The Second Barrie Beehag Ski Race Is All Set for the 13Th October 2007

Media Release

from

Moama Water Sports Club

16th November 2008

The Murray River between Deep Creek Marina and Torrumbarry Weir on Saturday 22nd November, will come alive with the sounds of water ski race boats and their skiers as they compete in the 3rd Annual Barrie Beehag Ski Race.

On water activities start at approximately at 10am as the team of Hellbent, leave the Deep Creek Marina and head towards Torrumbarry. The experienced team in the boat include driver Mark Cranny and observer Damien Matthews have won this event for the past two years. They are towing new comers to this event in Peter Proctor and Paul Robertson. The team will be on a high after their win the Bridge to Bridge Water Ski Classic this weekend, and will be looking for two wins in two weeks.

Next on the water is Fastcash towing Chris Taylor and Michael Gunther, they will be applying the pressure to Team Hell. Third away will be Sportspage from the 8 Litre class, towing Troy Barens and Travis Oliver. Can they overtake Team Hell? Sportspage is a accomplished team, who are consistently in the top five in the Club Marine Southern 80. The results will be on the board on Saturday afternoon will see if this consistency prevails.

Last away will be Spinal Tap – these two 11 years olds, Tayla Hinterholzl and Tayla Stent, are skiing in the Under 16 class. The girls are out to break their time of last year – 1 hour, 35 minutes and 15 seconds.

There are 8 classes competing in the Barrie Beehag Ski Race. Unlimited has 22 entries and Hellbent would be the favourite to win this class.

8 Litre Inboard, and 6 entries, with Sportspage the favourite, but the lawbreakers in the boats Gangster and Outlaw would be pushing Sportspage to the line.

MOC Expert and ACE Racing after its record breaking win the Bridge to Bridge would be looking for another first place. With another 13 boats in this class, anyone could be a winner including BL Marine, Smoken Mirrors and Thundernuts.

6 Litre Expert and 13 entries. Can Kamikaze from Shepparton towing Rod & Colin Senior take the winners medal from Synthetic and Toey As?

SMOC Expert –This will be a close race between the two Evinrude named boats, Stalker-Evinrude and Evinrude Racing. Maybe local knowledge will help Brad Groves has he drives Stalker – Evinrude down the river towing John Cartledge and Adam Morgan. In this class, the engines are all of a standard configuration, any of the 11 competitors in this class could take home the gold medal.

2.5 Litre Outboard, another close class with 8 entries. Saintn and Kane It, followed by Club Marine Racing are the first three away in this class.

Juniors and The Sting, Cinders and Revenge all leave in that order – how they finish will be up the skiers as they travel the Mighty Murray River.

The Murray River will be closed to the public from 7.30am to 5pm from Fraser Road Boat Ramp to Torrumbarry Weir.

Briefing for the team members will take place at Deep Creek Marina at 8am. The boats will launch at Deep Creek Marina for the start at approximately 10am.

There are many places along the river to watch all the action on the Victorian side of the river, including Bail road, Headworks road or from the Torrumbarry Weir road. It is a perfect opportunity to take the family out for a picnic on the beautiful Murray River. At Torrumbarry Weir, the Gunbower Lions Club will be providing food and refreshments for competitors and spectators.

On the NSW side, Deep Creek Marina is the place to be. Entry to the Deep Creek Marina area will be by $2 per person or $5 per family. Food and drinks will be available onsite, with catering by the Echuca Apex Club. Activities for the kids at Deep Creek Marina include show bags, face painting and a jumping castle

Race Programs for the Barrie Beehag Ski Race are now available in Echuca and Moama Newsagencies.

The event is conducted by the Moama Water Sports Club with assistance from the Perricoota Boat Club.

The 2009 Club Marine Southern 80 is to take place on 6th, 7th & 8th February 2009. Entry forms for this event will be available online at from Friday 21st November. These entries close on Wednesday 31st December 2008.

For further information regarding this event, you can visit the Southern 80 web page and follow the links to the BB Ski Race Classic or phone the Moama Water Sports Club on 0354806754.

For further information regarding this media release please contact

Julie Golledge – Media Liaison for Moama Water Sports Club

Mobile: 0418147227 or email