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I'll be there representing Velocity Sports Equipment (Infinity Containers)!! Can't wait to do some girlie jumps!! PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

Wildfan: Looking forward to having a "pour" with ya!! Watch out for Bolas, I have seen him in his "lingerie" too funny! (luv ya bolas) PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

I'll be there and will have a booth there representing Velocity Sports Equpiment/Infinity Containers!!! Come on by and check out our gear, make a skydive, and grab a beer with me at sunset :-) PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

Infinity all the way

I'll be there representing with Velocity Sports Equipment/Infinity Containers! PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

Infinity all the way!! Mine is super comfortable, the main pin flap doesn't come undone in freefall, and it is a very well built rig. Plus, Felix Baumgartner is using a rig built by Velocity Sports/Infinity Containers in his upcoming jump from space, and that's just cool. All in all, Infinity has a great price, amazing customer service, the floating laterals hug the rig to your body for extra comfort, and the secondary riser covers are pretty awesome. PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

Thought you guys might be interested in this. Enjoy!! Sky diving from 120,000 feet Sunriver company playing role in world-record sky diving attempt "Fearless Felix” Baumgartner, an Austrian sky diver, will attempt to jump from more than 120,000 feet this summer, breaking the world record and the speed of sound. If he succeeds, it could mean fame and glory for Velocity Sports Equipment, the small but fast-growing company in Sunriver that is making his harness. The jump is being sponsored by Red Bull, which has branded it “Red Bull Stratos.” Velocity is one of several companies contracted to build different parts of the project — the hot air balloon, the parachute, the electronic monitoring and recording equipment and the capsule from which the sky diver will jump at nearly 23 miles above the ground. Kelly Farrington, Velocity's founder and president, says he got the job because his cousin, Luke Aikins, another sky diver, is a consultant on the Stratos project. Aikins steered Red Bull to Velocity after problems arose with another company that was originally supposed to build the harness. Velocity builds harness and container systems for recreational sky diving — “pretty much everything but the parachute,” Farrington said. He started out about 12 years ago in Washington state, where he spent his adolescence at his aunt and uncle's sky diving center. He moved back to Central Oregon, where he was born, at the end of 2006 “for the climate,” he said. Farrington and six employees design and sew harnesses, or “rigs,” in a shop behind his house in Sunriver. The rigs cost between $1,800 and $3,000 each and Velocity usually sells about 300 a year. Farrington has been working on the Stratos rig for about 200 hours over a year and he says it's between 90 and 99 percent done. The Stratos system is similar to the custom rigs Velocity usually builds, but with a few modifications. The Stratos rig has to have extra pockets for oxygen bottles and electronics, and be sized to fit snugly around Baumgartner even as his pressurized suit deflates during the fall. The Stratos rig also includes a unique emergency parachute called a drogue that will deploy to slow Baumgartner if he falls too fast. The plan is for Baumgartner to break the speed of sound at 690 miles per hour in high altitude, but he could lose control of his descent if he goes much faster. If Baumgartner falls too fast and the drogue parachute deploys, some will say the jump wasn't a true free fall. That's one of many small things that could go wrong, causing him to have to abort the jump or miss the record — his helmet could fog over, for example, or he might start turning forward flips and be unable to stop. But the great fear is that something fatal could go wrong — a tangled cord, a loss of oxygen or a drastic change in pressure. There's not much that can go wrong with the harness, though. Farrington says if something awful happens, it won't have anything to do with Velocity's rig — it would most likely to be due to the shock waves created at transonic speeds. “My main concern is going to be with the shock waves when he actually goes supersonic,” he said. “I don't know what kind of effect the shock waves are going to have on different parts of his suit that are flapping in the wind. ... The worst thing is that his pressure suit would get damaged and he'd lose all the air pressure in the suit that's keeping him alive.” The project has already brought attention to the small company. Farrington has gotten several inquiries from people who heard about Velocity because of the project. And it could be the reason the company got a sudden rush of orders this year. “We just had an explosion of orders starting around the middle of February,” he said. “In the beginning of February, we were kind of twiddling our thumbs wondering what we were going to do. Now we're sitting on about a six-month backlog.” If Baumgartner breaks the record, it would give Velocity more credibility in the industry, Farrington said. But if Baumgartner fails — or worse, if he dies — it could temporarily associate Velocity's excellent name with tragedy, even though its harness is highly unlikely to be the cause and its involvement has been behind the scenes. Velocity is mentioned on the website for the Stratos project, www.redbullstratos.com, but not in any of the mainstream coverage. Baumgartner will attempt the Stratos jump this summer, Red Bull has said, but no specific date or place has been set. In the meantime, Farrington has plenty of work to keep his mind off the “what ifs.” He hired three new employees, who are working to get the backlog of orders closer to the usual six-week wait. And he and his wife just had their first baby in April. But like millions of others this summer, he'll be holding his breath when “Fearless Felix” jumps. Adrianne Jeffries can be reached at 541-633-2117 or at ajeffries@bendbulletin.com. This article has been corrected. Read correction . PHOTO CAPTION: Kelly Farrington, founder and president of Velocity Sports Equipment in Sunriver, with one of the company's recreational sky diving harnesses on Tuesday. Velocity is making a customized harness for the sky diver “Fearless Felix” Baumgartner, who will attempt to break the world record this summer for the highest jump. *Ryan Brennecke / The Bulletin PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

