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• I’m now a part of The Machine: http://thefordreport.com/2012/04/machine-paintball-and-the-ford-report-team-up/
• The Machine and I will be after Valken’s Andy Potter for BBBrrrrrrrRRaaaaaAAiiiinnns next weekend at LCP. Kill or Be Eaten over at http://www.lcpscenariogames.com
• NJ Minions report that Greg Hastings is up to something…we’ll know more tomorrow.
• ProPaintball.Com and Minions from around the world are reporting that Valken has either bought or is in the latter stages of buying Sly Equipment.
• Bussler dropped by to let me know that Tippmann is expanding their support of events: http://thefordreport.com/2012/04/tippmann-expands-its-support-of-paintball-games-and-events-worldwide/
• Right after Mike dropped the good news that he was going to come on as an advertiser in addition to the ongoing assistance on the development and marketing side, he sent me a very rough video of the Vapor shooting. F*&%*ing RAILGUN!
• No, the video isn’t for public consumption…I think Mike or Jimmy shot it on their camera…but rest assured video is coming!
• Blue dropped by, without kicking any doors in: “CASTLE CONQUEST XXXIII at EMR Paintball Park Preregistration ends next week on 4/13/12 so get yours in and join the hundreds of other players that have saved $120 on the registration. Go to http://www.emrpaintball.com/conquest.shtml to check out all the details for this PURE PAINTBALL INSANITY and to see what teams have already signed up for this Epic game on April 28th.”
• I also understand that LCP’s Billy Smith will be on hand with a DJ set up…
• RAP4 is supporting “The Hurt Locker”: http://thefordreport.com/2012/04/rap4-to-sponsor-the-hurt-locker-next-weekend/
• Meanwhile over in the UK, GI Sportz brings the printed ball to YPC for the “Battle of Britain”: http://thefordreport.com/2012/04/gi-sportz-delivers-the-uks-first-event-printed-ball/
• The RPL has announced the field layout for event #2.
• XSV won HB.
• Someone was allegedly naughty at HB, too.
• George Schaffer dropped in: “Delta Paintball Productions and OXCC present : Gangland A House Divided May 19th 2012 at OXCC in Chesapeake City, Md.
• Pre-registration is open until My 16th at midnight and it will save you $10 off registration and $10 off the best damn paint in the industry, Valken Redemption .”
• Ninja Paintball went Silver with the PSP.
• The 2012 PSP rankings and stats are going to apply to all of the affiliate leagues as well, which is pretty cool!
• Kreisman made sure to remind me that XSV won using the Empire Axe.
• Sonny Lopez came at me with this: “LA Hitmen won the veteran division of the 1st BRPL Blitz Regional Pump League 2012 event held at SC Village! The BNI Rookies won the rookie division. BRPL is a 4 man Race2 Pump series with no sideline coaching allowed. This year the league has both veteran and rookie team divisions. Played on tiny sized fields similar to the Spyder Cup fields of years past. Check the league out at http://blitzrpl.com/ “
• Then since he was here petting the Death Kitties, he hit me with this: “Here is a YouTube video of the newly released SAR12 by Carmatech Engineering. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QixHVAuFq-s A dedicated sniper rifle with 2 patents making it two guns for the price of one. Bolt action to semi auto in under a minute without tools check out more info at www.sar12.com “
• If you’re going to head over to Fort Knox this weekend, give Mike the coupon so you can get half off field fee.
• Speaking of Fort Knox, John Navarro of the South Beach Pimps fell in love with the field. I really need to get out more…
• After making sure that I knew his favorite AXEmen won HB, Kreisman let it be known that Empire re-upped as a presenting sponsor of the NCPA National Championships.
• I thought I heard Raehl giggling…
• Giant Sports wants to give your field a makeover: http://thefordreport.com/2012/04/giant-sportz-field-makeover-contest/
• This weekend the wife and I are going to split our time getting the house organized and getting ready for LCP’s “Humans vs. Zombies” next weekend. We should be bringing two brand new guns (#4 and #5 Vapors in the US) to the fray, as well as our current gear. If the Vapor is as light as I think it’s going to be, I’m really interested to see how adding a Deadlywind Null barrel to the mix works out…