
| Place | # | Cat | Total | Speed | Std Time |
Std Place |
Series Points Speed |
Series Points Std |
Comment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | Eddy Hollands | - | 4:25 | 8:06 | 8:02 | 0:20:33 | 47.0 | +03:56 | 10 | - | - | |
| 2 | 15 | Hilton McMurdo | - | 4:31 | 8:05 | 8:11 | 0:20:47 | 46.5 | +05:30 | 2 | - | - | |
| 3 | 146 | Cameron Meyer | - | 4:28 | 8:07 | 8:12 | 0:20:47 | 46.5 | +03:42 | 13 | - | - | |
| 4 | 4 | Tyson Lawrence & Leon Larkins | T | 4:28 | 8:19 | 8:09 | 0:20:56 | 46.1 | +03:04 | 21 | - | - | |
| 5 | 130 | Travis Meyer | J | 4:32 | 8:21 | 8:23 | 0:21:16 | 45.4 | +04:36 | 5 | - | - | |
| 6 | 77 | Doug Repacholi | - | 4:30 | 8:39 | 8:38 | 0:21:47 | 44.3 | +02:42 | 27 | - | - | |
| 7 | 136 | Chris Brown | - | 4:40 | 8:34 | 8:36 | 0:21:50 | 44.2 | +02:39 | 29 | - | - | |
| 8 | 115 | Stefan Cecconi | - | 4:44 | 8:38 | 8:40 | 0:22:02 | 43.8 | +02:27 | 32 | - | - | |
| 9 | 147 | Michael Fitzgerald | J | 4:40 | 8:45 | 8:39 | 0:22:04 | 43.7 | +02:48 | 25 | - | - | |
| 10 | 38 | Mark Roberts | - | 4:48 | 8:38 | 8:39 | 0:22:05 | 43.7 | +03:35 | 15 | - | - | |
| 11 | 92 | Tyson Lawrence | - | 4:49 | 8:44 | 8:46 | 0:22:19 | 43.3 | +02:10 | 36 | - | - | |
| 12 | 88 | Russell Brooks | - | 4:48 | 8:46 | 8:50 | 0:22:24 | 43.1 | +03:16 | 18 | - | - | |
| 13 | 80 | Dave Hind | - | 4:47 | 8:53 | 8:52 | 0:22:32 | 42.8 | - | - | - | - | |
| 14 | 79 | Paul Barizza | - | 4:50 | 9:03 | 8:49 | 0:22:42 | 42.5 | +02:34 | 30 | - | - | |
| 15 | 58 | Pedro Turibaka | - | 4:46 | 8:57 | 9:01 | 0:22:44 | 42.5 | +02:20 | 34 | - | - | |
| 16 | 93 | Michael Freiberg | J | 5:06 | 8:52 | 8:46 | 0:22:44 | 42.5 | +04:23 | 8 | - | - | |
| 17 | 83 | Jarrad Tremayne | J | 4:54 | 9:00 | 9:01 | 0:22:55 | 42.1 | +01:57 | 38 | - | - | |
| 18 | 47 | Chris Glasby | - | 4:49 | 9:07 | 9:00 | 0:22:56 | 42.1 | +02:20 | 35 | - | - | |
| 19 | 24 | Matt Tognini | - | 4:54 | 9:01 | 9:06 | 0:23:01 | 41.9 | +01:28 | 48 | - | - | |
| 20 | 125 | Chris Beeck | - | 4:56 | 8:58 | 9:08 | 0:23:02 | 41.9 | +01:27 | 49 | - | - | |
| 21 | 32 | Mark Williamson | - | 4:50 | 9:04 | 9:15 | 0:23:09 | 41.7 | +01:20 | 51 | - | - | |
| 22 | 27 | Graeme Muston | - | 4:56 | 9:09 | 9:13 | 0:23:18 | 41.4 | +03:36 | 14 | - | - | |
| 23 | 84 | Michael Buytels | - | 5:07 | 9:12 | 9:07 | 0:23:26 | 41.2 | +01:14 | 52 | - | - | |
| 24 | 29 | Jayden Veljacich | - | 4:54 | 9:14 | 9:19 | 0:23:27 | 41.2 | +01:02 | 56 | - | - | |
| 25 | 126 | Mike Bowles | - | 5:04 | 9:10 | 9:13 | 0:23:27 | 41.2 | +02:25 | 33 | - | - | |
