only be known tonight and then show which teams might be the top contenders.... (more)
Did you know that teams from the east coast shared tunnel time and plane loads yesterday in Eloy? posted: Oct 21st, 2006 The first update from the USPA Nationals 2006 came from Eloy yesterday, and it was provided by Cherie and Karl Schuch who have been organizing the MidAtlantic Skydiving League activities for several years. They recently train and compete with Cross Keys O2 Project and had their eyes on the teams from their region.
Cherie and Karl Schuch made the long trip from New Jersey to Arizona a fun adventure: "Karl & I are traveling around the US starting last week. We are on our way to AZ. Sitting in Oklahoma City right now." They made it safely to the competition site in Eloy and observed the training... (more)
Did you know that the complete AA Class field will only be known Saturday night? posted: Oct 20th, 2006 NSL-TV follows up with round five of the NSL Playoffs 2006 very quickly this time. This offers the valued audience one more opportunity to look at some of the teams, which will compete at the USPA Nationals 2006 beginning this weekend on Sunday. (more)
Did you know that Perris Fury and Elsinore Gravity will probably try to steal a round? posted: Oct 19th, 2006 Round four of the NSL Playoffs 2006 brought the same sequence (6-K-18) for all teams competing in the AAA Class and also in the AA Class. One of the interesting aspects of this round is the fact that none of the first five teams on the AA Class leaderboard was able to complete the second page and get to the highscore of 10 points.
Only the CSC Sirens (6th), CSC Rubicon (8th) and Air Force 7XY (12th) completed Block 18 (Zircon - Zircon) on the second page and were rewarded with the highscore of round four. Eleven teams came to the first Zircon and ran out of working time for the completion of... (more)