Did you know that Rotor Out wiped out the Australian 4-way highscore of 1998 last week? posted: Mar 23rd, 2009 The Australian Nationals 2009 went by almost unnoticed, as last week's main NSL News focus was on the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2009. However, the scores and meet information from Australia were finally complete and available, and the story of the winning team this year is quite interesting.
First of all, the Australian 4-way champion and national team of the last five years, Airtite, did not compete at the championship and lost the title. Airtite (Simon Disciassio, Jeremy Langford, Gary Nemirovsky, Rob Tasic) had still represented Australia at the World Meet 2008 in France where the team finished... (more)
Did you know that the race for the $500 cash in Round 10 was the most exciting one of the Skins Game? posted: Mar 22nd, 2009 Sunday morning was very quiet and relaxing for the teams at the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2009. Only three teams were actually jumping on a beautiful morning with perfect weather conditions. It was still an exciting morning for the resting AAA Class teams, as the Skins Games prizes for the last two rounds depended on the performance of MD Fooza in the last three rounds.
Spaceland Force XP's 23-pointer in Round 8 was the highest score after handicap (24.13) on Saturday. MD Fooza did not challenge this score, and France Maubeuge came the closest (23.99) after handicap. More cash money, this time $300... (more)
Did you know that France Maubeuge finished with an impressive highscore? posted: Mar 21st, 2009 It is almost a wrap in DeLand. Eleven of the 14 teams have completed all ten rounds, and the scores have been posted. The videos of Round 9 have been uploaded, and the complete set of videos of Round 10 will be added tomorrow.
Round 9 was another penalty heavy round, as the whole meet revealed many more infringements than usual. Here is the breakdown for Round 9: Airspeed Odyssey -1, France Maubeuge -1, Spaceland Force XP -2, Perris Fury -1, Aerokart Deep Blue -1, Voluntas -2, Gradient Alpha -1, Teiwaz -1.
NRG from the Netherlands is the hottest candidate for the $300 cash for Round 9, sponsored... (more)
Did you know that Spaceland Force XP won the team's first round? posted: Mar 21st, 2009 The NSL News mentioned yesterday already that Spaceland Force XP showed teeth in Round 3. The 28-pointer was still two points behind Airspeed Odyssey though. Today's Round 6 brought the first highscore for the new lineup. (more)
Did you know that Spaceland Force XP showed the team's teeth in Round 3? posted: Mar 20th, 2009 Round 3 was indeed completed at the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2009, and the competition is just as exciting as it could be. (more)
Did you know that Perris Fury had the better exit? posted: Mar 20th, 2009 The FSL Shamrock Showdown 2009 is in full swing. Two rounds have already been completed by the teams that are on competition site. MD Fooza and Teiwaz will join the meet tomorrow morning and catch up round by round.
Round 3 was not really planned for Friday, however, teams are in the air and will complete the additional round today, as weather conditions may be critical on Sunday. (more)