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Below are Shropshire's results from their efforts on the challenging Div 3/4 Bala Mill course. Gari almost winning.

1 9 Adrian Ward DV          Halifax CC 115 4        119 110 2 112 112

2 50 Gari Sumner DV        Shopshire P S             111 2 113 114 114 113

3 308 Daniel Sykes J18     Leeds CC                   113 8 121 111 4 115 115

4 269 William Stewart J12  Staffs & Stone             113 4 117 118 4 122 117

5 86 Les Davies DV           Shopshire P S             122 4 126 143 2 145 126

6 128 James Tomkins J16  Shopshire P S              122 6 128 129 129 128

7 135 Martin Walker DV        Mold CC                     126 6 132 126 4 130 130

8 28 Sebastian Kennedy U12 Manchester              128 8 136 129 2 131 131

9 42 Brian Dunn DV              Halifax CC                138 138 140 140 138

10 369 Dave Reevey DV        Shopshire P S           134 10 144 128 58 186 144

11 102 Phil Bate DV            Staffs & Stone cap cap 140 8 148 148

12 218 William Pemberton J16 Trentham CC cap cap 124 54 178 178

13 54 Les Stewart DV           Burton CC                    171 58 229 184 4 188 188

Div 2/3 C2

Runcorn Canoe Club is holding its hasler race on 19 July.  It is out of region so there are no points to be won for Shropshire paddlers but it does could towards hasler races to qualify for the hasler finals in Reading at the end of September for those who haven't yet qualified.

All races will take place on the River Weaver, starting and finishing at Runcorn Canoe Club, Clifton. Located 0.5 miles from M56 J12, (OS Ref 526798). Sign posted from Motorway.

Starts will commence at 12:00 prompt (13:45 for Fun Race & Lightning's).
Check-in 09:30 – 11:30.
Briefing will take place 11:35

Fees:

Divisions 1 – 9 £5.00 per seat, (50p discount for Under 18’s)
Lightning Race £2.50 per seat

Plus £3 event ticket for non-BCU members.

Reminder:   you need 3 k1 races to race K1 (or 3 C1 races to race C1) at the hasler finals; to race K2 or C2 you need 3 races of some kind either in a canoe OR a kayak.   If you're not sure whether you have qualified, give Deb a shout.

A few of the boys from the club headed down to Rhug (North Wales on the way to Bala) for the division 3 & 4 slalom.

This year Rhug is a new slalom site on the calander., refreshments apparently tasty but expensive at the nearby organic farm shop.

Results were as follows:

June 20th

Division 3 K1 Men:

Gari Sumner  2nd/16 -   in atime of 117 (1 second behind the winner)

Les Davies    4th

David Reevey  6th

Division 4 K1 Men - James Tompkis 3rd/14 & promoted in his first slalom!!

June 21st

Division 3 K1 Men:

Gari Sumner  2nd / 16

Les Davies    5th / 16

James Tompkis 10th / 16

David Reevey   11th / 16

Overall some impressive results from Shropshire. Next local division 3/4 race is at Bala Mill on Sunday July 12th.