We woke to thunder and lightning, but this was only a warning of what was to come!!!
The radar images showed a big, wide and ugly front passing through in the morning, coming in from the west and heading straight for Brisbane. When we all arrived at the range, light rain was falling, and as we all waited behind the 300 yard line in the team vans more lightning, thunder and the rain steadily increased. The 0800hrs start was not going to happen for the team matches!!! Start time revised to 0845hrs, and we all decamped to the Brisbane Rifle Club. Then the heavens opened, and a full tropical front passed through, with roads turning into temporary rivers. Start time revised to 0945hrs.
@1000hrs we were able to get back onto the range, with light drizzle, tapering off to sunshine by the end of the team match, which was now reduced to 2 and 10 at 300 yards for 6 shooters, rotating through twice. Alas there are no online results for the team matches to allow me to comment upon.
The team match finished just after midday, and then we were expected to start the President's matches at 1300hrs. In between, lunch was provided by Jenny at the Brisbane Rifle Club, and the presentations and thanks were passed and received for the use of the club's facilities whilst the Canadian Team are present at the Duncan range.
1300hrs the President's matches started, 300 yards followed by 500 yards. Many of the team had to get used to single string shooting, but also concerned about the additional duties of scoring, and maintaining the blackboards, and making sure that we were scoring correctly, as the targets are used by TR and F Class shooters, with a Super V being scored for F Class shooters.
The parking lot between 300 and 400 yard firing lines, now resembles a "mudfest" similar to a Glastonbury rock festival!!!
The afternoon was getting warm and humid, but the winds were light, so it was a hold and squeeze event, plus trying to maintain the heart rate in the increasing temperature and humidity.
Notable scores from today were :-
300 yards
Greg Perron 50.8
Mirko Teglasi 50.8
Ian Hogg 50.6
Don Pitcairn 50.6
500 yards
Ian Hogg 50.9
Roger Romses 50.9
Steve Hunt 50.9
Greg Perron 50.8
Geoff Woodman 50.8
Tyler Sangster 50.8
Who would have thought shooting a 50.9 on an ICFRA target would result in a 21st place? The competition is brutal.
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