| 26 | 65 | Brad Hall | - | 4:56 | 9:17 | 9:16 | 0:23:29 | 41.1 | +01:00 | 58 | - | - | |
| 27 | 60 | Andy Brierley | - | 5:02 | 9:23 | 9:09 | 0:23:34 | 41.0 | +01:54 | 40 | - | - | |
| 28 | 134 | Ric Steele | - | 5:03 | 9:15 | 9:16 | 0:23:34 | 41.0 | +00:55 | 60 | - | - | |
| 29 | 17 | Jason Somerville | - | 5:01 | 9:19 | 9:19 | 0:23:39 | 40.8 | +00:50 | 62 | - | - | |
| 30 | 87 | Duane Johansen | J | 5:07 | 9:09 | 9:26 | 0:23:42 | 40.7 | +01:10 | 53 | - | - | |
| 31 | 37 | Phil Deisel | - | 4:58 | 9:20 | 9:29 | 0:23:47 | 40.6 | +01:41 | 41 | - | - | |
| 32 | 141 | Ben Godridge | - | 4:53 | 9:26 | 9:32 | 0:23:51 | 40.5 | +00:38 | 66 | - | - | |
| 33 | 12 | Rory Murray | - | 5:05 | 9:35 | 9:17 | 0:23:57 | 40.3 | +00:32 | 68 | - | - | |
| 34 | 111 | Josie Tomic | FJ | 5:06 | 9:30 | 9:21 | 0:23:57 | 40.3 | +04:29 | 7 | - | - | |
| 35 | 50 | Ian Klasens | - | 4:59 | 9:33 | 9:31 | 0:24:03 | 40.1 | +00:26 | 72 | - | - | |
| 36 | 89 | Chris Roberts | - | 5:12 | 9:29 | 9:22 | 0:24:03 | 40.1 | +01:01 | 57 | - | - | |
| 37 | 132 | Harry Reynoldson | - | 5:09 | 9:32 | 9:22 | 0:24:03 | 40.1 | +00:26 | 73 | - | - | |
| 38 | 101 | Peter Fallon | - | 5:10 | 9:26 | 9:28 | 0:24:04 | 40.1 | +03:55 | 11 | - | - | |
| 39 | 8 | Genevieve Warriner | F | 5:13 | 9:22 | 9:31 | 0:24:06 | 40.1 | +03:27 | 16 | - | - | |
| 40 | 34 | Jess McCallum | F | 5:07 | 9:22 | 9:37 | 0:24:06 | 40.1 | +03:27 | 17 | - | - | |
| 41 | 10 | Jordan VanderTogt | J | 5:09 | 9:26 | 9:35 | 0:24:10 | 39.9 | +04:30 | 6 | - | - | |
| 42 | 35 | Roger Hales | - | 5:13 | 9:28 | 9:35 | 0:24:16 | 39.8 | +03:04 | 20 | - | - | |
| 43 | 94 | Nick Foster | - | 5:10 | 9:36 | 9:32 | 0:24:18 | 39.7 | +00:46 | 64 | - | - | |
| 44 | 41 | Janet Shaw & Beau Tang | T | 5:08 | 9:32 | 9:41 | 0:24:21 | 39.6 | +02:40 | 28 | - | - | |
| 45 | 112 | Mitchell Brooks | J | 5:12 | 9:35 | 9:35 | 0:24:22 | 39.6 | +00:30 | 70 | - | - | |
| 46 | 107 | Michael Verheyen | - | 5:03 | 9:38 | 9:45 | 0:24:26 | 39.5 | +00:03 | 78 | - | - | |
| 47 | 19 | Stephen Hall | J | 4:58 | 9:41 | 9:51 | 0:24:30 | 39.4 | +01:22 | 50 | - | - | |
| 48 | 53 | Bob Barnes | - | 5:12 | 9:34 | 9:47 | 0:24:33 | 39.3 | +05:02 | 4 | - | - | |
| 49 | 76 | Mark Anderson | - | 5:17 | 9:54 | 9:23 | 0:24:34 | 39.3 | -00:05 | 86 | - | - | |
| 50 | 102 | Mal Lewington | - | 5:10 | 9:53 | 9:33 | 0:24:36 | 39.2 | -00:07 | 87 | - | - | |
| 51 | 5 | Lorraine Schutz | F | 5:12 | 9:33 | 10:01 | 0:24:46 | 39.0 | +06:44 | 1 | - | - | |
