VRA Queen series.

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DenisA
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VRA Queen series.

#1 Postby DenisA » Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:24 pm

G'day All, what are the conditions like down there today?

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Re: VRA Queen series.

#2 Postby ben_g » Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:08 pm

Must have been a good day, everyone must be at the pub sinking a few cold ones given the silence to your question :D

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#3 Postby AlanF » Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:00 pm

Congrats to all the winners today. In particular my Rosedale "compatriot" Albert. That 60 at 1000yds was special =D> =D> . This sets things up for a great F-Open competition in the Queens.

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Re: VRA Queen series.

#4 Postby williada » Thu Apr 11, 2019 8:01 pm

Head down Albert, do the work and avoid distractions. More to come.

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#5 Postby ajvanwyk » Thu Apr 11, 2019 9:53 pm

Thank you Alan and David. I was very fortunate with good conditions at times and able to read most of it... not all the time. Tomorrow the real competition starts with new challenges and opportunities.
Albert
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Re: VRA Queen series.

#6 Postby RDavies » Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:00 pm

ben_g wrote:Must have been a good day, everyone must be at the pub sinking a few cold ones given the silence to your question :D

If by pub you mean Albert Van Wyks van/campfire/pub/disco/karaoke/restaurant/gunsmithing bench/psychiatrist bench, then, yes everyone (who counts) has been there.
Conditions have been "fun". Winds have not been especially strong but conditions change just enough and regularly enough for 60s to be hard to get at most ranges. I think the conditions are perfect for a queens, difficult enough to make it interesting, but not bad enough to ruin your day. Conditions have pretty much stayed the same through the day, so no one can complain they got hit in an especially bad patch when others got perfect patches.
Mornings have been fresh but rising to mid 20s each day, so perfect shooting conditions. The range had some rain before the event which has kept the dust at bay. Since all mounds are nicely astroturfed, we are not wallowing in dust anyway, nor scraping our elbows on concrete mounds. The target pullers have been about the best I have come across, with no issues or complaints. Everything has been run very well and flowing smoothly through the day.
The winners of the Syme lead up are.....
F open Albert Van Wyk
F std A John Simmons
F/tr Marty Kelly
TR A Geoff Grenfell
I will try to keep you updated with more news over the next 3 days.

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Re: VRA Queen series.

#7 Postby Steve N » Fri Apr 12, 2019 6:28 am

If by pub you mean Albert Van Wyks van/campfire/pub/disco/karaoke/restaurant/gunsmithing bench/psychiatrist bench,

Albert's hospitality is legendary.

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#8 Postby AlanF » Fri Apr 12, 2019 6:35 am

Thanks for that Rod - I was wondering if we were going to get some coalface reporting without Tim being there.

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Re: VRA Queen series.

#9 Postby RDavies » Fri Apr 12, 2019 6:38 am

Steve N wrote:If by pub you mean Albert Van Wyks van/campfire/pub/disco/karaoke/restaurant/gunsmithing bench/psychiatrist bench,

Albert's hospitality is legendary.

Though there have been complaints about the quality (and volume) of the singing coming from his brai.(BBQ).

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Re: VRA Queen series.

#10 Postby ajvanwyk » Fri Apr 12, 2019 6:08 pm

The legend has show us all how it's done today... Congratulations to Rod Davies for an unbeatable 180.22... ending the day with a 60.10 at 600yds [-o< [-o< [-o<
There is a reason this guy is the World Champion
Albert
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Re: VRA Queen series.

#11 Postby AlanF » Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:42 am

One of the best daily performances in Australian F-Open history. The bar has been raised to a very high level.

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Re: VRA Queen series.

#12 Postby Brad Y » Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:25 am

Not having a go this year Alan?

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Re: VRA Queen series.

#13 Postby bsouthernau » Sat Apr 13, 2019 5:24 pm

AlanF wrote:One of the best daily performances in Australian F-Open history. The bar has been raised to a very high level.


And three of them got the lot today!!! A very interesting morning ahead tomorrow - much can happen at the longs.

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Re: VRA Queen series.

#14 Postby Josh Cox » Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:44 pm

Got my fingers crossed for Donna.

Duncan really likes V-Bulls.

Good luck Rod, to get through clean in F Class would / will be quite an achievement.

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Re: VRA Queen series.

#15 Postby DenisA » Sun Apr 14, 2019 4:28 pm

Congratulations Rod Davies, Frans Knox, Dave Phipps and James Corbett in your 2019 VRA Queens win. Looks like the wind gods threw everyone a wobbly for the last 1000.

So close to a clean sheet Rod. Where’d you lose them?

Congratulations also to grand Agg winners too.


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