World Cup 2K4

Another World Cup has come and gone. The weather was nice for the most part, never getting as hot as it has in years past. Some people were complaining about the heat - crazy people in my opinion. I love Florida this time of year. I can't say that I loved the layout this year, though. The vendors' area did not lend itself to traffic flow, especially since there were two vendor's areas - one for the big trucks and the other underneath tents in a long row. This was definitely a step back from last year's layout.

Left: Graham from Smart Parts coached the Philly All Americans to a NXL championship at the Cup this year.

Above: Four lovely Smart Girls (from left to right) - Carolyn, Katie, Courtney, and Chrissy. Strangely enough, only now did I notice that there is a phonetic trend going on here...

Left: The ever elusive Kevin from Smart Parts caught here in a rare photo. Seems he left his hands too long in the ice water while digging for a soda in the cooler. His hands remained locked in claw-like deformity for hours. He has since sworn off soda pop.

Above: Aaron from Badlands Toronto.

Above right: Adam and Billy Gardner from Smart Parts amid a sea of gear bags.

Right: Tony "Black Bart" - Smart Parts tech extraordinaire assisted by Aaron from Badlands in the Smart Parts tech area.

Left and Above: Mark Costa from Impact Paintball in Jersey, a fellow Master Tech, and grandson of Ken Crane. I figured I should post two different pictures of Mark to show that he was actually at the event working.

Below: Ken Crane working away.

Below Left: The Abstrakt booth - this is an exciting clothing line which Opie from Dynasty has launched. Look for it soon in our stores.

Greg Hastings Pro Tournament Paintball for the X-Box was showcased at the event. Ten players played head to head including Greg himself (above left).

Above right: Aaron from Badlands worked alongside Bob Long's techs fixing intimidators.

Team Dynasty dominated the pro division of the X-Ball games by winning every game they played and proving themselves World Champions as well as Triple Crown Champions.

The final game against the Russian Legion was tense but Dynasty pulled it off and crushed the Russians in the end. After the game the fans swarmed the team's staging area looking for souvenirs. Pods, jerseys, t-shirts, packs, gloves, and tons of other stuff was thrown into the crowd.

Above: Todd Martinez Octane Shocker.

Left: Brad Maughan of Dynasty after the big win.