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Subaru Interactive @ Docklands 12-Hour - NE
Melbourne, Australia, September 17, 2005
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- Tory Thomas (Team NiteRider) made a successful return to racing, winning the pairs mixed category with partner Tim Retchford.
- Faux denim lycra also made a return to racing this year, courtesy of John Power.
- Speaking of interesting clothing choices...
- Keith De Soyza was more moderate in his choice of racing apparel.
- Chris Newman didn't care about the rain. Standard racing garb for him on the way to third in the pairs male category.
- There were plenty of punctures again this year.
- Water crossings were again a feature as well, as Adrian Wilson discovered.
- Some riders took a cautious approach when crossing the water.
- Others, like James Maebus, went hard. James and Team Raceline went on to win the Foursomes Male Category.
- Heavy rains and the run off from water crossings made some parts of the course very difficult to complete.
- Phil Cotton (Kona-Mt Buller) had no problems in the mud, powering on to claim the Super Sixes Mixed category.
- Ross Buckingham found the muddy conditions difficult to handle.
- Andrew Bell found it much easier on foot through some parts.
- Anthony Cutajar suffered in the extreme conditions.
- If torrential rain in the morning wasn't bad enough, then gale force winds across the top of the course in the early afternoon only made things worse, as Ryan Braybrook will attest to.
- Thankfully conditions improved late in the afternoon, much to the delight of Paul McEntee.
- And while the conditions may have improved, the damage was already done.
- The riders didn't need any encouragement.
- It was too much for some, opting instead for a free ride home in the Gator.
- Andrew Bell reveled in the tough conditions, taking second place in the solo male category.
- Craig Peacock soldiered on to claim third in the solo male category.
- Placings weren't of interest to some as night set in. Instead it was warm clothing, matching glow-sticks and plenty of food.
Results
Solo male 1 John Claxton 2 Andrew Bell 3 Craig Peacock 4 Jeff Williams 5 David Braddick 6 Tim Northey 7 Karri Golding 8 Sean Kinnar 9 Wes Samson 10 Greg Molesworth 11 David Croxford 12 Justin O'keeffe 13 Tristan Bennett 14 Paul Ryan 15 Total Rush 16 i'm with stupid 17 Wilson Low 18 Jukka Pirkola 19 Anthony Caffry 20 Terry Richardson 21 Wagin Ansty-Sprigg 22 Paul Constantinou 23 Matthew Connor 24 Matthew Boniface 25 John Harvey 26 Dan Staff 27 James Cleaver DNF Jeff Nielson DNF David Freemantle DNF Michael Loughlin DNF Jeff Williams DNF Richard Ferris DNF David Arnup DNF Stu Bland DNF David Croxford DNF Adrian Wilson DNF Saul Britton DNF CYCLECOVER DNF Ian Miller DNF Josh Callaghan DNF Craig Borham DNF Swanny DNF Mike Oxley DNF Tony Wood DNF Paul Bristow Solo female 1 Alexandra Kiendl 2 Kay Haarsma 3 Turi Berg Male pairs 1 Axle Grinders 2 Cycle Science Dirty Double 3 Cuddles 4 coco&snoop 5 ab's grad's 6 big bubbles no troubles 7 The Chain Smokers 8 Beau and Luke Duke 9 Anaconda 2 man 10 Team Bush Hankie 11 What Ever 12 Team Chowder 13 Automatic Gears 14 Emotion Slithis 15 The Poo & Praying Mantis MTB Team 16 i luv frankston 17 TBA 