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2006 SOUTHERN 80 SKI RACE

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RECORD 475 ENTRIES

HELLBENT WINS DOUBLE

FEB 11-12, 2006

41st Southern 80
475 entries received; 3 boats from NZ; 169 boats from Victoria
annual ski race held on the 2nd weekend of February
location: Echuca - Moama, under 3 hours from Melbourne
entry: expert and social class for men and women; under 10 Tapoles to veteran class
race: 80 km down the Murray river (Southern 80); 20 km for the Blitz
organiser: Moama Water Sports Club, ph: 03 5480 6754

2006 WINNERS:

Southern 80 winner: Hellbent, 31m 37s
Bakers Blitz winner: Hellbent, 6m 42s, 179kph
CLASS 2 - Unlimited in/outboard Expert: 34m 39, Fastcash
CLASS 3 - 8 Litre Inboard Expert: 34m 23, Agrovation

MILESTONES:

1964: 522 mile race
1965: 500 mile Murray Ski Marathon; 100 mile shorter race
1974: Moama Water Sports Club formed
1975: First Southern 80 Ski Trial; 47 teams
1981: 103 teams
1989: under 35 minute record by Island Cooler
1992: under 34 minute record by Thundernuts
1993: Gotta Be Crazy - the first boat to win double (Southern 80 & Bakers Blitz)
1998: God's Gift wins double
2000: record 31m 23s by Top Shot; record 455 entries
2006: record 475 entries

2006 RESULT

SOUTHER 80, SUPER CLASS 1
1 Hellbent, 31:37 Dandenong Sth ,Vic S/C CHV 500 TB D:Mark Cranny O:Damien Mathews S:Daniel Campbell, James Buser
2 Stinga 31:45 Wilberforce ,NSW CON CHV 496 TB D:Greg Houston O:Kevin Boylan S:Jason Walmsley, Chris Gelle
3 Chief, 33:25 Mornington ,Vic CON CHV 540TB D:Colin McQuinn O:Greg James S:Daniel Shipp, Charlie Hunt
4 Blown Budget, 34:14 East Kew ,Vic EVE CHV 510TB D:Cameron Cox O:Tim Dominguez S:Brett Dominguez, Steven Morley
5 Mirror Image, 34:41 East Kew ,Vic NAT CHV 510TB D:Craig Easton O:Paul Terrill S:Tom Smith, Ashley Smith
6 The Judge, 34:47 Cranbourne ,Vic CON CHV 486 TB D:Peter Hally O:Mick Curtin S:Ian Baker, Brian McKenzie
7 Gassa 8 Jim Beam Racing 9 Mayhem 10 Top Gun 11 The Rock
12 Sniper 13 The B 14 Asylum 15 Moonshot 16 Crazy Horse
17 The Syndicate 18 Violator 19 Humble

BAKERS BLITZ:

1 Hellbent 1 Dandenong Sth ,Vic CHV500 TB:S/C 00:06:42 179.00 1 7 D:Mark Cranny O:Damien Mathews S:Daniel Campbell, James Buser
2 The Syndicate 17 Raymond Terrace CHV490TB:RAC 00:06:57 173.00 2 8 D:Garry Rudd O:Joe Kaal S:Danny Cropper, Kevin Vahtrik
3 Stinga 3 Wilberforce ,NSW CHV496 TB:CON 00:06:58 172.00 3 9 D:Greg Houston O:Kevin Boylan S:Jason Walmsley, Chris Gelle
4 Chief 6 Mornington ,Vic CHV540TB:CON 00:07:27 161.00 4 10 D:Colin McQuinn O:Greg James S:Daniel Shipp, Charlie Hunt
5 Crazy Horse 4 Singleton ,NSW MERL510 00:07:28 161.00 5 11 D:Gary Hamilton O:Brian Piper S:Trent Eastgate, Phil McDonnell
6 Moonshot 7 Kilsyth ,Vic CHV496 TB:CON 00:07:30 160.00 6 12 D:Lester Freemantle O:Brett Armstrong S:Jamie Oliver, Steven Rowe
7 Gassa 15 Berwick ,Vic CHV540 SC:STE 00:07:34 159.00 7 13 D:David Bradford O:Kevin Dahlberg S:Travis Oliver, Slade Edwards
8 The Judge 14 Cranbourne ,Vic CHV486 TB:CON 00:07:35 158.00 8 14 D:Peter Hally O:Mick Curtin S:Ian Baker, Brian McKenzie
9 Blown Budget 5 East Kew ,Vic CHV510TB:EVE 00:07:37 158.00 9 15 D:Cameron Cox O:Tim Dominguez S:Brett Dominguez, Steven Morley
10 Asylum 10 Beaconsfield ,Vic CHV502 TB:RAC 00:07:42 156.00 10 16 D:Marcus Pethick O:Darren Patterson S:Chris Jennings, Christopher Singleton
11 The B 12 Mirror Image 13 Violator 14 Jim Beam Racing

