Did you know that a new Air Force line-up promises more high scores from Colorado this year? posted: Mar 3rd, 2006 The coverage of the the AAA Class competition at the SSL Valentine's Meet 2006 is almost complete, and the A Class team Evas Revenge was already introduced with an earlier NSL News story, as well. The AA/Intermediate Class competition of the 2006 season opener is next.
Two teams had signed up for the meet, CAD and AZ Fourplay. CAD is another line-up of the Air Force Academy skydiving operation in Colorado. Mike Bush (Outside Center), Joe Kreidel (Inside Center), Ryan Regan (Tail), Jon Vaage (Point) and Steve Ramos (Video) competed at the Valentine's Meet and finished with a 9.5 average in Eloy.... (more)
Did you know that Perris Fury and Thunder delivered promising results at the SSL Valentine's Meet 2006? posted: Feb 27th, 2006 The last NSL News story that covered the AAA/Open Class competition of the SSL Valentine's Meet 2006 had Golden Knights member Brian "BK" Kause providing feedback of his own team and his thoughts after the competition in Eloy on February 21. The NSL News story on February 22 introduced the A Class team "Evas Revenge". The NSL News now returns to the AAA/Open Class competition with a closer look at the teams that finished behind the three top scorers, Airspeed Odyssey, Airspeed Velocity and Team Fastrax.
Perris Fury was not a new name in the AAA/Open Class competition. The NSL News had already... (more)
Did you know that MWSL team Evas Revenge enjoyed the meet atmosphere in Eloy? posted: Feb 22nd, 2006 The NSL News has already covered the performance of the three top teams in the Open/AAA Class at the SSL Valentine's Meet 2006, and an interview with Team Fastrax after the competition can still be viewed on NSL-TV. The NSL News continues the meet coverage with information of the other teams that competed in Eloy last weekend.
The A Class was represented by one team. Evas Revenge has taken the lead in the national A Class Rankings of the National Skydiving League after the first event of the 2006 season. Obviously, it was the very first and only competition so far, and it was only one team that... (more)
Did you know that the Golden Knights will compete regularly this year? posted: Feb 21st, 2006 Several observers of the SSL Valentine's Meet 2006 action, including teams and competitors on site in Eloy, were wondering why the Golden Knights did not show up for the meet. It was the first time in many years that the Golden Knights did not interrupt the team's winter training in Arizona to compete at the Valentine's Meet.
The Golden Knights are currently training in Yuma, which is located approx. 200 miles from Eloy. Brian Krause, the new team captain, made the effort to travel from Yuma to Eloy, together with team videographer Larry Miller, and met with the NSL News on Saturday to explain... (more)
Did you know that the NSL interview with Team Fastrax offers insights after the meet? posted: Feb 20th, 2006 The NSL News mentioned earlier that an interview with Team Fastrax was in the works after the completion of the SSL Valentine's Meet 2006. Fastrax had a training day scheduled for Sunday, while Airspeed and Italy competed in 8-way.
The Fastrax day began with a tunnel session at SkyVenture Arizona early in the morning. Training jumps and the completion of the dive pool with the remaining competition jumps after the 6-round meet followed during the day. The NSL News met with all members of the Fastrax 2006 line-up after the last debriefing of the day. (more)
Did you know that Airspeed Velocity won the second half of the meet? posted: Feb 19th, 2006 The 4-way competition at the 2006 season opener in Eloy began with a warm-up jump for all teams. The sequence of round one (A-M-9-L) was a real tunnel sequence and offered the opportunity to create a cushion for a high meet average. The following four rounds slowed down the pace before round six helped the average to go up again.
The three top teams, Airspeed Odyssey, Airspeed Velocity and Team Fastrax, finished the meet at about the scoring level where they expected themselves after these six rounds. The Airspeed line-ups had not trained much 4-way due to the 8-way commitment this year. (more)
Did you know that a new Air Force line-up promises more high scores from Colorado this year?
Did you know that Perris Fury and Thunder delivered promising results at the SSL Valentine's Meet 2006?
Did you know that MWSL team Evas Revenge enjoyed the meet atmosphere in Eloy?
Did you know that the Golden Knights will compete regularly this year?
Did you know that the NSL interview with Team Fastrax offers insights after the meet?
Did you know that Airspeed Velocity won the second half of the meet?