East Coast Commercials Grafton Bridge to Bridge Update
The entries for the Grafton Bridge to Bridge ski race have officially closed. For the first time there will be a Disabled Class offered and it will be run on the Saturday morning. Entries for this class will be open until this Friday 10th Sept. * there is no entry fee for this class * [...]
2010 BRP Hawkesbury 120 photos
Rob Storum was on the banks of the Hawkesbury to capture the action at the recent Hawkesbury 120. You can see more great shots like these below at www.robstorum.com.au
2011 Worlds Web Site Launched
A great looking web site for the 2011 World Water Ski Racing Championships has now been launched at www.skiracingworlds.com.au
Hawkesbury 120 Results now online
You can see Hawkesbury 120 results online here: skiracingnsw.com.au
Australian Ski Boat Sales.com.au Launched
Grant Morris has just launched a new website for ski boat sales in Australia. www.australianskiboatsales.com.au is dedicated only to ski boats and gear to provide an alternative to the big sites that class Bayliners and the like as ski boats.
NSWSRA Championships Rnd 1 Photos
Rob Storum snapped up a lot of the action at the recent round 1 of Australia’s NSWSRA Championships. See a selection below and more at www.robstorum.com.au
Barrie Beehag Ski Race entry forms now available
Just a short note to let you know that the Barrie Beehag entry forms are now available via the Southern 80 web page. Entries close on the 8th October 2010 and remember that there are limited entries, so get your entries in early. Please ensure that you have completed your SRA memberships and that you [...]
Stinga Sweeps 120
The Stinga team of Greg Houston, Kevin Boylan, Grant Patterson and Daniel Campbell have swept the Hawkesbury 120, winning both the Sprint race on Saturday and the main event.
Australia’s Favourite Event – Southern 80 nominated
The MWSC has registered the Southern 80 on the site below, please click on the link and nominate us with the code Southern80 and help us to ‘Win Australia’s Favorite event’ www.australiasfavouriteevent.com.au
Force Boats Do Europe – By Stevie
Here’s a great video compilation which Stevie has put together of Force Boats in action in Europe.
Australian SRNSW SERIES DAY #1 : 14-15 August
The first of the NSW Series days will be held on 14-15 August 2010. The day will be held at the Ski Gardens, and being a World’s selection year, and with the H120 2 weeks later, we should see everyone pumped and primed for the season to unfold. For event information and results visit www.skiracing.com.au
Geoff ‘Cisco’ McDonald Passes Away – Funeral Details Below
Australia’s Geoff ‘Cisco’ McDonald passed away yesterday when he took his life after a long fight with depression. Deb Oben passed on the sad news to me and said; “He is a oldie but a goldie. I can’t think what to write as I’m so sad”. Funeral details are as follows: Wednesday, 11 August @ [...]
Wade Bennett’s Ski Racing Video Collection
Wade Bennett has created a great selection of race videos which you can watch below.
2011 Worlds in Brisbane Press
The 2011 World Water Ski Racing World Championships will be held September 6 -18 in picturesque Moreton Bay, Queensland. More at : ourbrisbane.com
2011 World Championships Trial Day – 12 Sept
Queensland Ski Racing is arranging an opportunity on 12 Sept 2010 for teams to see the 2011 World Championships Venue and race on one of the courses. Click here or on the screenshot below to download full details and the entry form. The official web site for all 2011 Worlds info is www.skiracingqueensland.com.au
Ski Racing Victoria AGM – 4 Aug
The AGM for SRV will be held on Wednesday 4th August, 2010 at the Skyways International Hotel, Melrose Drive, Airport West commending at 7.30pm.
Latest Skiracing Australia Calendar
The latest Australian events calendar is published here
Hawkesbury 120 – 28/29 Aug 2010
Once again the magnificent Hawkesbury River will host the longest 2up River Race, which will be the first race in the SRA Super Series for the 2010-2011 season. As in previous years, there will be racing on Saturday and Sunday.