| 52 | 75 | Frank Stoffers | - | 5:08 | 9:50 | 9:49 | 0:24:47 | 39.0 | -00:18 | 91 | - | - | |
| 53 | 119 | Toby Hill | - | 5:23 | 9:45 | 9:39 | 0:24:47 | 39.0 | -00:18 | 92 | - | - | |
| 54 | 46 | Andrew Mackie | - | 5:10 | 9:53 | 9:45 | 0:24:48 | 38.9 | +01:29 | 47 | - | - | |
| 55 | 31 | Darren Matthews | - | 5:17 | 9:45 | 9:53 | 0:24:55 | 38.7 | -00:26 | 94 | - | - | |
| 56 | 109 | Scott Harvey | - | 5:23 | 9:44 | 9:53 | 0:25:00 | 38.6 | -00:31 | 95 | - | - | |
| 57 | 131 | Paul Slocombe | - | 5:24 | 9:50 | 9:51 | 0:25:05 | 38.5 | +02:02 | 37 | - | - | |
| 58 | 140 | Mandy Collis | F | 5:18 | 9:48 | 10:00 | 0:25:06 | 38.5 | +03:47 | 12 | - | - | |
| 59 | 40 | Robert Suter | - | 5:20 | 9:50 | 9:58 | 0:25:08 | 38.4 | +01:34 | 44 | - | - | |
| 60 | 71 | Danny Gillespie | - | 5:18 | 9:59 | 9:55 | 0:25:12 | 38.3 | +02:34 | 31 | - | - | |
| 61 | 108 | Alex Carpenter | J | 5:26 | 9:56 | 9:50 | 0:25:12 | 38.3 | +01:55 | 39 | - | - | |
| 62 | 95 | Brian Farrelly | - | 5:27 | 9:54 | 9:54 | 0:25:15 | 38.2 | -00:11 | 89 | - | - | |
| 63 | 61 | Paul Loveridge | - | 5:25 | 9:56 | 9:55 | 0:25:16 | 38.2 | +00:48 | 63 | - | - | |
| 64 | 133 | Alan Dent | - | 5:23 | 9:47 | 10:06 | 0:25:16 | 38.2 | -00:47 | 101 | - | - | |
| 65 | 127 | Wes Opie | - | 5:18 | 9:58 | 10:02 | 0:25:18 | 38.2 | -00:38 | 97 | - | - | |
| 66 | 42 | Duncan Farrow | - | 5:09 | 10:01 | 10:09 | 0:25:19 | 38.1 | +00:21 | 74 | - | - | |
| 67 | 98 | Anthony Trovato | - | 5:11 | 10:04 | 10:06 | 0:25:21 | 38.1 | -00:52 | 102 | - | - | |
| 68 | 54 | Terry Skinner | - | 5:21 | 9:55 | 10:10 | 0:25:26 | 38.0 | +04:23 | 9 | - | - | |
| 69 | 59 | Stuey Estcourt | - | 5:07 | 10:00 | 10:19 | 0:25:26 | 38.0 | +02:47 | 26 | - | - | |
| 70 | 142 | Tim Howley | - | 5:25 | 9:51 | 10:19 | 0:25:35 | 37.7 | +00:17 | 75 | - | - | |
| 71 | 110 | Phil Banks | - | 5:32 | 10:05 | 10:06 | 0:25:43 | 37.5 | -00:03 | 83 | - | - | |
| 72 | 105 | Greg Perry | - | 5:25 | 10:13 | 10:07 | 0:25:45 | 37.5 | +00:44 | 65 | - | - | |
| 73 | 74 | David Hanson | - | 5:32 | 10:17 | 10:01 | 0:25:50 | 37.4 | +00:02 | 79 | - | - | |
| 74 | 23 | Paul Laidman | - | 5:31 | 10:14 | 10:09 | 0:25:54 | 37.3 | +00:10 | 77 | - | - | |
| 75 | 51 | Steve Fitzsimmons | - | 5:26 | 10:17 | 10:14 | 0:25:57 | 37.2 | -01:28 | 113 | - | - | |
| 76 | 62 | Jarrad Burrell | - | 5:36 | 10:17 | 10:06 | 0:25:59 | 37.2 | -00:09 | 88 | - | - | |
| 77 | 45 | Kevin McIlduff | - | 5:39 | 10:02 | 10:19 | 0:26:00 | 37.1 | -01:08 | 107 | - | - | |
