Twilight Series Round 3 -12 December 2012
(Overall series points are at the bottom of this article)
A Grade - 41 riders
1 Jordan Kerby (HPRW)
2 Stuart Mulhern (FFAST)
3 Peter Thompson (IPSWICH)
4 Nick Schultz (SCCC)
5 James Thompson (BCRI)
First Lady Carla Ryan (Lifecycle)
Prime Nick Schultz (SCCC)
Another aggressive A grade race in typically windy conditions. We've seen over the last 3 rounds the strong
dozen or so riders pushing hard to get away. Early on it was David Crosswell and James Hepburn having a
go, soon joined by Nicolas Dougall and Jordan Kerby. This soon formed into a very strong group consisting of
James Thompson (BCRI), Jordan Kerby (HPRW), Nick Shultz (SunnyCoast), Kyle Bateson (Cats) and the
neo-roadie/triathlete Dan Wilson (HPRW). I'm pretty sure Sam Wood (Balmoral) got across as well.
The hard work was to no avail as at the 18 minute mark it was back together with Kerby just off the front
trying to stir things up.
The next break around minute 20 was the unmistakable helmet of Peter Garrone (UNI) with Nicolas Dougall
and Nick Shultz, then I think it was Coyote rider Warren Forbes I saw join them.
Back together as the whistle went for the prime, with Sam Volkers, Hadleigh Milligan and Corey Edmund
driving it. Nick Shultz found some more gas in the tank, or maybe he's got a hidden nitrous bottle in the
seattube as he got a massive gap in half a lap to take the prime.
There was one last break of Garrone, James Thompson and Dane Macky at 31 minutes before coming
together for the sprint.
B Grade - 45 riders
1 Alex Grunke (UNI) 15 points, 5 sprints plus 1st last lap
2 John Murazak (HPRW) 6 sprints = 12 points
3 Mark Hastie (MBCC) 1 sprint + 2nd last lap = 6 points
4 Andrew Mathiesen (UNI) 1 sprint + 3rd last lap = 5 points
5 Geoff Cree (MBCC) 2 sprints = 4 points
Shane Spence (TRC) 2 sprints=4 points (tied on points but Cree scored first)
Luke Stenner (Lifecycle) 2 sprints=4 points (tied on points but Cree scored first)
Simon Meyer (MBCC) 1 sprint+5th place=3 points
Michael Constantine (Lifecycle) 1 sprint=2 points
Rupert Leigh (HPRW) 1 sprint = 2 points
Paul Robertson (MBCC) 1 sprint = 2 points
Most Aggressive John Murazak (HPRW)
Last Lap
1 Alex Grunke (Uni)
2 Mark Hastie (MBCC)
3 Andrew Mathiesen (Uni)
4 Paul Robertson (MBCC)
5 Simon Meyer (MBCC)
John Murazak went straight away getting the first 2 laps solo. MBCC riders Mark Hastie, Geoff Cree and
Simon Meyer were among the strong riders scoring in the next 8 laps, before John Murazak went again.
With a bit of encouragement from his teammates on the sideline he scored another 3 laps solo giving him
a clear lead on 10 points (2 points per sprint) ahead of Cree on 4 points. Shane Spence (TRC) and Luke
Stenner (Lifecycle) got closer with 2 sprints each, but then round 2 fourth placer Alex Grunke (Uni) went
ballistic with a solo attack scoring himself 5 laps in a row including staying away on the last lap. A very
hard thing to do indeed. Mark Hastie, Andrew Mathiesen (pic below) got 2nd and 3rd, with MBCC stalwarts
Paul Robertson and Simon Meyer 4th and 5th.
B1 Grade - 45 riders
1 David Shelberg (Balmoral)
2 Greg Sakzewski (HPRW)
3 Ian Collins (FAST)
4 Sky Ward (Balmoral)
5 James Jackson (HPRW)
First Lady Jane Youdan (Balmoral)
Prime Stephen Meharg (HPRW)
Darren Croad (HPRW) and David Shelberg (Balmoral) went on an early break getting out to 10 seconds,
then it was Darren on his own. When the whistle for the prime came, it was all together. A nice sprint
by Dave Shelberg put him several lengths ahead of fast finishing Greg Sakzewski and Ian Collins.