LAST YEAR'S WINNERS: 2005

Overall winners: Southern 80 - Hellbent 32m 46 146kph ; Blitz - Syndicate 173kph
SUPER CLASS 1:
1 Hellbent Dandenong Sth ,Vic CHV500 TB:CON 0:32:46 146.00 1 1 D:Mark Cranny O:Damien Mathews S:Steven Rowe, Daniel Campbell
2 The Axe Killerney ,NSW CHV540 SC:CON 0:36:13 133.00 2 4 D:Kelvin Black O:Darren Patterson S:Grant Patterson, James Buser
3 Syndicate Raymond Terrace CHV454 TB:RAC 0:36:32 131.00 3 6 D:Garry Rudd O:Joe Kaal S:Danny Cropper, Kevin Vahtrik
4 Gods Rival Cranbourne Sth ,Vic CHV482 TB:RAC 0:37:24 128.00 4 8 D:Chris Hopcraft O:Tim Everist S:Ross Harris, Ian Baker
5 Gassa Berwick ,Vic CHV540 SC:STE 0:38:04 126.00 5 10 D:David Bradford O:Kevin Dahlberg S:Michael Stevens, Christopher Singleton
6 Chief Mornington ,Vic CHV570 TB:CON 0:53:23 90.00 6 94 D:Colin McQuinn O:Owen Morgan S:Daniel Shipp, Jason Jezewski
7 Sniper Racing Lake Gardens ,Vic CHV496 TB:RAC 1:29:42 54.00 7 111 D:Michael Brooks O:Stephen Boyer S:Matthew Brooks, Jason Cartledge
8 Special Edition Forestdale ,Qld DON496 TB:STE Retired 8 117 D:Gary Holzwart O:Jason Griffin S:Charlie Hunt, Phil McDonnell
9 Top Gun. Hamilton, New CHV496 TB:CON Retired 9 124 D:Ross Christensen O:Mark Presnall S:Bevan Turksma, Mitchell Galvin
10 The Judge Cranbourne ,Vic CHV486 TB:CON Retired 10 127 D:Peter Hally O:Scott Wilson S:Rick Love, Tim Driver

2006 SOUTHERN 80 TROPHIE WINNERS

Leigh Johnson Memorial Trophy:
Ted Hurley Memorial Trophy:
Ashley French Memorial Trophy:
Greg Aitken Memorial Trophy:
Andrew Hunt memorial shield:
Rookies Trophy:
Fastest Local Boat:
Fastest Social Boat:

2006 SOUTHERN 80 CLASS WINNERS:

President's Invitational: The Real McCoy 162kph
Bakers Blitz: Hellbent, 6m 42s, 179kph
CLASS 1 - Superclass: Hellbent, 31m 37s
CLASS 2 - Unlimited in/outboard Expert: Fastcash, 34m 39
CLASS 3 - 8 Litre Inboard Expert: Agrovation, 34m 23s
CLASS 4 - MOC Expert: Still No Dramas 40m 38
CLASS 5 - 6 Litre Inboard Expert: Kryptonite 35m 31
CLASS 6 - Stock 6 Litre Expert: Riva Rage 40m 25
CLASS 7 - SMOC Expert: Little Man 41m 43
CLASS 8 - 5.2 Litre & 6 cylc In'b Expert: Full Pulse 41m 5
CLASS 9 - 175 HP Expert: 4 Play 'n' Racing 44m 23
CLASS 10 - Open Women: Idle Wild 38m 22
CLASS 11 - 16-19 Boys Expert: Wild Fire 33m 13
CLASS 12 - 16-19 Girls Expert: The Sting 37m 50
CLASS 13 - Junior Boys under 16 Expert: The Gun 33m 23
CLASS 14 - Junior Girls Under 16 Expert: Raicey44m 59
CLASS 15 - Sub Junior Boys Expert: Mojo 43m 45
CLASS 16 - Sub Junior Girls Expert: Tribal
CLASS 17 - Unlimited Inboard Social: Frantic
CLASS 18 - Unlimited Outboard Social: Twisted
CLASS 19 - 5.2 & 6 Litre Inboard Social: Kryptonite
CLASS 20 - SMOC Social: Little Man
CLASS 21 - Stock 6 Litre Social: Jagged Edge
CLASS 22 - 175 HP Outboard Social: 4 Play 'n' Racing
CLASS 23 - Open Women Social: Clip On Racing
CLASS 24 - Under 6L/6 Cyl/140HP OB: Rocker
CLASS 24a - 60 MPH: Wood If Ya Could
CLASS 25 - Tadpoles under 10: Elm Street
CLASS 26 - Veterans Over 40: Kamikaze
CLASS 27 - Seniors Social 30-39: Frantic
CLASS 28 - Juniors Under 16 Social: Revenge
CLASS 29 - Sub Juniors Under 13 Social: The Wacker
CLASS 30 - Disabled: Jus Walk'n
CLASS 31 - 8 Litre Short Course Expert:
CLASS 32 - 6 Litre Short Course Expert:
CLASS 33 - MOC Short Course Expert:
CLASS 34 - SMOC Short Course Expert:
CLASS 35 - Seacraft Sprint: Glued and Screwed

