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August 7, 2016

2016 Gowans Motor Group Wynyard to Burnie Feature Race

Feature Race Handicaps 2016

Calcutta 2016

The Gowans Motor Group Wynyard-Burnie Feature Race to be run on

Sunday 14 August 2016.

  1. The Calcutta Draw

This will take place at the Burnie Surf Lifesaving Club at 7:00pm on Tuesday 9 August. The result of the draw will be published in “The Advocate” and on the PCCCT website.

  1. The Calcutta Auction

This will take place at the Burnie Surf Lifesaving Club commencing at 7:00pm on Friday 12 August.

  1. The Feature Race (17.6 km)

The race starts at 9:30 am in Goldie Street, Wynyard and finishes with a lap of West Park Oval.

Be at West Park Oval between 8:00 – 8:30 am if you need to arrange a lift to the start in Wynyard.

There is no nominated time event.

  1. Post-race Luncheon and Presentations

The post-race luncheon and presentations will be held at the Burnie Surf Lifesaving Club.

The presentations will take place at approximately 1:00 pm.

The club will supply food (sandwiches from Crusty’s) and tea and coffee.

Club members are asked to bring a plate of sweets.

The bar will be open for members to purchase drinks.

By Rod Viney, ago

Pete wins at Gunns Plains

Peter small

Burnie runner, Peter Elphinstone, is a prolific winner with the PCCCT. On Sunday he clocked up his eleventh win in the almost 500 runs he has had with the Club since his first race in 1986. His previous win was an 8 kilometre handicap at Fernglade in 2014.

His latest win came in the Brown Family/ Wilson Petroleum Ken Burn Memorial 11 kilometre handicap at Gunns Plains. He credits his success to consistent and varied training with a group of athletes under the watch of Burnie trainer Les Naunton.

Cool but calm conditions greeted the 65 runners who undertook the flat out-and-back course. Frontmarkers, Maggie Prescott, Halina Loudon and Liz Murton led until the final 3 kilometres when Ricky Brown took over the lead. He was then overtaken by the eventual winner before hanging on for sixth.

In an ominous sign for the Feature Race next week, Brad Taylor stormed home from a backmark into second, edging out Dwayne Barry and the very consistent Mark Saint-John.

Adrian Lakeland was an excellent fifth with race favourite Matthew Greenhill in seventh.

Fastest times were Tom Murton (37:02) and Bec O’Garey (48:21)

Earlier the nominated time winners were Isabelle Murchie, Rebecca Taylor and Will van Rooyen.

Race 22 2016 Actual

Race 22 2016 Fastest to Slowest

By Rod Viney, ago