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The much anticipated ‘Work Stinks! Boogie’, by Start Skydiving, is being held in Middletown, OH from August 20th through September 2nd. Events go on all weekend, including a spectacular fireworks show on Saturday.
The Work Stinks Boogie is a skydiving festival held at the Start Skydiving Dropzone at 1711 Runway Dr., Middletown, OH 45042. This year will be the 6th annual boogie, and is sure to be the best so far. Events include world class organizers, rocking live entertainment, and of course skydiving! Saturday’s events include skydiving all day long, the Team Fastrax pyrotechnic aerial display, and the Selection.com fireworks show, which you’ll not soon forget. They are limiting the skydiving participants to 500 this year to manage the event and ensure the safety of patrons. The fireworks and live music is open to the general public for $5.00 donation of which all proceeds go to the Team Jacob Foundation. View More
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Carlisle, OH, is hosting a National Night Out on August 7th, to support police, and bring together the community to prevent crime in their neighborhood. Team Fastrax is scheduled to perform one of their most spectacular aerial displays.
The Carlisle Police Department is hosting this years “National Night Out” on Tuesday, August 7th from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Carlisle Borough swimming pool. Over 37 million people in over 15,000 communities across the country will join forces to promote police-community partnerships, crime and drug prevention, safety and neighborhood unity. The Department will provide food and drinks, public safety displays and music. Included in the festivities will be a patriotic American flag skydive, with Team Fastrax’s 2,000 sq. ft. flag, and red, white, and blue streamers. Click here for the full article.
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The 5th annual Wings and Wheels, held in Bath County, will include several airshow performers, including an appearance by Team Fastrax, who will be performing their famous American flag skydive.
Wings and Wheels 2013 is a patriotic event, meant to be a salute to our military, and is held at Ingalls Field Airport in Hot Springs, VA. The event will be August 3, 2013 from 8am to 4pm, and will include food, a custom car, truck and motorcycle show, music, and an air show featuring Team Fastrax, a world renowned skydiving team. They will be performing their amazing flag skydive with their 2,000 sq. ft., 500 sq. ft., and 275 sq. ft. flags. It’s sure to be a sight you’ll not soon forget. The event opens at 10am and ends at 4pm. Team Fastrax will be performing not only at 1pm, but also at 2:30pm. Click here for full article.
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Middletown’s Ohio Challenge Balloon Festival is July 12th – 14th, and is set to include several performances by the Team Fastrax skydivers. This includes their much anticipated pyrotechnic display, which is an amazing site to behold.
The event will be held July 12th through the 14th, in Middletown’s Smith Park, which is adjacent to the Middletown Regional Airport. It has something fun for everyone, including hot air balloon rides, Murray Brothers Carnival, crafts, live music, and much more. Team Fastrax will be performing their pyrotechnic shows both nights, including several other exciting jumps throughout the day. Perhaps the most important jumps being the Gold Star Mom Tandems. “A Gold Star Mom is a Mother that lost her child in combat. They typically jump in honor of their child, and for Team Fastrax it is an honor to jump with them,” said John Hart, Owner, of Start Skydiving, and Member of Team Fastrax.
Friday night will be topped off with a special fireworks display, compliments of Start Skydiving. Come early and enjoy the entire day of fun, food and, of course, hot air balloons. Morning balloon flights are held on Saturday and Sunday mornings 7-10 am. Morning flights are free with on-site parking. The event ends after the Sunday morning flight.
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A pyrotechnic display over Scioto Downs on July 6th, 2013 has caused UFO sightings around Columbus, Ohio. Team Fastrax performed their skydive at 9:45pm, a time when many people were still looking up at fireworks in the sky, and the seemingly unexplainable lights caused a social media UFO frenzy.
After the completion of the races at Scioto Downs on July 6th, Team Fastrax performed their famous night pyrotechnics show. They exited the plane around 9:45pm at 12,500 ft. The team members were in freefall for about 25-30 seconds followed by 5 minutes of canopy flying. Shortly after, videos and tweets about UFO sightings in Columbus started popping up. Official photos from the race and skydive can be seen on the Scotio Downs Facebook Page.
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