Stoke fun race 9.5.15

The second event of the fun race series took place on Saturday.  Approximately 70 racers took part, with Telford Ski Club represented by the following:-

U8s:  Lewis Parton, Shayne Dawson-Dymond and Finlay Broomhall.
U10s:  Sophie Broomhall, Sonny Rushworth and Tuesday Rushworth
U12s:  Josh Law and Andrew Webb
U14s: Ed Guy
U19s: Christian Stevenson

Some great results for all our racers, with podiums for Lewis (1st), Josh (1st), Ed (3rd), Christian (1st).

Mixed weather created some interesting skiing conditions - heavy rain, windy and some sunny spells ..  some racers ending up rather wet after close encounters with puddles on the slope!

Posted by Helen Jackson, on behalf of Sue Parton and Dave Webb.  Photos provided by Sue

 

 

Indoor GBR races at Manchester

Two GBR events took place at Manchester indoor slope, this weekend.  Charlie Deem and Ellie Jackson represented Telford on Saturday.  Charlie skied well in a very strong and competitive U12 male age group.  Ellie had a superb first run, achieving 2nd place but unfortunately, on the second run, left one of her skis in the start gate, so lost all her advantage.  Iona Brickley joined Ellie and Charlie on Sunday, and all three juniors produced two solid and fast runs.  Safe in the knowledge that her bindings had now been ramped up, Ellie produced probably her best skiing on indoor snow to date, and secured second place in the highly contested U14 female category. Full results will be available shortly on the Britski website at www.britski.org   We would love to see more of our skiers taking part in the many different race opportunities, so please speak to one of your committee members to find out more about what's available.  Kind regards Helen

 

May Bank Holiday weekend racing at Gloucester

A trio of races took place over the weekend.  These are extremely well attended and highly competitive events with skiers travelling from all over the UK to test their skills against each other… 160 racers on Sunday alone.  Gloucester always provides a number of challenges due to the length and undulating nature of the slope.  This weekend was no different and provided plenty of DSQs and DNFs on some extremely interesting and exciting courses. 

 

Likewise, Telford parents encountered a new challenge, namely the new gazebo.  Opening up the lovely new package, in gales and rain on Sunday … we were pleased to see the instructions advised “easy to set up, with only two adults”!!!!!  So 40 minutes later, 5 adults and 3 children, eventually succeeded in securing a gazebo to shelter from the elements … needless to say, the sun then came out and it stopped raining!!!!

The following skiers represented Telford Ski Club on some, or all days.  All our skiers raced fast and focussed, many achieving 4^th positions with only milliseconds depriving them of a well deserved podium:-

U10s:  Lewis Parton (4^th Gloucester CN) and Iona Brickley (4^th GBR)

U12s: Charlie Deem (6^th SSW Champery Slalom; 5^th Gloucester CN: 6^th GBR)
U14s:  Ellie Jackson (4^th Gloucester CN: 3^rd GBR)

Full results can be found at http://www.britski.org/

The summer race calendar is now well underway.  It really would be great to see more of our skiers at these events.  If you would like further information about registering with SnowSport England, or about the many different race opportunities, please speak to one of your committee members. 

Kind regards

Helen

 

 

Telford Club National

Our annual Telford Club National race took place at Manchester on 25.4.15.  It was great to see so many of our skiers representing their club.  Congratulations to all skiers who took part and a huge thank you to the volunteers, officials and parents who supported the event and made it such a success.  All of our members produced solid and competitive runs, resulting in podiums for Ellie Jackson (3rd U14 female) and Jordan Fellows (1st U21 male and fastest overall male skier).  Full results can be found at:-   http://www.britski.org/   If you are interested in finding out more about this summer's races, please speak to one of your committee members. Kind regards Helen

Telford skiers taking part were:

• Under 10s:  Iona Brickley and Lewis Parton
• Under 12s:  Charlie Deem, Matthew Williams, Andrew Webb
• Under 14s:  Ellie Jackson, Charley Fellows, Elinor Drummond and Josh Law
• Under 16s:  Isabel Drummond and Ed Guy
• Under 18s:  Christian Stevenson and Will Evans
• Under 21s:  Jordan Fellows

 

April Timings 2015

Stoke Fun Race Series

The first race of the fun race series took place on Saturday 28.3.15.  It was great to see so many Telford skiers taking part with the older and more experienced skiers, lending a helping hand to our newest members.  Despite persistent rain and intermittent gusts of wind (resulting in rain of a horizontal nature!!), all of our skiers and parents thoroughly enjoyed themselves.  Brilliant performances in the individual events and as ever, exciting and close head to head races resulted in a fantastic haul of medals and great results for all our skiers. Helen

U8 Male: Lewis Parton 1^st,     Shane Dawson-Dymond 3^rd,     Finlay Broomhall 4^th

U10 female: Sophie Broomhall 2^nd    Tuesday Rushworth 3^rd
U10 Male:  Charlie Deem 1^st     Sonny Rushworth 8^th   
U12 Male:  Josh Law 1^st      Andrew Webb 3^rd
U14 female:  Ellie Jackson 1^st
U16 male:  Tom Harper 4th

Club T Shirts

Our club T.shirts have arrived and, as you can see from the photos below, look fantastic.  They are now on sale at £7.50 each.  We have a wide range of sizes for children and adults, so please speak to one of your committee members if you are interested in purchasing.  Helen