| 78 | 52 | Ian O'Brien | - | 5:27 | 10:09 | 10:26 | 0:26:02 | 37.1 | +00:02 | 80 | - | - | |
| 79 | 82 | Sarah Hollands | F | 5:25 | 10:19 | 10:19 | 0:26:03 | 37.1 | +01:30 | 46 | - | - | |
| 80 | 26 | Gus Lawson | - | 5:28 | 10:22 | 10:18 | 0:26:08 | 36.9 | +01:38 | 42 | - | - | |
| 81 | 56 | Damien Appleton | - | 5:23 | 10:25 | 10:22 | 0:26:10 | 36.9 | -01:30 | 114 | - | - | |
| 82 | 139 | Glenn Carne | - | 5:37 | 10:13 | 10:20 | 0:26:10 | 36.9 | -01:06 | 106 | - | - | |
| 83 | 122 | Rob Newman | - | 5:37 | 10:13 | 10:22 | 0:26:12 | 36.8 | -00:20 | 93 | - | - | |
| 84 | 25 | Mike Smeaton | - | 5:32 | 10:15 | 10:27 | 0:26:14 | 36.8 | +00:53 | 61 | - | - | |
| 85 | 116 | Robert Gonzalez | - | 5:29 | 10:28 | 10:23 | 0:26:20 | 36.7 | -01:51 | 119 | - | - | |
| 86 | 78 | Chris Reid | - | 5:35 | 10:16 | 10:32 | 0:26:23 | 36.6 | -00:31 | 96 | - | - | |
| 87 | 137 | Craig Dalwood | - | 5:33 | 10:20 | 10:32 | 0:26:25 | 36.5 | +00:29 | 71 | - | - | |
| 88 | 64 | Steve Jamieson | - | 5:27 | 10:37 | 10:23 | 0:26:27 | 36.5 | -01:35 | 115 | - | - | |
| 89 | 96 | Ben Maher | - | 5:27 | 10:34 | 10:28 | 0:26:29 | 36.5 | -02:00 | 120 | - | - | |
| 90 | 44 | Steve McKiernan | - | 5:24 | 10:37 | 10:33 | 0:26:34 | 36.3 | -01:42 | 117 | - | - | |
| 91 | 120 | Micheal Rainford-Watson | - | 5:43 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 0:26:43 | 36.1 | -01:03 | 105 | - | - | |
| 92 | 63 | Malcolm Tasker | - | 5:41 | 10:44 | 10:28 | 0:26:53 | 35.9 | -00:11 | 90 | - | - | |
| 93 | 123 | John Aldridge | J | 5:41 | 10:30 | 10:42 | 0:26:53 | 35.9 | +00:14 | 76 | - | - | |
| 94 | 30 | Jonathon Dunlop | J | 5:40 | 10:46 | 10:43 | 0:27:09 | 35.6 | +01:31 | 45 | - | - | |
| 95 | 106 | David Doust | - | 5:43 | 10:46 | 10:40 | 0:27:09 | 35.6 | -01:17 | 109 | - | - | |
| 96 | 118 | Greg Aldridge | - | 5:51 | 10:38 | 10:42 | 0:27:11 | 35.5 | -00:04 | 84 | - | - | |
| 97 | 2 | Peter Richards | - | 5:49 | 10:42 | 10:44 | 0:27:15 | 35.4 | -01:35 | 116 | - | - | |
| 98 | 85 | Shane McNally | - | 5:43 | 10:41 | 10:51 | 0:27:15 | 35.4 | -02:46 | 124 | - | - | |
| 99 | 81 | Joel Lithgo | - | 5:33 | 10:52 | 10:52 | 0:27:17 | 35.4 | -02:48 | 125 | - | - | |
| 100 | 114 | Nevis Brooks | - | 5:44 | 10:51 | 10:45 | 0:27:20 | 35.3 | -00:38 | 98 | - | - | |
| 101 | 138 | Paul Shenton | - | 5:40 | 10:51 | 10:51 | 0:27:22 | 35.3 | -01:42 | 118 | - | - | |
| 102 | 3 | Derek Mayall | - | 5:55 | 10:44 | 10:47 | 0:27:26 | 35.2 | +05:05 | 3 | - | - | |
