Racing 2006
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Haensli Cup Victory
| One glorious Saturday, it was August 12th, 2006, Rangatira put forth its premier snowboarders into the competitive cauldron that is the Haensli Cup and took away the spoils of war. Actually, it wasn’t a great day at all weather wise but the snowboarding team did achieve Rangatira’s first ever first place in the Haensli Cup. Rangatira also fielded junior and masters teams and managed fourth in the senior (open) event which was a good result achieved in no small part thanks to Jordan Wimsett and her Whakapapa race team partner Gabrielle Free. |  |
| The snowboarding team consisted of Rachel Gibson, Lance Elrick and Luke Elrick who deserved their win and were justifiably elated. A special mention also goes to Phil Clemow for persuading the RSC Club Captain to award the trophy to the team with the fastest three times as no team had more than three finishers. |  |
Christiania Derby - 3rd in Masters
Our five year winning streak in the Masters category had to end sooner or later and unfortunately it was this year as our team came third.
Nevertheless, five winning years in a row is an amazing achievement and the winning club pulled in experts from as far away as France in order to finally top us; so we shouldn’t be too upset.
Rangatira also entered Mens and Womens open teams with everyone putting in good runs.
Posted by Rob Yallop on 28 August 2006 at 11:41 PM