PRESS RELEASE - 2 FEB, 2006

2006 Club Marine Southern 80 – a record
With under a week to go until the 41st Southern 80 it is turning out to be the best yet. 475 entries have been received, which is 20 more than the record set in 2000. 198 of these entries are in the expert class, which compete on the Sunday afternoon. 107 are in the social class which competes on the Sunday morning.
From these 475 entries are 276 boats which are traveling to Echuca / Moama for the biggest weekend on the water ski racing calender. 8 of these boats are going to compete of the course 4 times. 169 boats are from Victoria, and with 3 boats from New Zealand the Club Marine Southern 80 is truly and international event.
Rob & Dave Sewell are traveling to Echuca from Dunmow in the UK. This will be their 3rd trip to compete in the Club Marine Southern 80. Their best time in the past at this race was 3rd in Unlimited in 2004. This year they are skiing behind The Rock from Ballarat in the Superclass event. Dave is the Formula 2 British Sprint Champion 2004 and Rob was second in the Formula 2 National Championships in 2005. They are looking forward to a terrific and challenging race on the water.
Also traveling from the UK are Kelly Turner, Matthew Fielding and James Smith who are competing in the 16 to 19 Boys expert event.
Lena Feringa came out to Australia from Belgium for the Sydney Bridge to Bridge and has stayed on to compete behind the 8 Litre boat Sanity in the Club Marine Southern 80.
From the USA we have Howard Hoggins who lives in San Diego, he is driver of Sudden Force in Under 19 Boys. Kurt Schoen from Las Vegas is the skier in MOC behind Tinta, whilst Jarred Cooper from California is the other skier behind Tinta.
New Zealand is well represented with 2 boat Team Brazilian (Women Expert) and Top Gun (Superclass) again taking on the 126 bends of the mighty Murray River, whilst a newcomer Cytokic is in the MOC class. All together there are 14 competitors traveling across the Tasman for our world class race.
The youngest competitor in the race is Taylor Draper, 6 years old from Parkes NSW. She will be skiing behind the Spin Doctor driven by Adrian Heffernan the President of Ski Racing Australia. This boat might provide Taylor with a good omen, as her father Richard ‘Doc’ Draper is a doctor from Parkes.
The oldest competitor is Adrian Studley an observer in the Spook. Adrian is from the ACT and is 71 years of age.
The oldest driver is Lenny Retallick from Fryerstown, driving his boat Cinders, whilst the oldest skiers are Rudi Stout (NSW) and Adrian Heffernan (ACT) both skiing in the Veterans class.
The newest class for the weekend is the Seacraft Sprint which has 9 entries. This class is for the Wooden boats, most who have 6 cylinder engines in them.
The most popular engines on the water are for the inboards – Chevy’s and the outboard - Mercury’s. The most popular hulls on the water are the Everingham and Connelly’s.
With great weather forecasted for the weekend, many records look set to be broken and a great time to be had by all. Come down to the Victoria Park boat ramp and catch all the action. Cost $15 per day or $25 for a weekend pass. The finish line contains all amenities; and remember no esky’s.
If you require further information, check out the Moama Water Sports Club website www.southern80.com.au or phone the Moama Water Sports Club on 03 54806754