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Skydive Carolina Posted by: Skydive Carolina 11 years ago

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

CompanyEquipmentWebsite
Airtec (Cypres)AADhttp://www.cypres.cc
CookieHelmetshttp://www.flycookie.com/
Larsen & BrusgaardAltimetershttp://www.l-and-b.dk/
Paraclete XPWind Tunnel Traininghttp://www.paracletexp.com/
ParagearSkydiving Equipmenthttp://www.paragear.com/
Performance DesignsCanopieshttp://performancedesigns.com/
Sun Path ProductsContainer Systemshttp://sunpath.com/
Skydive CarolinaDropZone Sponsorshiphttps://www.skydivecarolina.com
Vertical SuitsJumpsuitshttp://verticalsuits.com/

Competition Record

CompetitionClassLocationPoint TotalPoint AVGRank
2009 Collegiate NationalsOpenSkydive Spaceland138
(6 rnds)
231 / 5
2009 US NationalsIntermeidateSkydive Spaceland13113.11/33
2010 US NationalsAdvancedSkydive Chicago14514.51/11
2011 US NationalsOpenSkydive Arizona15015.010/13
2012 US NationalsOpenSkydive Arizona17917.96/11
2013 US NationalsOpenSkydive Chicago19719.74/11
2014 US NationalsOpenSkydive Chicago21321.34/7
2015 US Nationals
Oct 22 – Nov 1
OpenSkydive ArizonaTBDTBDTBD

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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