ramon 0 #1 April 8, 2002 Saturday April 6thit wasAggie Dave........weight w gear ~270Ramon..............weight w gear ~218NacMacfeagle... unknown but probably a little more than RamonProTracks set on TAS were worn on the ankles.Any DZ commer think they can beat the champ?Aggie and Nac...what were your speeds?Ramon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #2 April 8, 2002 I bet I can give them a run for their money......"I'm a danger to myself and everyone around me!"-Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #3 April 8, 2002 I got 195 this weekend.... Kinda on the slowish side but it was fun in a stand. Oh yeah.... Exit weight was like 185 Give me 50 pounds of weights and see what fun we can have.....Hey.. Its my camera, and my remote... I'll rewind if I want to! ~ Goat #2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ramon 0 #4 April 8, 2002 a 165 pound guy in a freefall suit did get 244 mph during the competition.there is skill involved.ramon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #5 April 8, 2002 Yeah. I tried going head down in a tight rw suit saturday... it didn't work so well. The stability issues kept my speed down to about 165 mph. I'm gonna have to try it without booties some time...._AmICQ: 5578907MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfeYahoo IM: ametcalf_1999 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #6 April 8, 2002 DZCOM "Naked" Mini Speed challenge SEBAZZ....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #7 April 8, 2002 202, tried to go fast head down but man, I flailed plain and simple, skill is definitely involved here. I knew at the time I'd be posting a slow speed. Should have gone with the stand as planned. I was interested to note that when I've done speed before, the speed was measured over a mile with the gate starting at 11k, no strong feelings on it tho......Trent did a good job running all this, and still making the most of the weekend at the same time.There was some rumour as to whether there was a slow Protrack involved, but my head mount gave me 198 so I guess it was just pack shed talk.As for weight out the door.......I jump a spectre 170 at 1.6, I'm not gonna post my vital stats on the web, but you can do the math if it really matters. I'm not fat, I'm just trapped in the wrong body!! My gear is also verrrrry heavy And besides, I got a Pro Track and a gong out of the weekend, I'm 'Chuffed as Phuq' as we say back home...CyaD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #8 April 8, 2002 Actually, Clays post got me thinking, here is a comp we can all play, mebbe start a wee league of our own right here. We all at least know somebody with a PT and a Data i/face, we could just post our data from that as evidence (screen capture the spedd/alt profile). No prizes, just braggin' rights.BTW Clay, I thought I had this cinched as the jump I did with the Slappie kid gave me 221 sitting in a verrrrrrry baggy ff suit.Guess I must have hit some thin air on that one edit>>>>Ooooh and Skgeek was in the speed comp tooCyaD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ramon 0 #9 April 8, 2002 We will see who can beat my score as witnessed by Aggie and Nac (and will probably be published in Skydiving magazine).BTW I know a slender girl that can do 300 in a stand (last year she did 273 in this contest).All of you...post your scores...digital photos of Protrack or scans of published speeds (skydiving mag or parachutist) will be accepted.Ramon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #10 April 8, 2002 Quotewe could just post our data from that as evidence (screen capture the spedd/alt profile)I'm in. F@#$% beer light came on before I could make my run at the title. I don't have the JumpTrack software but I could take a digital pic of my ProTrack reading and post that.FYI my current high is 224 (SAS in a freefly suit).Just to coordinate, ramon's 270 is TAS, so let's post TAS numbers to keep everything straight.FYFYI, I think AggieDave had like 198 in a stand."Zero Tolerance: the politically correct term for zero thought, zero common sense." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #11 April 8, 2002 "I don't have the JumpTrack software "I have, and the interface cable, and we could prolly load it on a PC at the DZ, or run it on my laptop......If you wanna download your PT onto my laptop sometime, give me a shout.Did I send you two PMs today? I've only got one on my system here.....CyaD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgoper 0 #12 April 8, 2002 i'd have a go at that myself. my top speed so far, not really trying 217 mph. head down, now i've got a new jumpsuit (just in today) i'm jonesing to try it. as far as competition is concerned, i don't think it's a good idea, without 2 pro-tracks, one on the ankle, for better readings, and one in the ear for audible. going fast is fun, but we gotta do it safely!Richard"Wow, What The F**K Was That?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #13 April 8, 2002 Rich, you only really need 1 PT and another audible (at least one, preferably 2), so a Dytter, or Timeout etc could be used . There are some rules posted somewhere from Lapalisse, with loads of safety advice, I'll try and find it.Craig Poxon has done a fair bit of official speed racing, it would be good to se his take on this before we start relative newbies out on this discipline.......I dont wanna see people hurt on this either.And BTW I reckon my fellow countryman Craig will dish out whoopass if he puts his mind to it.CyaD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygeek 0 #14 April 8, 2002 I must be invisable.... I scored a 239 in this same comp.SamIItywimwybmab? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #15 April 8, 2002 I see ya Sam, and I remembered you were competing, see my second post. It was good to see you and your dad again.Us Cessna DZ dudes gotta look out for each other.Okay all, heres some good infohttp://www.speedskydiving.netcheck out the rules which have some gear advice....CyaD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ramon 0 #16 April 8, 2002 No one told me you showed up?Were you the guy with the duct tape on his pants?You certainly have 2nd in the DZ com challenge.ramon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #17 April 8, 2002 Skygeek, and Rking, are Sam and Rich from Lexington, they were at the FF seminar as well. I didn't know Sam was on the forum till we were chatting at the fire, I should have mentioned it to you on sunday, but I guess it slipped my mind, I was kinda elsewhere.CyaD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airann 1 #18 April 8, 2002 Ramon, I stand only with one person at over 170? And I dont do speed dives so that will stand as my Stand 170+ speed.I was the only female entry last year at the FFF. You must be thinking of some other time, another boogie or another contest.Ann ~ www.AirAnn.comLevin in RW suit.. I have pictures!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #19 April 8, 2002 pffffft cheaters flippin on your heads like that I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ramon 0 #20 April 8, 2002 She posted 273 last year, to be beat by Chris (God take care of him) who posted 286 but could only do 266 this year lucky for me..This year she got here too late to enter..she has done 300..she has a trick.Ramon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airann 1 #21 April 8, 2002 Ahhh, I knew it.... my buddy Jennifer.She has a trick alright....Woman is red hot and has not even been jumping. HD thru Mr Jack's formations only to go back and do it again. Baddd to tha Bonneeeee.Ann ~ www.AirAnn.comLevin in RW suit.. I have pictures!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #22 April 9, 2002 I am ashamed to say that I only got 198mph doing the speed dive. That, however, was done in a stand since I can't do headdown yet. I got Ramon to spill the secrets for speed after he jumped and I basically had the technics all wrong, so next year man, watch out! "Are they short-shorts?" T.B. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgoper 0 #23 April 9, 2002 Dave:the head down position is easier to fly for me, you just have to be more alert than if in a sit. the only thing i do not like is losing valuable freefall time doing head down, and, stands. the only reason i do stands is for future skyboard training, the only reason i do headdown is to get better, and more comfortable.Richard"Life begins at altitude, and ends with a "perfect" tip-toe stand up landing" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #24 April 9, 2002 Naked head down!Woohoo! "Zero Tolerance: the politically correct term for zero thought, zero common sense." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #25 April 9, 2002 "Is Zennie jumping with a streamer?""Nah, he's doing a naked headdown...""Are they short-shorts?" T.B. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
