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Gold Medal For Austrlia

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:57 am
by steven
The Australian A team won the Teams event for the 2 Gun at the World Benchrest Championships in South Africa yesterday....Congratulations Brendan Atkinson, Stuart Elliot, Graig Whittleton and Paul Sullivan...the four best Benchrest shooters in Australia are now the best in the world.

Steve

Re: Gold Medal For Austrlia

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:01 am
by Muz
Yeah Steven I agree,

NICE ONE AUSSIES!!!
Well done to all the Aussies. You have done us all proud.
The A team has done an exceptional job to claw their way into first place!! :D

Congratulations to all.

Re: Gold Medal For Austrlia

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:24 am
by Ackley Improved
AWESOME!

Re: Gold Medal For Austrlia

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:45 pm
by macca
Yep.Top effort and top shooting by the team.
Macca

Re: Gold Medal For Austrlia

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:27 pm
by Ned Kelly
G'Day All,
just seen the News!

Bloody Fantastic, well done to ALL Aussie Team members on a fantastic result!

Whhooooo - Bloody - Hooooo! :D :D :D :D :D :D

Cheerio Ned

Re: Gold Medal For Austrlia

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:47 pm
by RayG
Who said that Castle beer could put your eye out!
Well done guys! A credit to the Aussie tradition! lets just win em all!
Safe home fellas, don,t forget the gold.
R. 8)

Re: Gold Medal For Austrlia

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:40 pm
by morerams
And also congratulations to Brendan Atkinson for 3rd place as individual.

Re: Gold Medal For Austrlia

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:09 pm
by Curtley78
Congratulations to the Australia BR team and their recent win in South Africa.

Job well done.

Regards

Sean

Re: Gold Medal For Austrlia

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:19 pm
by andrewk
congratulations guys. i'm proud to be australian, especially when we beat the yanks at something. aussie aussie aussie, oi oi oi!

Re: Gold Medal For Austrlia

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 3:24 pm
by RDavies
Ho Hum, you all seem so suprised!
Of course they were going to bloody well win, what did you expect?
Wait for the world F class championships for more of the same.

Re: Gold Medal For Austrlia

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:01 pm
by Matt P
RDavies wrote:Ho Hum, you all seem so suprised!
Of course they were going to bloody well win, what did you expect?
Wait for the world F class championships for more of the same.
Not in the teams event cant stop them fighting long enough to put a team together :twisted:
Matt P

Re: Gold Medal For Austrlia

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:41 am
by Rinso
Matt P wrote:
RDavies wrote:Ho Hum, you all seem so suprised!
Of course they were going to bloody well win, what did you expect?
Wait for the world F class championships for more of the same.
Not in the teams event cant stop them fighting long enough to put a team together :twisted:
Matt P
Dam shame that is too Matt because we could do so well if the ego's could be left at the range gate.

Well done to Stuart, Brendan, Craig and Sully great effort on the biggest stage.

Re: Gold Medal For Austrlia

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:03 pm
by Kenny
I will second that Ned...............

WHHHOOOOO - Bloody - HOOOOO! :D :D :D :D :D :D

Congrats to all the team.

Now for all the shooters in here that are unknowing of the benchrest sports this is a .....REAL BIG DEAL...like olympics size big deal.

KY

Re: Gold Medal For Austrlia

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:37 pm
by Fclassshooter
Kenny wrote:
Now for all the shooters in here that are unknowing of the benchrest sports this is a .....REAL BIG DEAL...like olympics size big deal.

KY
Yep! The Americans have never been beaten in the teams event before............

Its usually USA 1,2,+3.

Go Aussies :D

Re: Gold Medal For Austrlia

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:44 pm
by Ned Kelly
G'Day all,
To put things into PROPER perspective, think back to the America's Cup that Bondy took off 'em in that fancy yacht race using that winged keel..........well this is the Benchrest equivalent.

Aussie Aussie Aussie OI, OI, OI

Cheerio Ned

BTW Fclassshooter was in the aussie team for the 1997 WBC in the USA.....I'll be in the poo with this one. Hi Daz! :wink:

Cheerio Ned