| 103 | 148 | Stuart Keeling | - | 5:45 | 10:47 | 10:57 | 0:27:29 | 35.1 | -03:00 | 126 | - | - | |
| 104 | 55 | Keith Styan | - | 5:48 | 10:55 | 10:48 | 0:27:31 | 35.1 | -01:27 | 112 | - | - | |
| 105 | 72 | Jo Boulton | F | 5:52 | 10:54 | 10:45 | 0:27:31 | 35.1 | +00:02 | 81 | - | - | |
| 106 | 117 | Michelle Taylor | F | 5:53 | 10:51 | 10:50 | 0:27:34 | 35.0 | -00:01 | 82 | - | - | |
| 107 | 39 | Steve Ilich | - | 5:37 | 10:59 | 11:03 | 0:27:39 | 34.9 | -01:10 | 108 | - | - | |
| 108 | 135 | Les Nolan | - | 5:42 | 10:59 | 11:02 | 0:27:43 | 34.8 | -01:01 | 104 | - | - | |
| 109 | 20 | Loretta Wesley | F | 6:00 | 11:05 | 11:04 | 0:28:09 | 34.3 | +00:58 | 59 | - | - | |
| 110 | 91 | Sam Curry | - | 5:55 | 11:22 | 10:52 | 0:28:09 | 34.3 | -03:40 | 127 | - | - | |
| 111 | 22 | Danny Boulter | - | 5:59 | 11:08 | 11:04 | 0:28:11 | 34.3 | +01:38 | 43 | - | - | |
| 112 | 104 | Graeme Bartlett | - | 5:55 | 11:20 | 11:03 | 0:28:18 | 34.1 | +00:35 | 67 | - | - | |
| 113 | 16 | Ken Dupuy | - | 6:01 | 11:11 | 11:12 | 0:28:24 | 34.0 | -00:38 | 99 | - | - | |
| 114 | 97 | Malcolm Reid | - | 5:52 | 11:15 | 11:21 | 0:28:28 | 33.9 | -02:36 | 123 | - | - | |
| 115 | 1 | Kirsten Estcourt | F | 6:15 | 11:12 | 11:14 | 0:28:41 | 33.7 | +01:08 | 54 | - | - | |
| 116 | 103 | Debra Casey | F | 6:13 | 11:29 | 11:02 | 0:28:44 | 33.6 | -00:04 | 85 | - | - | |
| 117 | 13 | Terry Lack | - | 6:09 | 11:20 | 11:20 | 0:28:49 | 33.5 | +02:56 | 23 | - | - | |
| 118 | 6 | Sue Munro | F | 6:01 | 11:32 | 11:32 | 0:29:05 | 33.2 | -00:39 | 100 | - | - | |
| 119 | 67 | Tom Arfuso | J | 6:24 | 11:48 | 11:15 | 0:29:27 | 32.8 | -04:35 | 129 | - | - | |
| 120 | 49 | Margaret Watroba | F | 6:05 | 11:38 | 11:45 | 0:29:28 | 32.8 | +03:03 | 22 | - | - | |
| 121 | 9 | Nigel Barley | H | 6:11 | 11:39 | 11:46 | 0:29:36 | 32.6 | -05:07 | 131 | - | - | |
| 122 | 36 | Tom Harmon | - | 6:09 | 11:42 | 12:01 | 0:29:52 | 32.3 | -01:26 | 111 | - | - | |
| 123 | 21 | Tracy Rainford-Watson | F | 6:23 | 11:45 | 11:48 | 0:29:56 | 32.3 | -02:23 | 122 | - | - | |
| 124 | 14 | Anne Boyle | F | 6:17 | 12:00 | 12:09 | 0:30:26 | 31.7 | -02:00 | 121 | - | - | |
| 125 | 11 | Aviva Gordon | F | 6:26 | 11:52 | 12:12 | 0:30:30 | 31.7 | +00:31 | 69 | - | - | |
| 126 | 69 | Cherie Bonasera | F | 6:25 | 12:08 | 11:57 | 0:30:30 | 31.7 | -01:23 | 110 | - | - | |
| 127 | 145 | Peter Kuhne | - | 6:17 | 11:54 | 12:22 | 0:30:33 | 31.6 | -04:04 | 128 | - | - | |
| 128 | 18 | Francis Lynch | - | 6:17 | 12:03 | 12:33 | 0:30:53 | 31.3 | -05:13 | 132 | - | - | |
