Most 8-way teams have completed 8 rounds of jumping with 2 to go tomorrow. Its been a fantastic day with some very short weather holds, but the dropzone made the most of it allowing a lot of jumps to be completed. In the Speed skydiving event, there are 10 competitors with 3 definite contenders for the prize. At the moment Simon Brentford is in the lead after 4 rounds with Michael Lovemore and Noel Purcell just  a fraction behind. Even thought its a 6 round comp, only your best 3 speeds go through, so it gives everyone the chance to rapidly change their positions. The top speed ranges are around the 240 to 250 mph. Claire Murphy who is currently the best in the UK has been on hand to provide the coaching and the scoring. Its nice to see her commitment to seeing this small discipline grow.

Quite a few teams have completed their Freestyle event especially in the B-classes which have only 5 rounds to do instead of 7.

What is surprising is the senior 8-way event at the moment. Escondido8 and Exstormin8te are only a few points apart in 2nd and 3rd place. Exstormin8te are the trained team having done a camp and Escondido8 are a scratch team. It will be interesting to see who wins that battle.

Fingers crossed the weather will allow the event to be completed quickly so that we can have another big party on Sunday night. DJ regular to Skydive Hibaldstow Paul Cooper is coming along to play.

30th August 2008 - 13:40

The scores are starting to roll in and both Dornier's are flying non-stop. The judges seem to able to get the rounds marked much quicker this weekend also.

In the senior 8-way, the British team Connexion are already way ahead of any of the competition scoring with a 12-point average after 3 rounds. The Freestyle A is also hotting up with Afreaka doing an excellent round 1. Their lead did not hold however with the Airkix team catching up on the following 2 rounds. The Freefly B is very competitive this year with a record number of teams entering. Chixtix are the clear leaders at the moment with Glory Hole, Average Dogs and Courtesy Flush all very close to each other. Rounds 3 and 4 are in progress, so its all dependant on pre-prepared routines to score well here.

30th August 2008 - 07:10

Just one of the Dornier's is doing a test load at the moment as the cloud is quite thick. However everyone is up, excited and ready to go.

Hibern8te dirt diving.

Team Glory Hole ready for action in the Freefly B

29th August 2008 - 21:20

The draw is out. Coverage starts at 07:00 tomorrow morning. The pre-Nationals news can be found here.