Staso 0 #1 July 13, 2005 During CASA boogie weekend (July 22nd-24th), Jumptown (jumptown.com) will host an open Speed Skydiving event which is part of ISSA World Cup 2005. Qualification jumps will be held on Friday and competition jumps will take place Saturday and Sunday. Prizes include L&B Pro-Tracks, Pro-Dytters, PD and Aerodyne certificates ... If you think you're crazy enough or just simply fall rate challenged, come out and show what you've got :) Speed skydiving news and official rules can be found at http://speedskydiving.com and additional information is attached below. Feel free to PM me. Go fast ! Friday, July 22 - Sunday, July 24, 2005 Jumptown will hold 2005 Speed Skydiving World Cup Meet in accordance with International Speed Skydiving Association (ISSA) rules. What is Speed Skydiving? Speed skydiving is a new skydiving discipline with definition as simple as it gets. It was developed in the last few years and represents the fastest non-motorized sport on the Earth. In the essence, speed skydiving is the discipline where the only one aspect of the skydiving counts - free fall speed. The speed achieved by human body in free fall is function of two factors, body weight and body orientation. In stable, belly to earth position, terminal velocity of the human body is about 120 mph, stable freefly head down position has terminal speed around 150-180 mph. Further minimizing body drag and streamlining the body position allows to reach greater speeds in vicinity of 300 mph. Achieving and maintaining high free fall speed is the goal of speed skydiving. How speed is measured? Speed measurements are done by two free fall computers, Pro-Tracks, placed on lateral webbing of the competitor's rig. Each competitor is issued 2 official red Pro-Tracks for every run. Speed is measured as average speed over measurement zone using 2 Pro-Tracks and 2 Pro-Track readings are averaged. Pro-Tracks should be rotated between competitors for every run. The measurement zone represents a vertical kilometer where speed measurements take place. It starts at 2700 meters (8858 ft.) and stops at 1700 meters (5577 ft.) Requirements Each competitor who has not participated in competition before has to perform qualification jump to verify competitor's eligibility to enter the competition. Minimum qualification speed for men is 300 km/h (186 mph) and 250 km/h (155 mph) for women. Average speed over the measurement zone is taken as qualification speed. Competition Layout World cup meet is held over the course of 3 days, Friday through Sunday. Friday: Qualification jumps are done on Friday for anybody who didn't show official results before Saturday: Beginning of competition. Qualified competitors should be present at the time scheduled by hosting dropzone. Sunday: Completion of the meet. Beer. The plane that will be used for competition is Twin Otter and altitude will in 13000-14000ft range. There will be small fee for competition to cover organization expenses. Directions and Lodging Info Directions to Jumptown We have a limited amount of space available for overnight or weekend camping. Please call in advance if you would like to reserve tenting or camping space. Sorry but we do not have electrical hookups for RV's. Restrooms and hot showers are located in the main building. We also have 3 motels within a 10-minute drive of Jumptown. The Executive Inn - 978-544-8864 The Travel Inn - 978-544-2986 Bullard Farm Bed and Breakfast - 978-544-6959 Contacts For speed skydiving news and general speed skydiving information please visit speedskydiving.com web site and speed skydiving forums at speedskydiving.proboards19.com If you have any question regarding Speed Skydiving World Cup meet at Jumptown email Stan Snigir at [email protected]. For general information regarding the dropzone, please contact Diane Pond at [email protected]. Registration To register please send your name, email address, country and whether it's your first year competing to [email protected]. -- it's not about defying gravity; it's how hard you can abuse it. speed skydiving it is ... Speed Skydiving Forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
