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Did you know that the complete story of the world record round ten includes four videos?
posted: Aug 17th, 2006 The story of round ten and the new 4-way world record is long and exciting. It begins in 2002 when France scored 42 points at the Coupe de France de Vol Relatif in Pujaut, France, and took the record away from Airpeed. The 42-pointer stood for a long time. It took four years until it would be improved by two points. Other teams had already scored higher before yesterday, as DeLand Fire and Spa Hayabusa this year, or tied the standing world record, as Sky Panthers Barkli at the Russian Nationals 2006. The higher scores did not count since the events were not sanctioned by the IPC rules, and a... (more)

Did you know that two Russian teams captured the new world record simultaneously?
posted: Aug 16th, 2006 Michail Kuznetsov is the team captain, manager and sponsor of the Russian team Sky Panthers Barkli. His team won this year's Russian Nationals at the end of June and qualified as the national team for the World Meet 2006 in Germany. Sky Panthers Barkli was formed for the 2006 season. With his 2006 team mates Leonid Kazinetz, Vladimir Pavlenko, Andrey Seliverstov, Oleg Shalomikhin and Sergej Shenin, Michail Kuznetsov posted a new record average with 24.1 at the Russian Nationals, which included a 42-pointer in round two. Sky Panthers Barkli represented Russia at the World Meet 2006 and finished... (more)

Did you know that France won another round over Russia?
posted: Aug 15th, 2006 Round six is complete, and the teams move on the way they have looked like before. It was probably the best round for Fastrax by matching the Russian score for the first time and beating France the second time. Fastrax gains confidence by the round and might also be ready for an impressive number in round ten. The three top positions are taken and don't seem to bring any significant changes. There is probably too much distance between the three top contenders already. However, the extremely fast sequence of round ten has the potential to stir up even the top positions. (more)

Did you know that NSL-TV presents the World Meet 2006 award ceremony for 4-way?
posted: Aug 15th, 2006 The NSL News was actually planning to follow up later on the World Meet 2006 with more stories and information. The live action at the Malevsky Cup 2006 in Russia does not allow enough time to cover much of other events. However, there were requests to follow up on the promise of live videos of the award ceremony in Germany. NSL-TV, currently located in Russia, quickly edited and uploaded the video of the ceremony, which can now be viewed by clicking here. This video covers only the 4-way award ceremony and the presentation of the 4-way Excalibur. The videos of the other parts of the award ceremony,... (more)

Did you know that Russia stands at a 23.4 average after round five?
posted: Aug 15th, 2006 There is not much more to say about the Russian team Black Cat at the moment. The scores speak for themselves. The only question is whether Black Cat will be able to continue with this first-class performance throughout the remaining six rounds or not. If yes, then there will be a new world record after round ten, and there might also be a new record average. It is also interesting to take a look at the teams behind the current leader. France's "fun and pick-up team" enjoys another meet without pressure and keeps scoring away as they did in Germany. The team members admit that it is a great... (more)

Did you know that two teams re-started the Virginia Parachute Coucil last weekend?
posted: Aug 15th, 2006 Most of the attention has recently been on the World Meet 2006 in Germany last week and currently on the Malevsky Cup 2006 in Russia. However, other competitions took place last weekend in Virginia, Texas and Finland. Great Britain also holds the national championships this week. The scores from Virginia have been posted, and VPC Director Chris Halsan wrote a brief summary of the event: (more)