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Did You Know...

... that the Mondial 2016 will be the first world meet for one Hayabusa and one Airspeed member?

NMP PCH Hayabusa scoring history at the World Challenge
posted Apr 24th, 2016 - It was not only the 32.0 average at the World Challenge 2016 that moved NMP PCH Hayabusa farther away from the rest of the teams in the 4-way world, even though the 32.0 average in Bedford was the highest indoor average ever in a 16-foot flying chamber for a 10-round meet, as the Sun Path Products NSL News mentioned on April 4th.

It is also a fact that this year's 34-point distance to the team in 2nd place was the biggest victory in the history of the event. No other team has ever been that far ahead of the rest of the field. Hayabusa started far behind (27) Arizona Airspeed in 2006, and the difference grew to 33 points in 2007.

From then on forward, the four Belgians cut into the distance to Airspeed year by year and finished ahead for the first time in 2010. The French national 4-way Open Class team won, and Hayabusa needed another year before winning the first World Challenge gold medals.

NMP PCH Hayabusa at the World Challenge 2010
Arizona Airspeed came back to Bedford one more time in 2012 and finished 14 points behind Hayabusa, one point behind France. That was the end of Airspeed's annual trips to Bedford, and Hayabusa was able to increase the difference to the team in 2nd place in the absence of the strongest opponent.

Evolution (2013), XL (2014) and SDC Rhythm XP's 2015 lineup kept the distance to the indoor and outdoor world champions on the same level (27 - 28 - 28) before NMP PCH Hayabusa picked up the pace again this year and moved six points further away.

The 4-way Open Class teams in Bedford were actually lucky to get support from the French FLY-IN Girls. Without the 28.6 average of the French 4-way Women team, the distance to the team in 2nd place would have been 44 points.

World Challenge 2016
12345678910TotalAvg
RankAAA ClassP,2,108,F,15G,14,17L,H,E,13M,7,O,116,21,11N,D,4,918,20,AG,19,3C,K,B,22TotalAvg
1NMP PCH HayabusaBE27312839352538(-2)303136(-1)32032.0
2French FLY-IN GirlsFR22(-2)2727343522(-1)33(-1)24(-1)293328628.6
3FLY-IN FranceFR2426263432233323272827627.6
4Black CatRU2126253331223325263327527.5
5Qatar TigersQA2226253134233323273127527.5
NMP PCH Hayabusa at the World Challenge 2011
Golden Knights and Arizona Airspeed were the only top teams in the world who did not attend this year's World Challenge, and both would not have been able to threaten Hayabusa seriously. However, at least the distance to the winner might have been closer.

The Sun Path Products NSL News explained on April 8th that Airspeed is probably still closer to Hayabusa than it seems to be after this year's impressive Belgian scores.

Airspeed's extrapolated indoor scores, calculated with the help of the same four teams at the Shamrock Showdown (French FLY-IN Girls, Qatar Tigers, SDC Rhythm XP, Satori XL), would place Airspeed behind Hayabusa with a 31.4 average.

It was a promising situation for Airspeed after the Shamrock Showdown and before injuries added new difficulties to the Airspeed agenda, as the Sun Path Products NSL News also reported on April 8th.

Shamrock Showdown 2016
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RankAAA Class3,13,9G,6,2110,20,1118,4,BF,1,1419,5,7P,Q,16,AC,15,M,12J,L,K,2E,O,22,17TotalAvg
1Arizona AirspeedUS232419222424(-1)2925292424324.3
2Aerodyne French GirlsFR2122172123202721272222122.1
3Qatar TigersQA1922162119192920282221521.5
4SDC Rhythm XPUS1919151921202619252120420.4
5Satori XLUK1918162019202618242220220.2
NMP PCH Hayabusa at the World Challenge 2016
Arizona Airspeed has been using substitutes to continue with the training plans until Thiago Gomes will be back in action. However, the current situation gives the Belgian 4-way world champions additional time to solidify the pole position in the run-up to the Mondial 2016 in September.

It is quite impressive how the three Hayabusa members since 2011 (Dennis Praet, David and Andy Grauwels) and coach Gary Smith have brought a new team member to the world's top level, and how Jeroen "Bob" Nollet has filled the open tail slot quickly enough to maintain Belgian's 4-way top position.

The World Championship of Formation Skydiving at the Mondial 2016 will be the first one for the new Hayabusa member. However, he will not be alone with his first and unique experience. It will also be the first world meet for Airspeed's Mikhail Markine...

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