Did you know that Fastrax Blue is holding try-outs for the open slot? posted: Oct 28th, 2008 All captured videos of the 4-way Open Class competition at the USPA Nationals 2008 are now available on NSL-TV. The missing videos have been added to the event's special NSL-TV page.
The available videos of last week's competition in Eloy include two jumps of the US national 4-way team in the female category, Fastrax Blue. The 2008 season was a very turbulent time for Becky Brocato, Erin Murphy and Brianne Thompson and included the complete emotional spectrum between sadness and joy.
The NSL News covered the team on its way from qualification as the national female lineup at the USPA Nationals... (more)
Did you know that the special NSL-TV page offers an overview of available meet videos? posted: Oct 27th, 2008 NSL-TV has now begun creating the special event page, which provides the links to all previously uploaded video files of competition jumps of the USPA Nationals 2008. The first 38 links have been set, and the videos are now available for reviews. (more)
Did you know that the 4-way winners were already honored on Tuesday evening? posted: Oct 25th, 2008 Tonight is the time when the official event banquet of the USPA Nationals 2008 will take place at Skydive Arizona in Eloy. The award ceremonies for the specific events were already held the same evening when each competition was concluded.
The procedure was different the last time when USPA Nationals were hosted by Skydive Arizona in 2006. The award ceremonies for all events were also held on Saturday, as a part of the official event banquet. The winning teams of the early events had to wait the whole week to receive their medals.
This year's event management adjusted the schedule and handed... (more)
Did you know that attendance is down and quality is up? posted: Oct 24th, 2008 Back to the USPA Nationals 2008 where the event week continues with the traditional 16-way and 10-way competitions. The NSL News took a closer look at the participation records at USPA Nationals for the time period between 1997 and 2008. The results are interesting and surely reveal a declining attendance in 4-way, especially in the Advanced and Intermediate Class. (more)
Did you know that the French 8-way team is probably the best one Tim Wagner has ever seen? posted: Oct 23rd, 2008 Arizona Airspeed is the old and new USPA 8-way champion, and the five Airspeed Odyssey members (Eliana Rodriguez, Craig Girard, Mark Kirkby, Andy Delk, Steve Nowak) repeated last year's double gold feature. Airspeed's 18.3 average was more than enough to leave USA 8 far behind. The two recent personnel changes hurt the US national team of 2008 and at the World Meet 2008 more than expected and caused the team's average of 20.0 in August to drop by more than three points. It will be interesting to see what Arizona Airspeed will decide to do with the 8-way title this year.
The French 8-way team... (more)
Did you know that the Beck's Oktoberfest is back on tab? posted: Oct 22nd, 2008 It is a 21.2 average for the French 8-way machine after six rounds. Two faster rounds are coming up in the morning, and a 22.4 average or higher might already be on the scoreboard after Round 8. Everything is still possible.
Jerome David said that it was a nice coincidence for him when the team scored a great 20-pointer in Round 4 while he was in the NSL/PD News room. He commented in the interview that his team might be too tired to go after the record. He may change his mind now...
In the meantime, Larry Hill must have heard the desperate cry for beer help at the NSL News. Today's last message... (more)
Did you know that Fastrax Blue is holding try-outs for the open slot?
Did you know that the special NSL-TV page offers an overview of available meet videos?
Did you know that the 4-way winners were already honored on Tuesday evening?
Did you know that attendance is down and quality is up?
Did you know that the French 8-way team is probably the best one Tim Wagner has ever seen?
Did you know that the Beck's Oktoberfest is back on tab?