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chayes12

2007 PD/Fastrax Challenge Scores

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Wow! What an event!

For now all I can say is....Congratulations to all who were involved in this event. It is another step in the evolution of our sport...

Check out the scores online at

www.getsum.tv

I do not have the intermediate/women's scores yet. I will post them as soon as I can.

I can tell you that the 11th place finisher in the Pro comp won the women's comp.......

More soon!

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Hehehe....although it was my worst competition score ever (ouch) and got the living crap kicked out of me, I still had a great time. :D

Thanks a bunch to everyone who put so much hard work into making this all happen. :)
edit: Special congrats to Jess who flew like a rockstar. Good going girl!

Blues,
Ian
Performance Designs Factory Team

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hmm... velos for the top 9 positions!! According to my calculations, should be a bunch of JVXs available for sale tomorrow ;) :)

Will anyone post pics?
SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

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WOW,Unbelieveable,fantastic,awesome,crazy,Best all round event i have ever been to .
pd skills camp rocked, competition was excellent!!! 85 degrees and no wind in jan!!!!
At least 300 people for new years party which was of the hook.
Where do i sign up for next year????

There are some pics already posted under skydives on the skydive sebastian web, its under crosskeys invasion photos. About 20 or so comp pics are up at the end of the slide show.

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Dude, you weren't lying when you said you got spanked!



hehehe, no shit.

A new smaller canopy and a new turn do not a good competition mix make :D:D:D

Oh well, had to cut my teeth on them sometime :ph34r:

Of course, on the bright side, I have no-where to go but up on the next comp :D

Blues!
Ian
Performance Designs Factory Team

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Dude, spend less time working on "trendy" turns and you will always finish at least in the middle of the pack. There is no turn more effective for scoring cleanly in competition than the 270.



Chuck, for sure. I knew for a fact I could score far better doing my usual turn on my usual canopy.

That said I'm trying to continue to push myself as a pilot and I feel this is another step towards that goal. Unfortunately I realize that my comp scoring will likely suffer for a while still but I believe the payoff will be worth it. While I want to do well in comps, pushing myself is more important to me so if that means suffering a bit, I'll take it (grudgingly :D)

Blues,
Ian
Performance Designs Factory Team

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He wanted to come first but ended up coming second............last!!!

:P:P

Ian it happens to the best of us but fortunately for you tho, anyone who has flown with you before knows that you are someone to watch out for in a comp! this goes for everyone, no experience in competition is a loss, as long as you learn from it.

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what was the logic for changing your turn AND your canopy for a competition?



I hadn't changed either in the comp, it was just my first comp using them. I'd been practicing 450's on my 90 for about 2 months or so. I just received the 84 and didn't have many jumps at all to get used to it so it really became a combination of factors.

Ultimately I decided that the best place to learn what areas need work is a competition so I decided to just bite the bullet and see how it all panned out.

Without a doubt I learned a bunch (as usual in comps) and I'm excited to go and practice/work on some areas that obviously need improvement :)
Overall it was still an incredibly postive experience. Plus the other pilots were flying spectacularly so I got to watch some good swoops as well :)
Hope this explains it a little bit at least.

Blues,
Ian
Performance Designs Factory Team

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You are entirely correct, Sooty! That said, I didn't just about rip my big toe off my foot and get hauled off in the meat wagon like Jody Conn did a few days ago here on a botched 450. My "big" turn is still only a 360.

Ultimately, I don't think anyone has any business throwing turns larger than 270 in competition if they cannot hit the gates every single time and stay within the course boundaries using that "little" 270. "Go big or go home" doesn't mean shit when you get spanked routinely by girls and old men with Vectran lines in competition.:ph34r:

Still, I applaud Ian's attitude. I guess it's all good so long as people don't start using his and Eldon's name in the same sentence as it relates to such "experimentation".

Chuck

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I'm not sure how to take the "getting spanked by girls" comment.....hmmm.....maybe I'll train a little harder to spank more of the boys this year - so the ordeal will be a little more threatening down the road. But Ian has a hottie who I'm sure spanks him whenever his little heart desires...........oh to be so lucky :P

I can't wait for the first CPC meet - hope to see lots of people in Lake Wales Feb. 24th......come on girls - come help me show our true colors!

Dreams become reality, one choice at a time...

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