| 129 | 43 | Jane Armstrong | F | 6:34 | 12:27 | 12:12 | 0:31:13 | 30.9 | -00:56 | 103 | - | - | |
| 130 | 124 | Margery Forden | F | 6:43 | 12:11 | 12:33 | 0:31:27 | 30.7 | +03:11 | 19 | - | - | |
| 131 | 150 | Nathan Carter | - | 7:10 | 13:13 | 11:15 | 0:31:38 | 30.5 | -07:09 | 136 | - | - | |
| 132 | 28 | Jessica Baldey | FJ | 6:20 | 12:07 | 13:15 | 0:31:42 | 30.5 | +02:56 | 24 | - | - | |
| 133 | 128 | Greg Gendron | - | 6:26 | 12:44 | 12:56 | 0:32:06 | 30.1 | -07:26 | 138 | - | - | |
| 134 | 68 | Dale Wright | - | 6:40 | 12:52 | 12:35 | 0:32:07 | 30.1 | -07:38 | 139 | - | - | |
| 135 | 7 | Peter Allen | H | 6:47 | 12:38 | 12:55 | 0:32:20 | 29.9 | -05:26 | 134 | - | - | |
| 136 | 99 | Sandy McKiernan | F | 6:50 | 12:51 | 12:46 | 0:32:27 | 29.8 | -04:54 | 130 | - | - | |
| 137 | 66 | Frank Arfuso | - | 6:47 | 13:09 | 12:43 | 0:32:39 | 29.6 | -05:19 | 133 | - | - | |
| 138 | 33 | Frank Dolzadelli | - | 6:50 | 13:11 | 13:05 | 0:33:06 | 29.2 | -06:49 | 135 | - | - | |
| 139 | 149 | Graeme Marter | J | 7:01 | 13:05 | 13:25 | 0:33:31 | 28.8 | +01:07 | 55 | - | - | |
| 140 | 70 | Charlie Bonasera | - | 6:54 | 14:15 | 14:06 | 0:35:15 | 27.4 | -08:33 | 140 | - | - | |
| 141 | 159 | Nicky Armstrong | PF | 7:46 | 13:44 | 14:01 | 0:35:31 | 27.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| 142 | 90 | Nat Roberts | F | 7:35 | 14:11 | 13:56 | 0:35:42 | 27.0 | -07:16 | 137 | - | - | |
| 143 | 129 | Nathan Fitzgerald | - | 7:19 | 14:00 | 14:35 | 0:35:54 | 26.9 | -11:25 | 141 | - | - | |
| 144 | 144 | Claire McLean | F | 5:23 | 9:47 | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | DNF Crashed | |
| 145 | 113 | Brian Carr | - | 5:59 | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | DNF Puncture | ||
| 146 | 48 | Tanya Birkbeck | F | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | Late DNS | |||
| 147 | 57 | Ken Parkes | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | Late DNS | |||
| 148 | 73 | Emm Mews | F | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | DNS | |||
| 149 | 86 | Jacob Centa | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | DNS | |||
| 150 | 121 | Tom Gardner | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | DNS |
