To Win ION you need Brute Force !!!
Every year, the Invasion of Normandy event is held at Skirmish Paintball in Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania. ION is a legendary event, and since its beginning in 2001 has become an icon for scenario paintball. With thousands of attendees and hours of play, ION is not an event to be missed. And missed it was not for Team Brute Force and it's PnL brothers; Steeel Reserve and Connecticut Commandos.
After traveling for several hours through the peaks of Pennsylvania, Brute Force arrived at the summit of the Poconos late Thursday afternoon. Thankfully, we had a few days to acclimate to Skirmish's high altitude before the big game on Saturday. To our surprise, Valken had been kind enough to leave us a fenced-in camping site behind their booth on the vendor strip. The courtyard was the home of the PnL teams for the event, and also a safe-haven from the heavy guns on the battlefield just a short distance away.
Friday turned out to be a "lazy day", which is an exceptionally ...