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Hill climbers rejoice The relentless monsoonal downpour did not deter or dampen the enthusiasm of the 129 competition drivers attending the 25th anniversary meeting last weekend at Gyndier Drive, Tewantin, home of the Noosa Hill Climb event. Coastline BMW, the main event sponsor, set up a splendid six car static display and enticed nine owners of M series cars to join in the challenge of racing The Hill. There is no better way for the 50th Anniversary of the M series to be celebrated than by uphill racing. It was a baptism of torrential rain, a white knuckle ride definitely not for the faint hearted. The huge volume of rain deterred some of the open wheeler cars but not all. Dave Millington raced both days in his Formula Vee TT101 and took first place in category. Always an interesting array of vehicles in the competition, on track this year included a VW Kombi van, a 1947 Austin Seven, a Mini Cooper S, a Porsche 911 GT3, a Ford Focus XR5, a WRX STi, and a McLaren 620R. Several Lotus, Mustangs and plenty of BMW’s also joined the field. The Driving Divas were well represented at this event, as five ladies entered the competition, a record number at The Hill. Who else would drive a pink Toyota Celica except Krystal? Also racing were two Formula Student groups from Dalby High School and Sunshine Beach High School. In the Regulatory category, Ken Northduff, driving a 1955 FJ Holden reigned supreme taking first place honours. Dave Millington from Noosa Beach Car Club took out first place in the Formula Open Wheelers and Adrian Reed from Reed and Co stepped up as First Place Outright Winner driving an Audi S5. Competition in all categories is always fierce, no-one competes to come in second place, first place is the triumph. A great sense of camaraderie and community has always encompassed ‘The Hill’ event. To have driven ‘The Hill’ is a badge of honour. Members of Noosa Beach Classic Car Club strive to enhance and improve this iconic Noosa Motorsport event and triumphed over the adversity of Mother Nature last weekend.
Cricket a washout By Randall Woodley
Rene Street Motors celebrate family and hill racing together.
Cricket players and supporters had to be satisfied with watching the World Cup T20 Cricket or Women’s BBL on television last weekend as all planned fixtures matches on the Sunshine Coast were cancelled due to the weather. This was disappointing after all six senior Tewantin-Thunder teams had won their matches the previous weekend and confidence was very high in all grades of repeating the results again. As well as the First Graders match against Caloundra at Read Park on Saturday, which they were expected to win, the semi-finals of the T20 Competition to be played on the Sunday were also postponed. These will now be played at a later date. The junior fixtures on the Saturday and the Master Blasters Friday night matches also had to be cancelled, disappointing many of the eager young cricketers. Nest weekend the planned fixtures are as follows. (Note Grades 2 and 3 play on both Saturday and Sunday). FIRST GRADE Saturday V Caboolture at Caboolture10am start SECOND GRADE Saturday V Palmwoods at Read Park Sunday V Nambour at Nambour Show Grounds THRID GRADE Saturday V Palmwoods at Palmwoods Sunday V USC at Dale Officer Oval FIFTH GRADE Saturday V Wamuran at Dale Officer Oval SIXTH GRADE Saturday V Nambour at Mat Thornhill Oval WOMENS Sunday V Glasshouse Gold at Read Park -10am start JUNIOR MATCHES as per fixture schedule -will start on Saturday at 7.45am
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First place outright winner Adrian Reed. In addition to Coastline BMW, the event is well supported by generous local companies including Reed and Co Real Estate agents, ABlack Professional Towing, Eureka Landscapes, Bob Jane TMarts, Noosa Tewantin RSL, Rene Street Motors, HiMod Auto Lighting, Peter Hughes Vehicle Consulting, Autopro Noosa, Kennards Hire, Priest Jewellers, Noosa’s Elite Car Spa and Noosa FM 101.3 Community Radio. “We thank them all, plus the local food and drink vendors, including Trailblazers Mountain Bike group, who bravely stayed on site to feed the souls and bodies of all who attended,“ sponsorship director Kate Rider said. Long live The Hill.
Dalby Formula student is ready to race.
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Competitor Justin McCarthy takes a break.
Smashers claim unlikely title in table tennis grand final Finals night at the Noosa Table Tennis Club was supposed to be a straightforward affair, on paper at least. It was a clash between a David and Goliath – a clash between the Vipers who were undefeated throughout the rounds and the Smashers who had struggled just to get into the finals. It was said the Vipers would only need to turn up to take the title. Things started off uneventfully. The early part of the clash between this David and Goliath went accordingly to form with the score at 3-3 all, then 4-4 all. A critical turning point was now reached. In a match where the combatants were evenly matched the Smashers’ Alan Franks defeated the Vipers’ Chris Strybos to put the Smashers ahead with an improbable 5-4 lead. And there was more to come. In a crucial doubles match the Smashers’ Alan Lawson and Joe Laffey just squeezed past the Vipers’ Eli Kalugin and Blake Wyer winning 13-11 in the fifth game. Surprisingly the underdog Smashers had now skipped ahead to hang onto a slender 7-6 lead. The unthinkable was suddenly becoming thinkable. The Smashers dared to think they were in with a chance. It was then the Vipers inexplicably collapsed, losing the next 4 singles to surrender the crown they thought was theirs for the taking. In the end the Smashers had snatched the title from their betters in a comfortable 11-7. Things had not played out according to the script. And Man of the Match? 44 NOOSA TODAY Friday, 28 October, 2022
Jonas Campbell, Alan Lawson and Alan Franks. It could only be Jonas Campbell who did the heavy lifting for the Smashers. He won both his doubles games and his thee
singles including the defeat of club heavyweight Greg Yu to bring off an unlikely outcome. Noosa table tennis is a friendly club and
all are welcome from juniors to pensioners Wednesday nights from 6.45pm at the Noosa leisure centre.