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Very neat and tidy: exactly 40 rides today better than the magical 40kph! There was talk of 'sub-20s' before the start but the wind was just a tad stronger than last year and in the wrong direction, so that didn't happen. But Eddy's time still equalled another old record: Tony Davis' fixed wheel record and Travis crept close to Cameron's Junior record but his own <16 mark remained safe for at least another year. Eddy had his work cut out keeping his old mentor, Hilton at bay too; it might be interesting to eavesdrop on the conversations back at Glen-Parkers next week as to the effect of relative start times on today's outcome. It was pretty awesome hearing Hilton thundering past the finish very early in the event but he had the company of other early starters like Lorraine and Nigel who were showing equal commitment. This event is loved by the Juniors and they do very well: Josie Tomic came very close to Robyn Meechin's long-standing women's record, just holding off Genevieve and Jess (returning from illness) to be the fastest woman; there was a good sprinkling of juniors amongst the 40kph+ rides. The youngest rider in the field was also a junior - 10year old Graeme Marten! - his 33min ride gave him a 'plus 1:07' Standard Time. Not too shabby for a first-up eh? There is great competition in this event and we had some foretelling of the intensity of the rides to come when we heard Tyson & Leon warming up at over 60kph! They wanted the tandem record and they got it; by almost a minute! Then Tyson went on to record a solo performance that just put him into the 'top ten' of the solos. It was nice to see Chris Brown back in the top ten again too - just like the old days of 'Summer series' Tuesday evenings. Plenty of other riders could relate to that as this event always brings out a good representation of once-a-year participants who first rode at the Lake back then. Many thanks yet again are due to the mob of helpers who make the event run smoothly. This time they included: Neilley and Tink looking after 'the Desk'; Paul spotting numbers with admirable efficiency and accuracy; Clare assisting the timer; Jose, Len Hall, Peter Richards and Brian Carr backed up by Derek and Danny on the corners; Lorraine, Susie and Kirsten posting results after they checked out the course personally; Stuey who was very busy signing the course and helping up to the stage that he could also report to the starters, have a ride and then get back out there to clear the course again; finally Rod and Owen who, most importantly counted down and sent a hoard of bike riders off around two and a half circuits of the Lake. mouse |