NQOSSA Offshore Water Ski Racing
Queensland is home to many world water ski racing champions including the current champ, Wayne Mawer. Water Ski Racing in North Queensland is alive and kicking with the North Queensland Off Shore Ski Association with their tremendous series of offshore races.
2010-2011 Ski Racing Australia Membership Form
Shane Wilson has sent in the 2010-2011 Ski Racing Australia Membership Form which you can download here.
Ski 4 Kids with cancer THANKS
What a Great Day we had with the Ski 4 Kids with cancer, everything except for Mother Nature were on our side on the day, 17 Boats Started and Finished with the only casualty being Daniel Cotton’s entry who’s race was over before it began by being towed back thru the heads and back to [...]
World Champion Wayne Mawer – Training & Racing Video
Sensational video footage of World Water Ski racing Champion Wayne Mawer training off Cairns behind Wizard – a 24 ft Ocean Sport.
Kelsey Feros & Jack Houston – NSW Skiers of the Year
The Special Awards for the recent NSW Water Ski Presentation Evening were: MALE SKIER OF THE YEAR – JACK HOUSTON FEMALE SKIER OF THE YEAR – KELSEY FEROS
2010 Qld Ski Racing Titles
Australia’s Letstalkskiracing.com reports that the 2010 Qld titles enjoyed a good roll up of boats, and some incredibly tight and fast racing. The Wayne Mawer Open Men’s Cup was taken out by NGR’s Blazen, with Chris Stout dominating the race to win from Ben Gulley with Mercforce, who just held out Grant Turner behing Burnin. [...]
Stout Wins Sydney Offshore 3
The Sydney Offshore 3 was run this morning on a clear windy winters day here in Sydney, the race was won by Chris Stout in a time close to 42 minutes with Jason Walmsley 2nd, Stephen Robertson 3rd roughly 10 secs seperating the top 3.
2010 Forster Reunion Dinner for ski & boat racers
The Forster Reunion Dinner for ski and boat racers is on again. Come and enjoy the weekend and catch UP on great times with old friends on Saturday 10th July 2010 – 6PM at CLUB FORSTER RSL. Full details below.
Force Celebrates 15 Years
Force Boats is celebrating their 15th Anniversary and they write …
Ski 4 Kids with Cancer – Australia
4 June update: The “Ski 4 Kids with Cancer” event has been moved to a new date of 27th June. See updated poster and entry form below. Last year, many Australian teams skied from Newcastle to The Sydney Opera House in the “Ski 4 Kids with Cancer” event.
1980 Bridge to Bridge Videos
Wade Bennett has dug up 4 videos from the 1980 Bridge to Bridge and placed them on the Old Skool Facebook page. Here they are below for anyone not on Facebook. Take a look back at some of ski racing’s greats with plenty of interviews in over 40 minutes of superb archived footage.
Ski Racing Qld to Honour Racers with Cups
SRQ is set to put some of their greatest names up on new perpetual cups to be awarded for the Open Men’s and Open Women’s winners at the Queensland Titles.
Mistress Crashed in Barry Carne Memorial (video)
iPrime Wagga reports that salvage crews retrieved the shattered wreck of The Mistress from the bottom of Wagga’s Lake Albert after a frightening crash in the Barry Carne Memorial Race last weekend.
The Passing of Australia’s Bob Savage
Australia’s Mark Savage writes below about the sad loss of his dad, Bob Savage. It is with deep regret that I share with you that my father, Bob Savage, passed away last Friday after his fight with dementia. For all you new people in the sport of ski racing you may have met Bob and [...]
Top Gun in action at the Mildura 100
Sydney Superclass “Top Gun” in action at the Mildura 100. This 21 ft Connelly is powered by a twin turbo’d 540ci big block chev V8.
2010 Southern 80 Spin Out
Take a look as this team spins out in this year’s Southern 80 on the Murray at high speed. Nicely captured wholey dooley!
Gods Gift & Gotta be Crazy Video – 1996 S80
Channel Nine’s coverage of the 96 S80, showing a featurette about Graham Ritchie’s Gods Gift and its troubled campaign at the 1996 southern 80, and one about Gotta be Crazy. Both legends of ski racing in Australia.
