Did you know that official and unofficial world record owners faced each other in Round 6? posted: Mar 22nd, 2008 The 4-way and skydiving community around the planet has been waiting for the videos of Round 6 of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008 to be uploaded. It is now time to be impressed by another unofficial 4-way world record for a single round.
The sequence of Round 6 surely was the fastest one of the competition draw with five random formations (G-C-J-D-B). However, Norway's national team in the female category, Fortitudo, had not drawn not the fastest record sequence at all. Many experts did not really expect a score that would beat previous world records - official or unoffical ones.
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Did you know that Perris Fury won the first round of the Skins Game? posted: Mar 20th, 2008 The videos of Round 3 of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008 have already been replaced by new videos of Round 4. Not to forget: the total number of point deductions in Round 3 was 23 for all teams. Perris Fury had the largest portion with six penalties, which reduced the score from 31 points in working time to 25 points on the scoreboard.
It was bad luck for the Perris team that videographer Niklas Daniels' ringsight of the camera was not perfectly set. Parts of the formations and maneuvers were not in the frame, and the judges had to deduct the points for the non-judgeable portions of the jump.
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Did you know that Airspeed Odyssey and France Maubeuge each won half of the meet? posted: Mar 19th, 2008 Round 3 of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008 was the last round before the Skins Game would begin. The popular Skins Game for cash and prizes applies a handicap system, so each participating team has a chance to win.
The average after the first three rounds is the foundation for the calculation of each team's handicap. Event sponsors donate prize money for each following round. However, a large portion of the whole jackpot also goes to the winning teams of each competition class before handicap.
The FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008 had a new record jackpot of $4,500 total. The winning team of the... (more)
Did you know that scoring points were not given easily at the Shamrock Showdown? posted: Mar 18th, 2008 The total number of penalties in Round 1 was 13, which indicates that every other team did not perform up to the required judging standards in this round. This was only the beginning, and Round 2 had already a total of 17 penalties on the DDC Scores System screen after the 27 teams were done.
However, there were hardly any complaints, as Eric Heinsheimer and Jukka Olkkonen treated all teams the same way and did not let any infringements slip through. The very sharp eyes of the former national and world champion of the Golden Knights detected the flaws.
Even the top teams did not get away... (more)
Did you know that the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008 made 4-way history? posted: Mar 17th, 2008 The weekend of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008 was a very busy time for the NSL News. The NSL was also in charge of the meet management at Skydive DeLand, and the NSL News journalist competed at the same time. However, the scores were posted throughout the course of the meet, and NSL-TV has uploaded the first meet videos for the valued audience.
The Shamrock Showdown 2008 made history in Formation Skydiving competition in many ways. It was obvious even before the start of the event that the field of teams promised world-class 4-way competition. There was the potential for a new and very special... (more)
Did you know that the Shamrock lineups have some interesting aspects? posted: Mar 13th, 2008 The final preparations for the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008 are in full swing, at Skydive DeLand as well as in the NSL office. FAI judge Jukka Olkkonen from Finland arrived on Thursday with his DDC Score Systems and was busy testing and setting up the equipment.
The same judging and scoring system was already used at several meets in Scandinavia and also at the ESL Championship 2007. Jukka Olkkonen and Golden Knight Eric Heinsheimer will be the event judges.
They will have a very busy weekend. The number of teams went up to 27 when three lineups of the Norwegian Basic Camp 2008 requested to... (more)
Did you know that official and unofficial world record owners faced each other in Round 6?
Did you know that Perris Fury won the first round of the Skins Game?
Did you know that Airspeed Odyssey and France Maubeuge each won half of the meet?
Did you know that scoring points were not given easily at the Shamrock Showdown?
Did you know that the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008 made 4-way history?
Did you know that the Shamrock lineups have some interesting aspects?