Did you know that there are two horse races in both the AAA and the AA Class in Perris? posted: Sep 5th, 2005 The AA Class competition is as tight as it was expected. The teams that finished the regular season on the top of the NSL AA Class leaderboard are in pursuit of the medals in Perris with Elsinore Equinox, Arizona Divewerkz, Carolina Ice, Elsinore Allot, Elsinore Vengeance currently leading the field of 43 teams after three rounds.
The three top challengers went neck to neck for two rounds, and Carolina Ice fell a few points behind in round three, while Equinox and Divewerkz are still exactly tied after the opening rounds. The NSL News had the chance for a new interview between round two and... (more)
Did you know that 4-way flexes the muscles once again at the USPA Nationals 2005? posted: Sep 5th, 2005 The competition in Perris is in full swing on Monday morning. The opening briefing and competition draw for the 4-way event took place on time at 6:00 pm, and meet director Scott Smith had the great pleasure to announce a new record number of participation in 4-way.
The number of 4-way teams in the country are still on an upswing with a total of 80 teams competing at this year's USPA Nationals. Most of the team names are already familiar after competing at NSL events throughout the regular season and the playoffs, several additional teams were just formed for the event in Perris. (more)
Did you know that Craig Girard and Eliana Rodriguez are now live on NSL-TV? posted: Sep 4th, 2005 The competition draw was still one hour away when the Arizona Airspeed members arrived at the drop zone. As most of the other top teams, they made a few training jumps in 4-way and 8-way, left the drop zone afterwards and relaxed for the remainder of the day.
The NSL News had the chance to spend a few minutes with Airspeed Odyssey members Craig Girard and Eliana Rodriguez in front of the camera who were willing to let the NSL audience know how things were going in the Airspeed headquarters. The NSL News recorded the live interview, which can be viewed by clicking here. (more)
Did you know that NSL-TV presents a live interview with Dan BC? posted: Sep 4th, 2005 Back to the USPA Nationals 2005 in Perris, excitement grows as it gets closer to the time of the competition draw. The NSL News was busy most of the day to get the work station ready for everything that needs to be done to provide good event coverage.
Omniskore's Tim Wagner shares the room with the NSL News and kindly helped with advice on any technical issues. He was busy himself preparing the judging stations for three panels and everything for DZ-TV. The NSL News is plugged into the DZ-TV system and will most likely be able to upload NSL-TV frequently.
SSL videographer Paul Quade manages... (more)
Did you know that 28 teams from five nations competed at the ESL Championship 2005? posted: Sep 4th, 2005 The European Skydiving League completed the 2005 season with its championship event on Friday and Saturday in Spa, Belgium, while the US teams are in the middle of the very last preparations for the USPA Nationals 2005. A total of 28 teams from six different nations and leagues competed in three competition classes.
It was no surprise that Spa Hayabusa defended the ESL 2005 title. The Belgium national team had just renewed its status after winning the Belgian national championship one week earlier and was the clearly the strongest AAA Class team of all ESL teams this year. (more)
Did you know that Fastrax and DeLand Majik traveled to Perris on very different paths?? posted: Sep 3rd, 2005 The preview of the AAA/Open Class competition at the USPA Nationals 2005 has covered four of the BIG-6 so far, the Golden Knights, DeLand Fire, Airspeed Odyssey and Velocity. The summary and evaluation of the 2005 events and scores have not lead the NSL News or the audience to any clear conclusion who might win the competition in Perris beginning on Monday.
The preview completes with the two missing teams, Fastrax and DeLand Majik. It happens by coincidence that these two teams have been literally far away from each other throughout the regular 2005 season, except at the very beginning. Fastrax... (more)