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Did you know that the Whites conceded after four rounds and more bad weather?
posted: Jul 9th, 2008 The second competition of the Coupe de France 2008 will make it into the history books - not for the best reasons though. The event was supposed to be the final showdown between the two female lineups, Aerokart Deep Blue (the "Blues") and White Nice Pujaut (the "Whites"). The first qualification event was already completely weathered out, as the NSL News reported on 10 June 2008, and the final qualification event was re-scheduled for last weekend. Five rounds had to be completed to determine the official French national team 2008 in the female category. The weather did not cooperate much... (more)

Did you know that NSL-TV videos feature teams from the Netherlands?
posted: Jul 7th, 2008 The Coupe de France competition ran parallel with two other meets in Europe, while the US leagues had a weekend off. Mike Pennock, league manager in the Netherlands, reported that last weekend's event was the first one where he had teams competing in each of the four competition classes of the NSL/ESL Network. He also said that the Netherlands had most beautiful weather, while France was struggling to get any jump planes in the air. Four coaches were on site and assisted the Dutch 4-way teams: reigning 4-way world champion Gary Smith, Marc Hoornweg, Johan Wieken and Leander van Schriek. Two... (more)

Did you know that the Blues are 11 points ahead of the Whites?
posted: Jul 7th, 2008 The French race for the slot as the national 4-way team in the female category seems to come to an end - despite ongoing weather problems. The weather conditions last weekend were similar to the previously scheduled qualification event in June, as IPC Delegate and First Vice President Gillian Winter reported on Saturday: (more)

Did you know that Eric Heinsheimer has joined the US 8-way team KnightTrax?
posted: Jul 5th, 2008 The Skydiving Magazine published an article in the July issue that announced a roster change in the US national 8-way team. Golden Knight Eric Heinsheimer has replaced John Hart and now trains with KnightTrax for the World Meet 2008 in August. This is the second change of the KnightTrax lineup that placed 2nd at the USPA Nationals 2007 and was later nominated as the US national 8-way team for 2008. Golden Knight Sean Sweeney had already taken Solly Williams' slot at the end of the 2007 season. (more)

Did you know that Danish Blaze is the busiest team of the 2008 season so far?
posted: Jul 4th, 2008 New NSL-TV videos of the indoor competition at the Paraclete XP Money Meet 2008 feature other teams that have not been shown with their performances in the windtunnel yet, including Norway's national 4-way team in the female category, Fortitudo, and Denmark's national 4-way team in the Open Class, Danish Blaze. Both teams had already attended the indoor competition at the World Challenge 2008 and competed indoor and outdoor in Raeford. The NSL News story on 2 July 2008 had already covered the current situation of the Norwegian team in the countdown to the World Meet 2008. (more)

Did you know that NSL-TV features new A and Rookie Class videos?
posted: Jul 3rd, 2008 Last weekend's leaderboard has been completed with the last scores coming from Colorado. It was a very unusual weekend as of the weather situation. Meets were scheduled at six different locations in Europe and the USA, and the maximum number of completed rounds at any of these meets was four. Bad weather situations interfered almost everywhere. Midwest, Colorado and Sweden got the best of the bad weather and completed four rounds. The Czech Republic was in second place with three rounds. The UK teams completed only one or two rounds, and New England was completely weathered out. Jan Klapka... (more)