$$$ for BASE and SWOOP competition together in MOAB?

[clint]

IDEAS ANYONE?

Since BASE jumping is legal here and there is now that there is a DZ, I would like input on what kind of competition would you like to see!

We will be having some type of competition in the future. Not sure how soon but sometime this year.
It will combine Swooping and BASE jumping!

Some will not like the idea but oh well, that's life! But for others this will be a great opportunity to combine both sports! LEGALLY!!
They swooped the BASE jumpers in Norway but it cost so much just to get there and a ticket to Moab anywhere in the USA is under $400ish!

I would love to hear any ideas of how we can join the 2 sports together! There WILL be PRIZE MONEY!

DISTANCE/ACCURACY will be two of the rounds. Combining the distance of the swooper and the BASE jumper! We all know that you can swoop BASE canopies! You don't have to swoop them either, just pass through the gates and you will receive a score.

ACCURACY, well that's easy. Again combining the scores of your team and the lowest score wins.

ANyone can do this, you dont' have to be the best BASE jumper to do this either.

It will be held at Mineral Bottom!

I have several other ideas but I really would like your input on this!
Again, some might not like the idea but.......

The possibilities are endless! This could be the start of a beautiful relationship!

Can't wait for the responces, good and bad!
Thanks,
Clint

[Ray Losli]

Combining BASE jumping and Swooping to do a Comp.?
>You could use two man teams.
High performance Swoop jumper + Base jumper.
A combination of the Two scores. Swoop / Distance, Accuracy .
BASE / Heading, Accuracy .
> Two fun things, But two different disciplines...
A BASE Comp. with Heading, Accuracy and Swoop ?
> The only thing I was thinking about Is- How small of a BASE Canopy I would dare use in order to get a good Swoop score. Big canopy = good landing + more time to deal with problems.
A fast canopy means a fast good swoop, or it could mean a faster moving BASE problem .
>You have:
Cessna/DZ
Nice cliff with a good landing area. and its Legal...
Lot's of Hot #### Swooper's out there.
Lot's of good BASE jumpers out there.
Everything is there, It sounds like a good idea.
The possibilities are endless, but running with the idea seems to be the hard part.
Organizing is HARD. and hundreds of hours of work.
Make a plan and stick to it.
Fun People + Fun Place = Fun Times. Its hard to go wrong.

...Can I help you with anything, let me know. Every little bit helps.

..Ray Losli

[brits]

Hey Clint,
How's it going? (This is Brittany from Houston, met you in Chicagoland.) I'm glad to hear everything's going great on your end in Moab! I'm totally down with the swoop/base competition, and like Ray noted, I would think that making the accuracy and swoop jumps two seperate deals is best. Like make the accuracy for base jumps and set up a distance course for high perfomance canopies, jumping from planes. Is integrating this possible? Looking forward to updates, I'd love to be a part.

Also, if possible, a few of us are coming through the first few days of June, can you have your competition then? ;-)