The 11th race of Bendigo Orienteers Bush Classic saw 77 entrants competing near Tannery Lane in Mandurang. The highest number of competitors in a classic for the year saw a shortage of maps on some courses.
Weather conditions were spectacular and the great courses set out by Heather Jones provided challenges at all levels. Once again, groups of newcomers took advantage of the expert help on the day before completing their own course.
Another great run from Bryan Keely saw him take the fastest time on the 7km course with David Brownridge and James Robertson coming second and third. The 5.9km course was more closely contested with Louis Cameron only 72 seconds in front of Lachlan Cherry and 3rd place taken by Nic Cherry.
Twenty three people completed the 4.2km course, but in the end there was less than a minute between Phil Robertson in first and Don Cherry with Jimmy Cameron in third. The 3.7km course was completed fastest by Rick McDonald and Isobel Byrne was fastest in the 1.8km course.
Next week will see orienteering back in the granite at Mt Korong near Inglewood, with Ben and Richard Goonan setting the courses. This is a Enter on the Day event, but Pre entry and payment can be completed on Eventor before the event, if you want to book yourself a map before you arrive. This will help the organisers, work out how many people to cater for.
Results can be found on our results page, where you can use Eventor, WinSplits
Jason Carter
