Did you know that 22.2 was only good enough for 3rd place in DeLand? posted: Mar 18th, 2007 The scores of the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2007 speak for themselves. The Golden Knights ended up in 3rd place with a 22.2 meet average after ten rounds, and it was not a fast competition draw in DeLand at all. (more)
Did you know that Fastrax Blue was featured in Orlando's newspaper? posted: Mar 18th, 2007 Erin Ailworth, Staff Writer for the Orlando Sentinel, spent almost the whole Saturday at Skydive DeLand, together with her photographer Sara A. Fajardo.
They both watched the activities to write an article for the newspaper. Finally, they decided to pick one of the two all-female line-ups at the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2006 for the story-line, Fastrax Blue. (more)
Did you know that DeLand has 350 seconds to defend its turf? posted: Mar 14th, 2007 By Jennifer Horton
BEACON STAFF WRITER
Thirty-five seconds to win. Thirty-five seconds to be the best in the air.
Competitive skydiving teams from all over the world will leap out of perfectly good airplanes in the Shamrock Skydiving Showdown in national skydiving's East Coast season-opener.
To watch for yourself as they fall out of the sky, grab binoculars and a blanket or chair, and claim a piece of turf at the DeLand Municipal Airport. The competition should provide spectators with plenty to watch throughout Saturday and Sunday, March 17 and 18. Skydiving begins 9 a.m. both days.
Between... (more)
Did you know that the cash jackpot for the Shamrock Showdown is already at $4,100? posted: Mar 11th, 2007 The NSL-TV coverage of the Valentine's Meet 2007 keeps a lot of attention still focused on the first competition of the 2007 season. It almost distracts from the fact that the next high-profile competition is already coming up next weekend.
The FSL Shamrock Showdown 2007 is coming up for the 6th time at Skydive DeLand. The first Shamrock Showdown with the current format was already held in 2002. It used to be the third meet of the regular Florida Skydiving League season in 2002 and 2003. The FSL ran meets in January and February back then, as well. The FSL decided in 2004 to offer teams and... (more)
Did you know that Team Fastrax' round one in training can now be viewed on NSL-TV? posted: Mar 2nd, 2007 The NSL News brought back two videos of the Golden Knights after visiting with the Army team this week in Avon Park, Florida. The Golden Knights had jumped the whole draw of the Valentine's Meet during the recent training camp and provided the NSL News with videos of rounds three and five.
Round one of the Valentine's Meet is currently featured on NSL-TV, and the videos of the Golden Knights will be uploaded as soon as the first two rounds of the competition have been covered. However, a new video of Round 1 can now be viewed, as Team Fastrax also opened up the team's video archive for the NSL... (more)
Did you know that a Norwegian world class Freeflyer is the new Arcteryx Point? posted: Jan 23rd, 2007 The NSL News published the last update from Norway on September 2, 2006. It covered last year's national championship and wrapped up the 2006 skydiving season for the Scandinavian country, which has produced world class 4-way teams and competitors for decades.
The name of the current Norwegian national 4-way team, Arcteryx, is not new to the NSL News audience. The performance and progress of the team was covered on a regular basis ever since the new line-up was put together at the end of the 2003 season. Very attentive readers may already have detected the team name at the FSL Shamrock Showdown... (more)
Did you know that 22.2 was only good enough for 3rd place in DeLand?
Did you know that Fastrax Blue was featured in Orlando's newspaper?
Did you know that DeLand has 350 seconds to defend its turf?
Did you know that the cash jackpot for the Shamrock Showdown is already at $4,100?
Did you know that Team Fastrax' round one in training can now be viewed on NSL-TV?
Did you know that a Norwegian world class Freeflyer is the new Arcteryx Point?