Ive had a few thirds over the years.the firsts are actually a rather rare beast
would have loved to have been there. did you get 3 days sailing in?
tell us some highlights
Three days of racing with only a short rain delay on Sunday.
The beach was potholed on the lower section so the top band was mainly used. Each day it got better.
Roughly the same number of entries as last year with 7 classes this year getting 9 short course and 2 x 15km marathons in plus the novice field.
Trophies got widely spread. I'll post placings soon.
Ha Cisco
What makes you say that running a marathon at 15knots is doutful, for your info we ran 2 marathons, one on the Saturday and one on the Sunday, out of 82 karts I heard a top speed reached of 68kph, we would have run one on the Friday but decided to continue short course racing to complete more races,
Amazes me how you can make such a comment from just reading a whether report, after all these years and so many postings maybe one day you will come and race with us cisco, As we all know, being there and doing it is the " REAL DEAL"
Cheers
PhilC
Just breifly....2010 Nationals
Another excellent blokart event with 82 karts registered to race and 3 days of awesome sailing, we had competitors from NZ, WA, VIC, NSW & QLD.
It was fantastic to meet up with many old faces and be involved with such a great comunity of people that this sport of blokarting brings together.
A huge Congratulations to the Central Qld blokart Club for hosting an extremely well run event.
Check this out
Place getters
Middle Weight Performance
1st Ben Lazzar
2nd Barak Dekel
3rd David Heilborn
Heavy Weight Performance
1st Johnathon Lawless
2nd Ivan Patterson
3rd Graham Oliver
Super Heavy Weight Performance
1st Russell Whitehouse
2nd Paul Beckett
3rd Joe Millen
Light Weight Production
1st Jordan Appleton
2nd Emily Scott
3rd Bev Schultz
Middle Weight Production
1st Laz Sandilands
2nd William Scott
3rd Steve Bundred
Heavy Weight Production
1st Tony Frances
2nd John Condon
3rd Wayne Lewis
Super Heavy Weight Production
1st Russell George
2nd Andrew Hine
3rd Wayne Hunt
doesnt look like lycra took off
We have made it home safe and sound this afternoon after our extended holiday after the Aust Open.
Thanks to everyone involved in organising and running the eventt as once again a great location and good racing. I just have to practice my starts and then hopefully will be back up that way for the Regatta.
First, I want send my vote of thanks to CQBC for running a brilliant event yet again.
Regarding the discussion on wind speed, while my personal preference is a good 30kt blast, lighter winds do test the skills of competitors far better than strong winds.
That said, the wind at this years event was stronger and more consistent than I can recall from previous years. I didn't really notice anyone having difficulties, and except for the short rain shower and the corresponding lull as the wind shifted on the Sunday, the wind didn't even go close to being less than the racing threshold.
Brian Campbell
