Carolina Turbo XP
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Carolina Turbo XP is one of the top 4-way teams in the United States having improved steadily since they broke out onto the national stage in 2009 as Team VTSD (Virginia Tech Space Dockers). The VTSD team was made up of four students from Virginia Tech who made weekly trips to Skydive Carolina to train. They won the 2009 US Collegiate National Championships and the 2009 US National Championships in the same year. Their early success fueled their progression to train and compete against the best teams in the world.
Team Lineups
2009 – Doug Barron, Joey Coffineau, Andrew Happick, Jamie Sides, Ben Worrall
2010 – Doug Barron, Joey Coffienau, Andrew Happick, Jamie Sides, Ben Worrall, Jan Lane
2011 – Doug Barron, Joey Coffineau, Joey Freeman, Andrew Happick, Chad Wilcox
2012 – Doug Barron, Joey Coffineau, Joey Freeman, Andrew Happick, Chad Wilcox
2013 – Doug Barron, Joey Coffineau, Joey Freeman, Andrew Happick, Chad Wilcox
2014 – Doug Barron, Joey Freeman, Nick Grillet, Andrew Happick, Chad Wilcox
Team Sponsors
| Company | Equipment | Website |
| Airtec (Cypres) | AAD | http://www.cypres.cc |
| Cookie | Helmets | http://www.flycookie.com/ |
| Larsen & Brusgaard | Altimeters | http://www.l-and-b.dk/ |
| Paraclete XP | Wind Tunnel Training | http://www.paracletexp.com/ |
| Paragear | Skydiving Equipment | http://www.paragear.com/ |
| Performance Designs | Canopies | http://performancedesigns.com/ |
| Sun Path Products | Container Systems | http://sunpath.com/ |
| Skydive Carolina | DropZone Sponsorship | https://www.skydivecarolina.com |
| Vertical Suits | Jumpsuits | http://verticalsuits.com/ |
Competition Record
Competition | Class | Location | Point Total | Point AVG | Rank |
Open | 138 | 23 | 1 / 5 | ||
Intermeidate | 131 | 13.1 | 1/33 | ||
Advanced | 145 | 14.5 | 1/11 | ||
Open | 150 | 15.0 | 10/13 | ||
Open | 179 | 17.9 | 6/11 | ||
Open | 197 | 19.7 | 4/11 | ||
Open | 213 | 21.3 | 4/7 | ||
2015 US Nationals | Open | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
Team Notes
- 2009 Collegiate National Champions as VTSD (Virginia Tech)
- 2009 US National Champions – Intermediate Division
- 2010 US National Champions – Advanced Division (first team to win nationals in consecutive years in different divisions)
- 2010 US Nationals – Ben Worrall joined the team at the last moment at the US Nationals to win gold despite Jan Lane being in the lineup for the whole year. Lane graciously stood aside allowing Worrall to join his teammates on the medal stand as they had done in 2009. Worrall enlisted in the USAF at the beginning of the 2010 season.
- 2011 – Joey Freeman replaces Ben Worrall in the lineup.
- 2011 – The team enters the Open Class for the first time.
- 2013 – Team transitions to a full time skydiving team training Wednesday thru Friday’s.
- 2014 – Nick Grillet replaces Joey Coffineau in the lineup.
- 2014 US Nationals – Finished 4th, missing medal stand by one point.
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