Did you know that the Golden Knights have the perfect alternate? posted: Mar 11th, 2010 The NSL News goes back to yesterday's story, which covered the 8-way competition at the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2010.
A short correction was already posted a few hours after the article was posted. Golden Knights team captain Brian "BK" Krause had read the story and called the NSL News to correct the "minor flaw"...
It is now time to set the records straight.
Kirk Verner will compete with the Paraclete XP 8-way team at the Shamrock Showdown, and it was interesting to learn more about the former Airspeed world champion anyway. Mike LaRoche will also stay with his family, while Todd Hawkins... (more)
Did you know that Kurt Isenbarger fills in for Mike LaRoche at the Shamrock Showdown? posted: Mar 10th, 2010 Correction!!!
The whole Kirk Verner profile below was very interesting, and there was nothing really wrong with it - except a minor detail: it is not Kirk Verner who fills in for Mike LaRoche, it is Kurt Isenbarger. More later... (more)
Did you know that Scott Latinis competes for the Speedy Kids at the Shamrock Showdown? posted: Mar 9th, 2010 The final preparations for the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2010 are in full swing for many teams. The French national 4-way team in the female category, Aerokart Deep Blue, has already arrived in DeLand and finished the second training day.
A personnel change was reported from the west coast. The Speedy Kids don't have their original Center Inside, Lou Ascione, available next weekend.
However, Melanie Curtis, Nick Grillet and Steve Simar have found a great alternate who will fill the Center Inside slot at the Shamrock.
Scott Latinis will be in DeLand anyway, as he competes with Dallas Rogue... (more)
Did you know that Perris Fury is well prepared for the "Bedrock Circuit"? posted: Mar 8th, 2010 Another world class team is currently getting ready for this year's Spring Tour. Perris Fury has actually reduced the 3-stop tour of the past two years (Valentine's Meet - Shamrock Showdown - World Challenge) to a 2-stop meet trip in 2010 (Shamrock Showdown - World Challenge).
Fury used to travel to Arizona in February to begin the competition season with a visit on Arizona Airspeed's home turf. This year, Fury did not make it to the Valentine's Meet and will open the 2010 season in DeLand, Florida.
It will be the third time that the Perris team competes at the Shamrock Showdown. Fury's first... (more)
Did you know that three national female teams of 2009 compete at the Shamrock Showdown 2010? posted: Mar 6th, 2010 The FSL Shamrock Showdown 2010 will also offer a quite interesting competition in the female 4-way category. The first direct confrontation between the French national team Aerokart Deep Blue and the US team Spaceland Blue is already one of the highlights of the competition in DeLand. There is even a third national female team of the 2009 season that will compete in the AAA Class field.
Kaizen represented the United Kingdom officially as the national team at the World Cup 2009 and finished in 4th place with a 12.6 average. It was the first international outdoor experience for the young team.
Pussy... (more)
Did you know that two new Swedish teams battle for 2010 tickets to Russia? posted: Mar 5th, 2010 The 4-way competition in Sweden has mostly been a battle of two teams for the top spot as the national team at the international events of the past years.
Team Spaï (Tobias Alsiö, Mikael Kaulanen, Ulf Liljenbäck, Mats Svensson) battled with Team 42 (Mattias Pålsson, Joar Stenkvist, Jens Thögersen, Andreas Wittbom) throughout the 2006 and 2007 season.
Team 42 had the last word at the Swedish Nationals 2006, won with a 15.1 average over Team Spaï (14.5) and competed for Sweden at the World Meet 2006. Team 42 finished in 11th place with a 16.2 average in Germany. (more)