New Tennis Center

[historicmustang]

Hey, you STS old timers will appreciate this.

Construction has begun on the Diamond Lakes Tennis Center which is located directly accross from the Community Center. The former straight away from the Augusta Internaitonal Raceway road circuit lies between these two facilities. It does not get much better than this for those of us remembering the heritage of this sport!

The Golf Course is next!

Henry

[ShortTrackFan]

The Golf Course is next!

I'll be sure to bring the clubs with me during a future visit once its completed!

[historicmustang]

The Golf Course is next!

I'll be sure to bring the clubs with me during a future visit once its completed!

I will drive the beer cart!

Can't wait until the campground goes in at the old track. It will be neat to campout and "walk" the track after dark. There are reports of a ghost of the lady that was killed sky diving at the former track.

Henry

[ShortTrackFan]

There are reports of a ghost of the lady that was killed sky diving at the former track.

Glad you waited til now to mention that. It was three weeks ago when I made my first "jump". You might have scared me out of it had I known that sooner.....

[squrrelco3]

Jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft is not a natural act....so just do it right and enjoy the view....

[ShortTrackFan]

Jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft is not a natural act....so just do it right and enjoy the view....

"Why jump out of a perfectly good airplane" is what my friends tried to ask me squrrel. Afterward I told them that "if you could have seen the plane I was in, it wasn't perfect. I felt it was in my best interest to get out of it as soon as possible!"

I gotta tell ya, we jumped from 14,000 feet with a 9,000 foot free-fall. It was nothing short of amazing. Only took 50 seconds to fall 9,000 feet (120mph). The parachute came out at 5,000 feet and I had about 5-6 minutes to think about it before we landed softly. And yes, the view was spectacular!

Henry, sorry for stealing your thread!

[historicmustang]

I told you in Augusta that life was going to be great!

Way to go! Enjoy!

[swilson2000]

WOOHOO... Looks like fun.. Might have to try that one time I come down...

[historicmustang]

Henry

[ShortTrackFan]

There are reports of a ghost of the lady that was killed sky diving at the former track.

Glad you waited til now to mention that. It was three weeks ago when I made my first "jump". You might have scared me out of it had I known that sooner.....

A bit odd to add this subject to Henry's thread, but since it was mentioned here originally, I figured I'd add to it.

Thanks to my buddy "Mad Mikie" who sent me an article with some information on nasCRAP, as I read further down the page concerning other topics in the Daytona area, I came across this, it happened a few months back, but I just now heard of it....


Skydiver Killed In DeLand Is Identified
(DeLand, FL) -- The Canadian skydiver injured after a jump at Skydive DeLand has died from his injuries.
Aaron Moore died at Halifax Medical Center yesterday morning following Monday's mishap.
The 31-year-old missed his target at the DeLand Municipal Airport and landed in the median of International Speedway Boulevard.
Skydive DeLand is helping the sheriff's office investigate.
They maintain that the chute was acting properly and that it was human error.
Moore was an experienced jumper who had been skydiving at the DeLand facility for more than five years.

This floored me guys, as it was Aaron Moore who was my camera/video man during the jump. At one point during the free fall, Moore got really close to my tandom instructor and I, and reached out to me. We locked arms during the 120mph fall and he proceeded to put us into a wild spin. It's all on my video.

I only knew him for about an hour. Didn't know if I'd ever see him again. He sure provided me with great memories on film and video. I was positive though that if I ever went for another skydive, I was going to ask for Aaron to do the filming again.

It really set me back when I read that article.
RIP Aaron Moore.