Dramatic Opener to Season 2009!

What an unforgettable opener for the start of the UniSA Australian HPV Super Series. South Australian Premier Mike Rann officially started today’s six hour race with an animated wave of the Australian flag, and for the next six hours, the race provided a mixture of thrills and mayhem.

 

On arguably the wettest track in Round One history, teams found the conditions particularly tough. It made for spectacular and hair-raising racing, with many teams coming a cropper during the six hours. But it also made for a new set of challenges, and teams worked themselves to the limit to push towards gaining the best results they could.

 

We’ll have a look at the results soon – but first, let’s focus on some of the things we’ve discussed today over the PA.

 

Mr Rann said it was a terrific thing for the state, with the focus on health and community, and learning valuable skills. His first ever Pedal Prix event, Mr Rann was clearly impressed with the ingenuity and dedication of the team members, and keenly wandered through the grid formation prior to the race to speak to the riders and their support crews.

 

Also, UniSA watched the race, proud to be a part of the event. AIPP Chairman Andrew McLachlan spoke of the synergy between the AIPP and UniSA. “We both promote the same ideals,” said Mr McLachlan. “Striving for excellence, learning and improving, living to our potential – UniSA is a superb partner to the Australian International Pedal Prix. We look forward to a long relationship with UniSA.”

 

Also, watch the Pedal Prix website www.pedalprix.com.au for upcoming details of our new relationship with The Cancer Council of South Australia. 

 

And, further to that, we had great interest from Channel 7, ABC, Channel 9 and The Advertiser.

 

So, the results:

 

1^st        32        215 laps         Tri-Sled Fresh Racing

2^nd       14        211 laps         The Pinnacle (Expats Racing)

3^rd        1          210 laps         BlueShift (TafeSA)

 Category 3:

1^st        154     189 laps         Unley Seniors (Unley High School)

2^nd       172     182 laps         Immanuel College

3^rd        112     178 laps         Hyper (Gleeson College)

1^st        22        161 laps         Mount Barker High School (on debut!)

2^nd       127     161 laps         Raging Senior Hubcaps (Aberfoyle Hub School)

3^rd        145     160 laps         Immanuel College

1^st        15        151 laps         Flying Hubcaps (Aberfoyle Hub School)

2^nd       59        148 laps         Fire (Immanuel College)

3^rd        109     140 laps         Crafers Comet (Crafers Primary School)

 

1^st        135     153 laps         Blur 1 (Loxton High School)

 Category 2:

1^st        184     139 laps         SCR-1 (Scotch College)

1^st        55        122 laps         Seymour 2 (Seymour College)

  

14        Lap 122          1 min 23.8 seconds The Pinnacle (Expats Racing)

230     Lap 1              1 min 32.1 seconds Matrix (Concordia College)

29        Lap 75                        1 min 38.7 seconds Blink (Blink Racing)

105     Lap3      1 minute 51.7 seconds   Fraser Park Knights (Fraser Park CPC-7 School)

 

 

Congratulations to all riders and team support staff, families and friends who took part in Round One of the UniSA Australian HPV Super Series. We hope you had a brilliant day – take some time to recover, then get set for the big Nine Hour in July. And watch the website for more news and pictures in the near future.

 

Thanks for a great race!