Did you know that Whooops had a happy ending at the Tomscat Trophy 2013? posted: Jun 16th, 2013 The 19th edition of the Tomscat Trophy was successfully completed on Sunday after all ten scheduled rounds.
It was a thriller for the 2nd place in the AAA Class from the beginning to the end, and Whooops made it a happy ending for the 4way national team of the Netherlands. Creeps offered stiff opposition throughout the whole meet, and both teams were tied in 2nd place going into the last round.
Whooops still worked out a 1-point lead at the end of the first day after a terrible start and added two points in Round 6. Creeps won Round 7 by four points and had a 1-point lead Saturday night.... (more)
Did you know that Creeps took back the 2nd place in Round 7? posted: Jun 16th, 2013 The second update from the Tomscat Trophy came after the teams in the Netherlands added the scores for two more rounds in the AAA and AA Class and one more round in the A and Rookie Class to the leaderboard. Meet organizer Mike Pennock provided a summary from the Dutch perspective:
"The 19th edition of the Tomscat Trophy started after a 2-hour delay. We had a few short weather hold but managed to jump five rounds and we finished jumping at 8:20 pm.
"In the first round a lot af teams in the AAA Class where not that focused which resulted in a more than average number of busts. Even the top... (more)
Did you know that all four AA Class teams tied their scores in two rounds at the Tomscat Trophy? posted: Jun 14th, 2013 The first scores of the new competition weekend came from the Netherlands where 18 teams are competing at the annual Tomscat Trophy.
The NSL News posted a preview of the event on 25 May 2013, which introduced teams who were already registered at this point in time. The same story mentioned that there were a few benchmarks and challenges to be taken on at the first meet of the 2013 season in the Netherlands.
Whooops, the Dutch national team at the Mondial Dubai 2012, was aiming at the 15.0 average, while Cool Runnings tries to beat the 10-average benchmark at the team's second outdoor competition... (more)
Did you know that Raykipo competed with a new Center Inside? posted: Jun 13th, 2013 The NSL News has recently covered 4way competition in the United Kingdom quite comprehensively, and new topics keep the focus of NSL News updates on the UK teams.
Raykipo and the team's history was brought to the attention of the NSL News audience on 14 May 2013 after the team attended the first outdoor competition in the AAA Class. The NSL News followed up on 10 June 2013 after the second outdoor competition of the UKSL 2013 season.
This time, the story covered the duel with Hyrrokkin after the fourth outdoor meet between those two teams in 2012 and 2013. The NSL News still missed a recent... (more)
Did you know that Bodyflight Isis is on the way to Prostejov 2014? posted: Jun 12th, 2013 The different numbers of rounds last weekend brought once again little changes to the overall leaderboard. It is actually surprising how small the changes on the overall leaderboard were between the first rounds of a meet and the outcome after ten rounds.
It was a major difference last weekend, as the teams in Germany completed ten rounds, while the second meet of the United Kingdom Skydiving League 2013 was reduced to three rounds. 22 teams competed combined in AAA - AA - A Class, and there was only one change in the AAA Class.
The 4way veterans of Paranodon Senior had a strong start into... (more)
Did you know that the UK Powerhouse keeps building up its strong foundation? posted: Jun 11th, 2013 The A Class competition in the United Kingom last weekend was just as exciting as the races in AAA and AA. One single point separated TR4CK and Equal Pay for Women after the three rounds in Sibson.
Only one of the six teams (Rich and the Chicks) was new on a UK leaderboard. Last weekend's winner TR4CK competed in the Rookie Class last year and placed 6th of 23 teams at the UK Nationals. TR4CK stepped up into the A Class this year and posted the first scores at the World Challenge 2013.
Equal Pay for Women was UK's Rookie Class champion of 2012 who also moved up into the A Class this year.... (more)