Did you know that the tension is high in DeLand? posted: Nov 16th, 2004 Skydive DeLand is currently hosting teams that train for the competition at the NSL Championship 2004 this weekend. Arizona Blade, Punky Fish and the Danez share the DeLand training facilities to get ready for the last meet of the year, SkyQuest 2004 at Fantasy of Flight. The 4-way competition begins Friday afternoon, ten rounds are scheduled for the three-day event.
Blade and Punky Fish know that both teams will probably have a close race and give each other a hard time all day long. The NSL News visited at the drop zone and caught some of the hostile action with the hidden camera. Hopefully,... (more)
Did you know that Texas teams won the last SkyVenture tunnel time of the regular 2004 season? posted: Nov 11th, 2004 The NSL SkyVenture Competition of the 2004 season is almost at its end. The teams of the Texas Skydiving League concluded the regular 2004 season on October 30. The last tunnel certificates before the NSL Championship 2004 went to Touch N Go for the first place in the AAA Class of the Texas Skydiving League. Six teams competed in the AAA Class that weekend at Skydive Spaceland and guaranteed 30 free SkyVenture tunnel minutes for Touch N Go. The AAA Class winner finished the 2004 season with the team's record average (8.5 - 9.0 - 9.0 - 9.8 - 13.7) and ended up far ahead of the TSL AAA Class field.... (more)
Did you know that Gustavo Cabana has DVD's with the competition jumps from Croatia for sale? posted: Nov 5th, 2004 Gustavo Cabana from Argentine is a veteran freefall videographer. He has filmed at major events for many years, including the SkyQuest Florida events of the past years, where he provided his great services for BJ Worth's Kaleidoscope Dives.
Cabana was hired this year to organise and supervise the dubbing station at the World Championship of Formation Skydiving in Croatia. NSL News reporter in Croatia, Kurt Gaebel, was so lucky to run into Cabana when he was looking for a work station on site in Rijeka to provide the NSL News updates. (more)
Did you know that Sherry "Doc" Dodson wrote the final TSL meet story? posted: Nov 4th, 2004 The fifth and final meet of the Texas Skydiving League 2004 season was held October 30th-31st. For the second time this year, Skydive Spaceland hosted a highly efficient meet. This meet had 12 teams in attendance with most of the usual suspects and a few new faces. The AAA Class was made up of Dallas Thunder, Touch–N-Go, Dallas Tantrum and Mischief. Dallas Cyclone and SHEK were in attendance as guest teams for the AAA Class. In the AA Class, Avalanche, Pinky V, 4 of a Kind, and 4 Fun were all once again in attendance from across Texas. Funnel U was in town from Dallas for the rookies. A guest... (more)
Did you know that Texas completed the 2004 season with the fastest draw and the highest scores? posted: Nov 2nd, 2004 Twelve teams competed at the fifth and last meet of the Texas Skydiving League 2004 season. The event was also the TSL Championship 2004 and the last competition of all leagues in the country this year. Only the NSL Championship at SkyQuest 2004 is still to come on November 19 - 21 at Fantasy of Flight.
The TSL teams received a warm welcome at Skydive Spaceland with the fastest competition draw of the 2004 season. The six rounds included two rounds with only random formations and another round with Block 9 (CatAcc - CatAcc) plus three random formations. This competition draw was a perfect opportunity... (more)
Did you know that the "Daily SkyQuest 2004 Video Show" will offer dinner, beer and entertainment? posted: Oct 27th, 2004 The NSL Championship 2004 will once again be the most competitive event of SkyQuest 2004. The NSL News will soon introduce the already registered teams and offer insights. However, the SkyQuest atmosphere has still always been very casual, and the teams competed for NSL trophies, medals and the last scores of the season while enjoying the best and most exciting facilities of any skydiving event in the world.
Even though SkyQuest began with the NSL Championship competition, the other events are just as competitive. The participants of the Kaleidoscope Dives and Team Elite have no opponents and... (more)