Did you know that the atmosphere in Dubai was heating up in Rounds 3 and 4? posted: Jan 12th, 2010 Arizona Airspeed's re-jump for Round 3 had an aftermath that lasted for a little while. The Hayabusa Defence Blog showed that the reason for the re-jump was disputed and not appreciated by everybody:
"There were some problems with the air speed of the chopper when Airspeed needed to jump out in Round 3. There was a big discussion going on, it is better that I spare you the details, but it wasn't nice, what they pulled out this time, to get their re-jump. The protest came in AFTER they knew the score."
Hayabusa was of the opinion that a protest should be filed before a team knows the score,... (more)
Did you know that Deep Blue's videos look better than the scores? posted: Jan 11th, 2010 There is obviously much less drama in the female 4-way competition in Dubai. In fact, there is no drama, and it was not expected to be any different than that.
The competition is still a great opportunity to see how the French national team, Aerokart Deep Blue Maubeuge, performs at this point in time. Deep Blue already clearly dominated the female 4-way competition at the World Cup 2009. There was actually just as little competition for the team in the Czech Republic as there is now in Dubai.
The two other top contenders in the world, Team Bodyflight with former Bodyflight Storm and other... (more)
Did you know that Hayabusa's first winning round was postponed? posted: Jan 11th, 2010 Yesterday's last headline will most likely have to be corrected - and then maybe not.
It has not been officially posted yet that Arizona Airspeed made a re-jump for Round 3 at the Dubai Championship 2010 and improved the score from 20 to 22. However, Airspeed confirmed the re-jump already very early this morning:
"We were granted a re-jump to an excessively slow jump run speed for our Round 3..."
Airspeed then commented the score for Round 3 after the re-jump:
"Round 3 and 4 are both done. Official score on Round 3 re-jump was 22, we must have had a bust in there somewhere, as we had... (more)
Did you know that this Hayabusa lineup won its first outdoor round over Airspeed? posted: Jan 10th, 2010 The scores for Round 3 are posted, and the same four teams are still in the same race for the money positions. However, some things have already changed. There are actually two different races now, one for the 1st place between Arizona Airspeed and Hayabusa Defence, and the other one between France Aerodyne Cypres Maubeuge and Canada Evolution.
This is not a big surprise, as the NSL News mentioned already earlier. France is missing Point Mathieu Bernier, and it would turn the skydiving logic upside down if such a well trained team could perform on the same level with an alternate, even if the... (more)
Did you know that South Africa has an innovative lineup in Dubai? posted: Jan 10th, 2010 Round 3 has already been completed in Dubai. The jumps are being judged, and the scores will hopefully be posted soon.
In the meantime, Arizona Airspeed's Craig Girard has used the time to upload the videos of the first two rounds to YouTube, as well, which provides a better quality. The video of Round 1 has been added to yesterday's NSL News story. The video of Round 2 is embedded below.
Airspeed's 1-point deduction was actually caused by the video angle. France Aerodyne Cypres Maubeuge had a 1-point deduction in Round 2, as well, which was not mentioned in yesterday's update.
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Did you know that the top looks like in 2008 after two rounds? posted: Jan 9th, 2010 The first scores have been posted in Dubai, and there were no big surprises anywhere. In fact, the competition in the female 4-way category turns out exactly as expected. There is no competition for any of the three medal positions.
Aerokart Deep Blue Maubeuge is winning and currently matches the Open Class scores of Black Cat in 5th place with an 18.0 average after two rounds. Germany's Chicas will take home the $15,000 for the 2nd place and are holding the 6th place in the Open Class with a 14.5 average. The 9.5 average of Spain's Empuria Gatas will win $10,000 in Dubai.
The competition... (more)
Did you know that the atmosphere in Dubai was heating up in Rounds 3 and 4?
Did you know that Deep Blue's videos look better than the scores?
Did you know that Hayabusa's first winning round was postponed?
Did you know that this Hayabusa lineup won its first outdoor round over Airspeed?
Did you know that South Africa has an innovative lineup in Dubai?
Did you know that the top looks like in 2008 after two rounds?