18 Burnside Flushes Another Head down the toilett 19 Thylacine 20 Maunsell Cycle Club 21 CRANKED 22 tatton bros. 23 BSC 2 24 Saxifraga 25 Balloon Blowing Bastards 26 frog'n Kiwi 27 lookgoodgoshit.com DNF Cougartech DNF Spoke(n)ow DNF GMBC DNF Rocket Up Your Arse DNF Woodend Cycles Juniors DNF tatton bros. DNF Quad 4 DNF BEAR & BOOFHEAD DNF Saxifraga DNF Team Beer DNF G Train DNF Vroom Vroom! Female pairs DNF GoatTrack Mixed pairs 1 Team NiteRider 2 The Goonies 3 Glute-itis 4 Dynamic duo 5 Freedom Machine Too DNF spoke(n)2 Mixed threesomes 1 Felt Racing 2 Relish Riding 3 Woodend Cycles 4 Team Malaena 5 International Rescue 6 we want some EPO 7 Crusty Chamois 8 Justin, Adam and Jarred 9 Gibbons 10 Bacon Boys 11 G & D Cycles A 12 Team REC 13 Team Team Team 14 Beauty and the Gimps 15 BKB 16 G & D Cycles B 17 Hootie McStooges A 18 Gatecrashers 19 PERPESSIO 20 Weekend @ Bernies 21 Sneaky Yaks 22 Judean Popular Peoples Front 23 Team CCW 24 GO BUGALUGS 25 Go Nads 26 Spoke Busters 27 TRICYCLE 28 JoLaNo 29 Nuna TriClub 2 30 Crotch Test Dummies 31 The Three Maggoteers 32 we're into threesomes 33 Madigan Surveying 34 The Codgers 35 Hootie McStooges E 36 Any Given Sunday 37 CUSTARDHEARTS 38 Rate related chest pain 39 Spin Doctors 40 Dusty Cranks 41 Nuna TriClub 1 42 Team Sally 43 BENDIGO A TEAM 44 Out On Day Release II 45 Hootie McStooges D 46 Too fat for Solo 47 Dusty Hacks 48 Hootie McStooges C 49 MacNaubuck United 50 CRASH TEST DUMMIES DNF Tassells + 1 DNF Fat, Skinny & Skinnier DNF Menage a trois DNF Cycle science Caulfield DNF Team Trycycle DNF No Chain Gang DNF ... DNF D'railed DNF Oooh Yeah DNF JLo DNF BSC 1 DNF TRICYCLE DNF PROMO DNF Meat & 2 Veg DNF Nillumbikers DNF Weekend Wallabies DNF The Codgers DNF BENDIGO B TEAM DNF BSC 3 Male foursomes 1 Team Raceline 2 THE FREEDOM MACHINE 3 Richmond Cyclery 4 Bondy, Rocco, Gabler & Salibra 5 Quad pyscycles 6 dutchtreat 7 T.G.R 8 Anaconda 4 9 HIGH ROLLERS 10 D Gas 11 ride on bikes 12 SPACELY SPROCKETS 13 Team Peaches n Cream 14 Raven Racing 15 Emperor's New Clothes 16 Rabbit 17 Ruff Nuts 18 All Wheel Drive All-Stars 19 Teds Cycles 20 Team Esplanade 21 Flat Knacker Racing 22 Rapidthrusters Institute of Sport 23 Tight & Revealing 24 Team Going Slow 25 Phat Kocks 26 G & D Cycles C 27 All fired up 1 28 Team megaSUS 29 HOOTIE McSTOOGES B 30 Team VJ 31 Liberty Legends 32 Down Street Precision Riding Team 33 Rusty Demons 34 Cooper's Cranks 35 12 cruel hours 4 simple men 36 Cranky Crotch 37 The Young and the Resting 38 I'll do it if you will 39 Ecotech Eco-warriers DNF THE FREEDOM MACHINE DNF Speed Stars DNF Back on Track DNF Dirt Bags 2 Female foursomes 1 CRANK SISTERS 2 Foxy Four Mixed foursomes 1 Spoke(n) 2 OutSpoke(n) 3 Word of Mouth 4 Bung racing 5 Tripod 6 Martin 7 The Southerners 8 Moruya Team Bicycles(MTB) 9 Butko Engineering / Spinelli Building 10 All fired up 2 11 Liquid Chicken 12 making up the numbers DNF The Pedal Pushers DNF Mudbourne2006 DNF Riding Wounded DNF team need a bundy Mixed super sixes 1 Kona-Mt Buller Factory Team 2 Team Freedom Machine 3 DA FREEDOM MACHEENE 4 huff 'n puff 5 Caniving Cycling Crumpler Crustaceans 6 BAYER 7 No Eye Deers 8 Wolfpac DNF DA FREEDOM MACHEENE DNF The David Brents DNF TEAM BUL GHI DNF The Beer Gardeners DNF The internationals