C Grade -34 riders
1 Phil Jones (HPRW)
2 John Chapman (HPRW)
3 Paul Bales (HPRW)
4 Kim Flesser (HPRW)
5 Mark Ross (HPRW)
First Lady Trish Sutton Davies (HPRW)
Prime Paul Bales (HPRW)
Junior A Grade Boys & Girls
1 Conor Sherlock
2 Patrick Hughes
3 Terahk Clements
4 Aidon Clements
5 Dim Sro
6 Zac Sheridan
Junior B Grade Boys & Girls
1 Hugo Greenhill
2 Joey McLure
3 and First Lady - Jorja Guyatt
4 Brandon Guyatt
5 Sean Minor
6 Christian Guyatt
DNF, Fall - Noah Fontaine
DNF, Fall - Ryan Elder
Junior C Grade Boys & Girls
1 Bennett Boyd
2 Marly Harrison
Total - 16 Junior Riders
Overall Points after Round 3
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Rd 1
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Rd 2
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Rd 3
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Rd 4
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Rd 5
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Rd 6
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A Grade Juniors
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Patrick hughes
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5
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5
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4
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14
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Aidon Clements
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3
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4
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2
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9
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Zac Sheridan
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4
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2
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6
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Terahk Clements
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3
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3
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6
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Conor Sherlock
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5
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5
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Sarina Hull
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2
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2
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Dim Sro
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1
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1
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B Grade Juniors
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Jorga Guyatt
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2
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4
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3
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9
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Sean Minor
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4
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2
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1
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7
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Joey McLure
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3
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4
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7
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Tim Forster
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5
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5
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Ryan Elder
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5
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5
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Hugo Greenhill
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5
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5
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Noah Fontaine
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3
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3
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Brandon Guyatt
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2
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2
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C Grade Juniors
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0
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Bennett Boyd
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5
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5
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5
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15
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Marly Harrison
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4
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4
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4
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12
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Sandon Hull
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3
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3
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Michael Murray
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3
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3
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A Grade
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Peter Thompson
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5
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4
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3
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12
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Jordan Kerby
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4
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5
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9
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Mal Rudolph
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2
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5
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7
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Hadleigh Milligan
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3
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1
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4
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Stuart Mulhern
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4
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4
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Sam Volkers
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3
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3
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Sam Wood
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2
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dbl points
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2
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Nick Schultz
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2
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dbl points
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2
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Toby Hood
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1
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dbl points
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1
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James Thompson
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1
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1
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B Grade
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Alex Grunke
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5
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2
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5
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12
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Mark Hastie
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5
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3
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8
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Shane Spence
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4
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3
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7
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John Murazak
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3
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4
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dbl points
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7
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Jack Richards
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4
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dbl points
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4
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Kyle Bridgwood
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2
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dbl points
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2
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Andrew Mathiesen
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2
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dbl points
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2
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Mark Watts
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1
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1
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Unclaimed
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1
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1
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Geoff Cree
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1
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1
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Sky Ward
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0
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B1 Grade
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Mark Brooks (regraded from C)
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5
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5
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dbl points
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10
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Shannon Duggan
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4
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5
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dbl points
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9
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David Shelberg
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3
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5
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dbl points
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8
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Sky Ward
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5
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2
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dbl points
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7
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Ian Collins
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3
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3
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dbl points
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6
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Brynley Abad
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4
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dbl points
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4
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Greg Sakzewski
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4
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dbl points
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4
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Alan Jones
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2
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dbl points
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2
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Darren Croad
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2
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dbl points
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2
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Stephen Lowe
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1
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dbl points
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1
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Scott Mitchell
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1
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dbl points
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1
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James Jackson
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1
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dbl points
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1
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C Grade
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Mark Brooks (regraded as B1)
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5
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5
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dbl points
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10
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Phil Jones
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2
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3
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5
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dbl points
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10
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Kim Flesser
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3
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1
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2
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dbl points
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6
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Peter Millne
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4
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dbl points
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4
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Peter Jansen
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4
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dbl points
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4
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John Chapman
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4
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dbl points
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4
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Paul Bales
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3
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dbl points
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3
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Steve Watson
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2
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dbl points
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2
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Mark Ross
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1
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1
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dbl points
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2
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