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MECHANICAL BEAST SLAYED
2005 Race Results

Pacific National Race the Rattler, 18.5k individual,
4.5k each teams of four
13 June 2005, Gympie, Qld

For the third time in the Pacific National Qld Race the Rattlers’ history the mechanical beast has been beaten. This has not happened since the inaugural Hyundai Race the Rattler back in 1999 when Phil McClure crossed the finish line ahead of the Rattler.

This year the day commenced with close on 200 runners registering for the event. The Valley Rattler departed the Old Gympie Station at 8am with all the competitors aboard for the start of the race at Dagun.

Dagun Station was a hive of activity as the competitors performed their warm up routines and the spectators feasted on the provided sausage sizzle and boarded the train to view the competitors on their journey back to Gympie.

The stage was set and battle commenced on the course. Our M.C Graham Gould kept everyone back at the Gympie Station informed with exact race positions courtesy of our course marshals throughout the event.

The finish was tremendous as Mark Hutchinson of Caboolture came into view with no sign of the Rattler. Exactly one minute later, with Ted Mitchell at the helm, the Rattler steamed across the finish line to secure second place.

Mark Hutchinson took out the overall individual winner with a time of 1:04.16. The overall individual women’s winner was Verity Tolhurst of Newstead with a time of 1:21:10.

 

MENS OVERALL PLACINGS

Name

Time

Overall Placing

Mark Hutchinson

1:01:55

1st

Andrew Baron

1.09.36

2nd

Jason Harper

1.10.07

3rd

     
WOMENS OVERALL PLACINGS

Name

Time

Overall Placing

Verity Tolhurst

1.21.10

1st

Clair Anderson

1.26.20

2nd

Katie Whittle

1.27.21

3rd

     
TEAMS
Team Name
Runners Name
Time
Placing

Gympie Motel

Tom Kennedy
Ben Bell
Damian Crowley
Drew Williams

1:09.30

1st

       

Loot Homewares

Ben Boswell
Andrew Turner
Daniel Buenen
Dallas Blacklaw

1.17.25

2nd

       

MVHR

Tim Schluter
Simon McClintock
Michelle Tappin
Aaron Walker

1.19.27

3rd

       

Steam Train - 802 Roma

 

1:05.16

 
 
 

FINAL DETAILS OF RACE RESULTS in Acrobat PDF format (17/6/2005).


To download results - right mouse click link and select "save target as" from the menu.

The Mary Valley Heritage Railway would like to congratulate all of the competitors who ran in Race The Rattler Challenge. We sincerely thank all of our sponsors including major sponsors Pacific National Queensland, WIN Television, 4GY, and the Gympie Times for their continuing support of this significant event.

Special thanks go to the SES for their dedicated work from parking attendants through to course officials. Without their efforts this event would not be possible. Also all local service clubs including Rotary, Gympie Lions, Gympie South Lions, the Rural Youth And Apex all play vital roles. Thanks to Queensland Police Service, Queensland Ambulance Service and St. Johns Ambulance for their involvement.

 

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