posted Dec 8th, 2010 - The NSL News announced on 5 November 2010 that the Paraclete XP Indoor Skydiving Championships 2011 are scheduled for February 5 - 6 in 2011. The same story provided details of the upcoming event and went back to the first Paraclete indoor competition that was held in 2008.

Today's story brings back information and memories of the second Paraclete meet, which was held on June 13 - 14 in 2009. The leaderboard shows Perris Fury ahead of Arizona Airspeed in 1st place, with a 29.8 average after ten rounds.

It was the first time that Airspeed was defeated in any 4-way competition since 2007. However, there is more to this story, and there are several interesting aspects leading from the past into the current situation at the top of the US 4-way world.

Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2009		Round1	Round2	Round3	Round4	Round5	Round6	Round7	Round8	Round9	Round10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class	9,K,P,C	6,2,3	21,N,4	13,8,14	19,1,D	15,F,Q,17	G,L,18,J	11,B,16	22,E,A,7	20,M,O,H	Total	Avg
1	Perris Fury	52	22	24	23	23	32	33	25	28	36	298	29.8
2	Airspeed Odyssey	47	24	22	23	23	31	29	26	28	36	289	28.9
3	Golden Knights Gold	32	19	22	20	22	28	22	23	23	31	242	24.2
4	SDC Rhythm XP	27	19	20	19	22	24	23	21	23	33	231	23.1
5	Australia Black	24	15	15	17	14	20	19	16	18	26	184	18.4
6	Golden Knights Black	23	14	16	14	15	18	16	16	16	17	165	16.5
7	Hangover	25	15	15	12	14	15	15	16	16	21	164	16.4
8	Paraclete XP4	20	15	15	13	16	13	17	12	14	18	153	15.3
Rank	Rookie	M,J,H	K,Q,N	E,A,P	D,L,B	G,F,M	O,C,J	H,Q,B	N,K,E	F,A,D	C,P,L	Total	Avg
1	VTSD	35	28	25	27	31	30	-	-	-	-	176	29.3
2	Carolina Windfall	25	14	16	16	25	16	-	-	-	-	112	18.7
3	Just In Time	17	6	9	4	16	8	-	-	-	-	60	10.0

Perris Fury and Arizona Speed at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championships 2009

Perris Fury's 29.8 average in June 2009 still stands as one of the most impressive results at any meets. There were three teams that scored higher at the World Challenge 2010 and beat the 30-point average mark for the first time. However, the scores in Bedford this year were supported by a sequence of only random formations in Round 2, while Fury did not have this luxury at Paraclete in June 2009. The same counts for Airspeed's 29.8 average in 2008.

By the way, there seems to be something special about a 29.8 average. The Paraclete winners in 2008 and 2009 both had 29.8 averages on the scoreboard after ten rounds, and Perris Fury copied the same number once again in Bedford this year.

NMP-PCH Hayabusa posted the highest indoor average ever with the 32.9 at the ISR Grand Prix 2010. It does not really compare though, as the meet had only seven rounds and a limited dive pool.

The other interesting aspect was the lineup situation at the Paraclete meet in 2009. Craig Girard and Eliana Rodriguez did not compete for Airspeed last year, as the NSL News reported on 25 June 2009 (Archives > 2009 > News > Search for: "Paraclete XP Indoor Skydiving Championship 2009").

Thomas Hughes and John Eagle joined forces for Airspeed's front piece, while Andy Delk and Mark Kirkby had the original rear piece. The team name changed to Arizona Speed for the meet, and Thomas Hughes was back together in the same lineup for a day with his former Fastrax Center Inside Mark Kirkby in the Tail slot.

They both tried to keep up with Josh Hall who was Perris Fury's Point by then. This 3-way is now the new Airspeed lineup, together with Niklas Hemlin. John Eagle was back as the Arizona Speed Point for a day in 2009, the slot where he had made history with Airspeed years ago.

USPA Nationals 2011
Who has the best chances to win next year?	Arizona Airspeed Perris Fury Paraclete XP4 Golden Knights Others
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The whole mix of the 2009 lineups at Paraclete will be different at the 2011 event. Perris Fury has a new point, Todd Hawkins, as Josh Hall moved to Arizona. Thomas Hughes, Josh Hall and Mark Kirkby just completed Airspeed's first training camp with the new lineup.

Eliana Rodriguez and Craig Girard will miss the Paraclete 2011 event once again, for a different reason though. They are moving to Dubai at the beginning of the new year and will still join the Airspeed reunion with Andy Delk and Mark Kirkby at the Dubai Championship 2011.

John Eagle continues with Paraclete XP4 and will try to defend the indoor home turf in February. He is back in his Point slot after training and competing for Paraclete XP4 as the Tail in 2009 and 2010. He switches slots with John D'Annunzio. The 3rd Paraclete XP Indoor Skydiving Championships promise more great tunnel competition and the first preview of the US 4-way situation on the top next year.