1 Up Bridge Shots from Rob Storum
Here are some sensational shots from Rob Storum Photographics last weekends 1 Up Bridge in Australia. Apparently Blazen was again first across the line but was later disqualified for missing a turn buoy/gates at Wisemans Ferry. Noel from Blazen has lodged a protest. Until then then Darren Stewart’s Agitator has officially taken out the race [...]
Force Boats Report More Aussie Success
Force Boats is pleased to report more success on the race track by teams using FORCE BOATS. Please see attached the winning results from the following events: 1st 2010 Robinvale Euston Ski Race Results 1st 2010 Mildura 100 Results 1st 2010 NSW 1 Up Bridge Race Results
2011 Worlds – QLD, Australia 6-17 Sept
The 2011 World Water Ski Race Championships will be held September 6 -17 in picturesque Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Courtesy of Mick Kelly who runs Let’s Talk Ski Racing in Australia, here is some brief info.
Harvey Saundercock Passes Away
In the early hours of this morning, a well respected member of Australian Ski Racing, Harvey Saundercock, passed away after a long fight with many health issues.
Rob Storum Photographics Launches New Site
Rob Storum has been sharing his shots with skirace.net readers for a couple of years. It’s people like Rob who help give up-and-coming skiers a bit of the limelight and encouragement by seeing their photos published, and he helps the rest of the world see what’s happening in Australia through his superb photography. Rob has [...]
Rnd 4 @ Wismans Ferry Photos
Rob Storum has sent in these great shots that he took recently at round 4 Wismans. If you haven#t yet, check out his new web site at www.robstorum.com.au
SRV wins the Tasman Challenge in NZ
The Victorian Tasman Challenge team are bringing the Tasman Challenge Cup back to Victoria, after winning the event in New Zealand today. They won by 40 points in a closley contested event. The team arrive back in Melbourne on Tuesday – Congratulations from all SRV members.
Tasman Challenge – Victoria vs New Zealand
Quick up date from N.Z, All races have been run for today (Saturday 10th April) and at this point teams are almost even on points. 8 wins and 8 seconds per team.
Celebration of Brian McCosker’s Life
Australia’s Brian McCosker tragically passed away on Saturday 3 April 2010, aged 60 years. Brian will be sadly missed by Bradley, Sharon, Nicholas and Grace, Angela, Bronte, Ruby and Harriet, Roslynn, and partner Kerri.
Hellrazor wins the The Edge Mildura 100
Yesterday the Hellrazor team of Mark Cranny, Damien Matthews, Peter Proctor and Jason Walmsley won the Superclass event and the 2010 Mildura 100 outright in a time of 32:09.
Australia’s Norm Griffin
Norm Griffin is one of those people in ski racing who has been known all over the world for decades. He has done what most people in ski racing dream of and raced at the very top of the sport on the international stage as well as throughout Australia. A wonderful personality and a tremendous [...]
Mildura 100
Well in under a week, the Mildura 100 will be on the water. Here is the schedule of events SCHEDULE OF EVENTS & RIVER CLOSURE TIMES FOR THE 2010 MILDURA 100 FRIDAY: 10.00am to 4.00pm Scrutineering at GTS Transport Depot 9.00am to 1.00pm “Show n Shine” 4.30pm Briefing at GTS Depot after Scrutineering SATURDAY River closed at the City [...]
TV coverage of Australian ski racing continues
TV coverage of Australian ski racing continues on SBS – Speedweek every week until 13th June. Coverage on Foxsports – Inside Speed will follow every Wednesday following SBS in addition to all the extra repeats across the networks.
Shots of NSW Water Ski Racing Championships Rnd 3
Below is a selection of great shots from round 3 of the NSW Water Ski Racing Championships that were captured by Rob Storum on the weekend.
St Kilda Offshore – Vic, Australia
On Saturday morning teams met in Port Phillp Bay for a 2 up offshore event, no race skis allowed. Teams met at St Kilda Marina, making their way outside to start at 8.30am. The course went down the coast turning at Frankston Pier and then heading back to St Kilda.
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