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Mitten in der Seasion den Gun Sponsor zu wechseln ist ein Wagnis das nicht jedes Pro Team eingehen würde: NPPL Urgestein „Team Rage“ hat es getan! Nach einer kurzen Zeit bei Smarts Parts wechseln die Pros aus Florida zurück zu WDP und ihrer neuen Angel Fly.68caliber.com hat ein paar Details und Stimmen der Beteiligten:The NPPL’s only Florida based Pro Team, Team Rage, have switched sponsors and equipment from Smart Parts shockers to WDP and their new 31bps Angel Fly’s in an unprecedented move that sees an established Pro team switch gear half way through the season. Rage captain and life-long NPPL supporter, Chino, confirmed the move, saying;“We were an Angel team for 2 years and know what WDP do to offer their teams the technical service and support that is vital to a team with serious ambition. Rage never fell out of love with Angels, and as soon as I heard the reports on the Angel Fly I had to check it out. As a captain you have to look at every opportunity to improve the team, either by scouting talent on the field or scouting gear off it. I feel that with better equipment and WDP’s technical support we are better placed to get the results we need.” Rage were one of the founding NPPL teams and have continued to support the league throughout all the political wrangling and unrest that has plagued the last 18 months. Despite their reputation as an ‘Old School’ team the average age is 21. After 18 months with Smart Parts the team has returned to Angels after enjoying considerable success with the Angel LCD from 1999-2001. Rage gained further notoriety in the NPPL last season in some highly contested games against fellow Pro teams Nexus and Dynasty, both won by Rage. WDP representative Owen Ronayne said of their new signings;“We welcome Rage back to the family. Chino has a young ambitious team that we think will only get stronger next season. Florida, and southern Florida in particular, is an east-coast breeding ground for new paintball talent. Rage have capitalized on this talent and have now built a team that is afraid of no-one, and will definitely challenge for honors in 2005, if not before. The team recognizes the advantage that the Fly will give them, together with the support and technical assistance they have been looking for. Team support is something you will see us up-scaling yet again this year. We are issuing all our sponsored players with Sponsored Athlete cards, which get them VIP treatment at our tech Support booth. The tech support booth is not all about fixing guns, it is about making sure that our sponsored athletes have their equipment tweaked and fine-tuned for optimum performance at all times, and have the very best chance at reaching their goal, which is winning events. Chino is a very experienced captain, and knows what this level of support means to a top Pro team. He told me this is one of two primary reasons Rage have switched sponsors, the other being the ability to blow teams up with Fly-power. It’s going to be very interesting watching a Fly’ed up Rage getting amongst them!”