The first official event of the season is now history marked by incredible racing, intense energy, and promise of a new era in inline speed skating. The first event was absolute fireworks with a controversial tie between sprinter William Bowen and endurance athlete Joey Mantia in the 100m time trial. The non official clock would appear is if William “Wild Thing” Bowen snatched the victory away from Mr. Mantia, but after the results came in, it was a dead tie. In the NSC, a tie can only mean 1 thing; a head to head rematch to crown the fastest man on skates. William (#77) went first, turning in an impressive time of 8.62. Up next was "SuperMantia" (#07) with a blazing time of 8.57, proving why they call him that Read More  We decided to name the first season of the NSC “Tribulation”. This word means a lot to everyone involved in the NSC organization. The dictionary defines it as “an experience that tests one’s endurance patience or faith. From the athletes perspective there will be tremendous amount of pressure to perform, because this will be the first time there talent is showcased in front of an audience outside of the inline speed skating world. An audience, who doesn’t know or care what it means to be a world champion inline skater, an audience who doesn’t care if you haven’t been skating, or if you are coming off an injury Read More |
