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Did you know that the MWSL season opener had a mix of old and new teams?
posted: Jun 22nd, 2009 The NSL News story on 17 June 2009 provided a preview of the Midwest Skydiving League's 2009 season opener and introduced the MWSL AAA Class teams SDC Rhythm XP and SDC Furies XP. The meet was successfully completed at Skydive Chicago last weekend, despite some weather problems. SDC Rhythm XP lived up to the high expectations and posted a 16.8 average after six rounds. Only the Dutch national team, Dynamic Fource, outscored the USPA Advanced Class champion of 2008 by two single points. The scores of 22 AAA Class teams are posted so far. The Furies did not compete on their home turf, but six... (more)

Did you know that videos and photos from Skydive City are already available?
posted: Jun 21st, 2009 This weekend's leaderboard keeps growing. The Dutch teams were stopped by bad weather after six rounds in the AAA and A Class, after five rounds in the AA and Rookie Class. Bad weather was also the reason for a very short meet in Italy. Other international meets take place in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. (more)

Did you know that John Hart explains different continuity plans?
posted: Jun 19th, 2009 Another one of the nine meets this weekend is the June meet of the Mideast Skydiving League at Start Skydiving. John Hart, founder and sponsor of Team Fastrax, started the skydiving operation in Lebanon, Ohio, when he stepped back from 4-way and 8-way competition. Now he supports the Mideast Skydiving League and helps to introduce Formation Skydiving competition to his local and regional skydiving community. The NSL News published several articles last year, written by John Hart, where he forwards his own experiences and expertise to the general public. His efforts were also helpful to prepare... (more)

Did you know that Perris Fury likes the fast sequences?
posted: Jun 18th, 2009 The first videos of the Paraclete XP Indoor Skydiving Championship 2009 are now available, thanks to Perris Fury's Center Inside, Chris Farina. The NSL YouTube TV coverage begins with two rounds where the footage of Perris Fury and Arizona Speed both is available, rounds one and three. Round 1 was the fastest sequence of the competition (9,K,P,C) where Fury already created a 5-point distance to Speed. Both teams were almost flawless, and it is amazing to see how well Thomas Hughes and John Eagle fill in for Eliana Rodriguez and Craig Girard. In fact, John Eagle looks like he had never left... (more)

Did you know that SDC Rhythm XP will challenge Mass Defiance's record average this year?
posted: Jun 17th, 2009 The upcoming meet weekend is another very busy one and will probably even challenge the new record numbers of the May 23 weekend, always depending on the weather, of course. One of the nine scheduled meets is the season opener of the Midwest Skydiving League. MWSL Director Alan Butt is guiding teams and competitors into its 11th year without interruption in the NSL Network. As in the past years, he introduces the MWSL teams that he already knows of. On the very top of 4-way competition in the Midwest region is SDC Rhythm XP, USPA's AAA/Advanced Class winner of 2008. The Rhythm 2009 lineup, with... (more)

Did you know that Perris Fury has arrived at the very top?
posted: Jun 16th, 2009 Perris Fury won the Paraclete XP Indoor Skydiving Championship 2009 and beat Airspeed for the first time. Does it really count? What does last weekend's Fury victory actually mean for the top US contenders? First of all: it wasn't Airspeed Odyssey's team name that was on the leaderboard in Raeford. The 17 - 0 run remains officially intact. Mark Kirkby, Andy Delk, Thomas Hughes and John Eagle competed under Arizona Speed, as half of the team was missing. It does not seem to make a lot of sense to compare the scores too seriously. However, it still makes a lot of sense to take a closer look... (more)