Velocity will be showing off their Infinity container, but we don't have any demo rigs as of yet. I don't mind someone jumping my container if it fits. PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

I'll definitely stop by and say hello!! PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

Mid Mayish! PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

Part of my gear will be in OR, so I won't be able to jump on my road trip, but I will happily swing by for a beer! PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

Yup, I was there a few days ago. I'll be living 15 minutes down the road in Bend :-) PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

Which is what, a 8 hour plane ride.... come visit! PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

Thank you, so much!! I'm so excited! I will be in Oregon by Memorial weekend, but may be there the weekend before. You know anyone that lives in Twin Falls? Also, if you know of anyone interested in an Infinity, send them my way :-) Hope you have a fabulous day and an awesome time at Twin!! PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

Thx Cocheese!! PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

Well, I won't be doing much on the sewing machine, but will be taking over their Marketing Department! I'll be living in Bend and will be working on the road some (boogies/events) and Sunriver :-). PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

I'm on it! Thank you!! May 14, 2010—Tower to Tower Fall opens to wheeled vehicles. Lake to West Thumb, West Thumb to Old Faithful, and South to Old Faithful opens to wheeled vehicles. Cooke City via Colter Pass to the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway intersection to the Long Lake gate shall open as soon thereafter as possible. PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

What's up?! It looks like it is finally official that I will be Velocity Rigs' new employee (they make the incredible Infinity Container!) I will be road tripping across the country from Ft. Myers, Florida to Bend, Oregon. The plan: Ft. Myers to Orlando Orlando to Atlanta Atlanta to Kansas City, MO (have to see Karen!) Kansas City, MO to some city in Kansas Some city in Kasas to Denver (Tunnel time already scheduled) Denver to Wyoming- Grand Tetons/Yellowstone Yellowstone to Twin Falls, Idaho Twin Falls to Bend, OR Trying to find a couch to sleep on in Kansas, Denver/Boulder, Wyoming, and Twin Falls. If you are on that route, let me know, and we can kick it or grab a beer. This will be happening in May... dates are tba. PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

Totally sweet. Well if any of you live near Bend or want to come visit I'll be there in a few months!! Woohoo!! I'll totally check out Skydive Oregon. When I have my final details on my move, I'll tell you why I'm going out there :-) PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

There is a high probability that I will be moving to Bend, Oregon in May. Any skydivers there? Have you been there and want to share cool places to see, do, and live? Thx!! ~Gail PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

It's looking like I may be taking a long road trip come May. I am collecting books on Cd for my trip and as of now I have 18 hours worth of books. I will need another 18 hours of audio books to help me get through the drive. Can you guys make some good suggestions of funny or entertaining books on tape? Thanks! ~Gail PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

Skyride is not in the equation. The owner of the company is my friend and does all of the underwater videography for Mexico's Discovery Channel. PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

If that interests him there, shoot me an e-mail and I'll put together a packet of information. PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

go to www.diventure.tv and go to dive the world. Great White Sharks should be there. PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

We are doing a great white trip as well, trying to organize one without a cage. Interested? PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233