2006 Ipswich Rifle Club

Mr Abood, who has been a regular competitor for more than 10 years, earned his victory the hard way, narrowly defeating State representative Ashley Bidgood from Crows Nest. He had to post the day’s best score, a possible 50 with 8 centre bulls on the final 800 metres range to edge out Mr Bidgood. Both shooters dropped only a single shot over three ranges to post aggregates of 149 with 17 centre bulls and 149 with 16 respectively.

The Ipswich Open attracted a field of 79 competitors from Queensland and NSW with visitors from Tasmania and Western Australia.

Western visitor Mahlon Reid set the early pace with two possibles at 600 metres but faltered on the final range to finish ninth in A grade and second in Veterans behind Wayne Latham from Natives Club who also finished third in A Grade with 148.16.

Shooting conditions were variable from ideal to a fluky breeze and light rain making some results the luck of the draw.

There were a total of 18 possible scores, including C grade winner Colin Jones from Natives Rifle Club who shot a 50.4 on the final range. B Grade was won by Ron Bowman from Gatton, who was tied with Stephen Small from Beaudesert on 146.11, however Ron took first place under a mutual agreement by both shooters.

The F Standard scope class which attracted 23 competitors was won by Brisbane Central’s Ernie Mace while Brisbane Rifle Club member Chris Bell took out the F Open scope class.

Ashley Bidgood (Crows Nest Goombungee RC) & Peter Brown, Rob McCracken & Nick Abrahall (Grafton RC)
Shane Abood (Albert Dist. RC)

Ray Mortimer & John Kippen (Ipswich RC) John Hope (Tasmania) & Wayne Latham (Natives RC)

Colin Jones (Natives RC) John McAndrew & Ken Lobwein (Ipswich RC)

Bruce Nardi (Pacific RC) Simone Hauschildt (Ipswich RC)

(L-R) Ernie Mace (Central RC), Cathy Smith (Bris. Mariners RC), Wayne Latham (Natives RC) & Glenn Rush (Ipswich RC)
Shane Abood (Albert RC), Colin Jones (Natives RC),
Chris Bell (Brisbane RC), Elyse Morrison (Ipswich RC),
Ron Bowman (Gatton Glenore Grove RC)

Stephen Small (Beaudesert RC) Mahlon Reid (Western Australia) Steve Mills (Beaudesert RC)

Ipswich Open results

A Grade aggregate: 1 Shane Abood, Albert, 149.17, 2 Ashley Bidgood, Crows Nest, 149.16, 3 Wayne Latham, Brisbane Natives, 148.16, 4 L. Latours, Gold Coast, 148.13, 5 Cathy Smith, Brisbane, 148.12, 6 Steve Mills, Beaudesert, 148.11.

B Grade: 1 Ron Bowman, Gatton, 146.11, 2 Stephen Small, Beaudesert, 146.11, 3 Derek Higgins, Grafton, 143.10.

C Grade: 1 Colin Jones, Natives, 145.06, 2 Danny O’Mera, Gold Coast, 142.07, 3 Elyse Morrison, Ipswich, 142.09.

F Open scope: 1 Chris Bell, Brisbane, 291, 2 Tim Pilcher, North Arm, 289, 3 Meichelle Knudsen, Brisbane, 288.

F Standard scope: 1 Ernie Mace, Central, 177.11, 2 Lowell Tillack, Goondiwindi, 172.11, 3 Glenn Gunn, Brisbane, 172.08, 4 Barbara Moritz, Armidale, 171.14, 5 Peter Drew, Grafton, 171.07, 6 John Faulkner, Milton, 171.05.

Veterans: 1 Wayne Latham, Natives, 148.16, 2 Mahlon Reid, WA, 147.14, 3 Herman Woolschot, Brisbane, 147.10.