Victoria Steel Challenge State Titles
28-29 May 2011
Lee Rohrich and Wodonga mayor Mark Byatt at
the opening of the match.
A shooter takes part in the Accelerator match, with
range officer Robert Polland keeping watch.
Martin Rudeforth, Richard Sharpe, Lee Rohrich
and Adrian Wolter.
President Robert Marks congratulates Open
division Top Lady Suzy Soldini. Held over the weekend of May 28 and 29, 2011, 40 competitors braved a chilly start to the SSAA 2011 Victorian Steel Challenge State Titles held at the Wodonga Handgun Club.
Steel Challenge is the ultimate test of speed and accuracy. Competitors shoot eight separate stages of five plates, four of which are primary plates and one is designated the ‘stop plate’. Competitors shoot each stage five times, discarding their worst time. Each plate must be hit once during each of the five runs, with the stop plate hit last. There is a three-second penalty for each missed plate. The competitors aggregated time is their score for the match, so it pays to shoot fast and accurately.
There are six divisions designated by handgun type (Open, Open Revolver, Metallic, Production, Metallic Revolver and Single Action) and four categories (Junior, Lady, Senior and Senior over 65).
David Soldini from Melbourne, shooting in Open division, came first outright with a powerful display of concentration, accuracy and speed. He was followed closely by Doug Petts of Albury and third place winner Andrew Moss of Melbourne.
Gary White from Sydney won the Production division, placing fifth overall, with Darren Scott second and Chris Ellis coming third.
Metallic had three competitors vying for first place; however, Kevin White from Sydney pulled away towards the end, leaving two local boys Martin Rudeforth and Adrian Wolter to fight it out for second and third respectively. In the end, Martin Rudeforth came away with second.
Metallic Revolver saw three local boys fighting it out for first place. Robert Marks was the winner, followed closely by Matthew Cawood, only recently joining the sport six months ago.
Five ladies shot the match in various divisions. Suzy Soldini, finished sixth overall shooting in Open division, won the Top Lady, while local girl Verna Honter came third.
Shane Twemlow from Finley took out the Top Junior, finishing 27th overall. Callum Caple, a local lad, came second. This was his first excursion into competition shooting and he used his father’s Metallic Revolver. Well done, Callum!
The Senior division saw two local boys fight it out for first, with Vin Shuey just slipping away to come first, placing 14th overall. Ged Beckton came second, closely followed by Chris Ellis.
Thank you to all our sponsors, particularly Sandy Creek Outfitters, The Shooters Shack, Elks Hunting and Fishing, Blueys Hunting and Fishing, Vitasoy and Peter Gillahan. Thank you to Wodonga Handgun Club members and non-members for all of their hard work in helping set up and run the event. Finally, thanks to all the competitors, as the event would not have happened without your support.
| Overall Aggregate | ||||||||||||
| Name | Div | Sub cat | STAGE 1 Outer Limits |
STAGE 2 Showdown |
STAGE 3 Accelerator |
STAGE 4 Five to Go |
STAGE 5 Roundabout |
STAGE 6 Speed Option |
STAGE 7 Smoke & Hope |
STAGE 8 Pendulum |
Total | |
| 1st | David Soldini | OA | 14.54 | 12.09 | 12.92 | 15.70 | 10.86 | 5.42 | 11.77 | 16.28 | 99.58 | |
| 2nd | Doug Petts | OA | 17.05 | 13.78 | 13.09 | 18.08 | 10.47 | 6.29 | 10.91 | 14.79 | 104.46 | |
| 3rd | Andrew Moss | OA | 19.29 | 13.59 | 15.44 | 15.43 | 11.23 | 7.14 | 12.08 | 15.85 | 110.05 | |
| 4th | Lee Rohrich | OA | 18.23 | 12.75 | 13.13 | 13.94 | 14.63 | 9.47 | 13.54 | 15.74 | 111.43 | |
| 5th | Gary White | Prod | 18.30 | 15.13 | 14.20 | 16.55 | 13.03 | 8.97 | 11.47 | 18.48 | 116.13 | |
| 6th | Suzy Soldini- Ballantyne |
OA | Lady | 18.23 | 14.51 | 13.64 | 18.58 | 14.33 | 8.26 | 11.19 | 17.70 | 116.44 |
| 7th | Craig Elliott | OA | 17.88 | 14.08 | 14.11 | 18.29 | 15.02 | 9.72 | 13.23 | 16.53 | 118.86 | |
| 8th | Gary Tueno | Prod | 22.77 | 14.56 | 13.63 | 15.46 | 13.70 | 8.09 | 11.86 | 20.16 | 120.23 | |
| 9th | Terence Sleeth | OA | 18.57 | 14.08 | 17.16 | 16.67 | 16.00 | 9.97 | 13.24 | 15.66 | 121.35 | |
| 10th | Justin Durham | OA | 16.93 | 16.35 | 14.61 | 19.16 | 16.18 | 9.17 | 13.74 | 17.09 | 123.23 | |
| 11th | Damien Fitzgerald | OA | 17.63 | 14.18 | 18.24 | 16.74 | 19.24 | 7.15 | 12.12 | 18.30 | 123.60 | |
| 12th | Darren Scott | Prod | 19.40 | 15.09 | 15.07 | 17.00 | 16.60 | 10.30 | 14.34 | 19.68 | 127.48 | |
| 13th | Richard Sharpe | OA | 18.37 | 15.01 | 15.93 | 19.74 | 16.73 | 9.59 | 15.80 | 18.24 | 129.41 | |
| 14th | Vin Shuey | OA | Senior | 18.84 | 15.35 | 16.40 | 17.37 | 14.79 | 9.26 | 15.14 | 22.40 | 129.55 |
| 15th | Mihaljevic Darko | OA | 20.97 | 14.05 | 16.81 | 19.29 | 15.71 | 9.43 | 14.17 | 22.21 | 132.64 | |
| 16th | Ged Beckton | OA | Senior | 22.46 | 22.29 | 19.44 | 23.42 | 16.37 | 12.99 | 17.07 | 20.24 | 154.28 |
| 17th | Chris Ellis | Prod | Senior | 26.88 | 18.27 | 21.06 | 22.58 | 17.93 | 13.10 | 14.70 | 25.88 | 160.40 |
| 18th | Ross Twemlow | Prod | 24.07 | 19.80 | 21.15 | 23.77 | 18.86 | 14.14 | 15.40 | 31.12 | 168.31 | |
| 19th | Franco Difuccio | Prod | 29.98 | 16.86 | 28.36 | 25.27 | 20.76 | 14.55 | 16.37 | 24.95 | 177.10 | |
| 20th | Anthony Azzopardi | OR | Senior | 27.32 | 22.14 | 22.12 | 29.27 | 21.32 | 17.60 | 19.33 | 23.53 | 182.63 |
| 21st | Gregory Morabito | Prod | 31.67 | 18.08 | 20.65 | 25.37 | 15.74 | 16.69 | 16.74 | 37.70 | 182.64 | |
| 22nd | Kevin White | MSA | Senior | 26.11 | 19.14 | 23.31 | 27.08 | 20.01 | 18.87 | 21.57 | 27.99 | 184.08 |
| 23rd | Julie Sleeth | OA | Lady | 47.22 | 25.13 | 17.07 | 24.32 | 18.50 | 13.12 | 15.98 | 25.04 | 186.38 |
| 24th | Martin Rudeforth | MSA | 27.60 | 21.18 | 22.54 | 27.50 | 19.19 | 19.25 | 17.78 | 31.46 | 186.50 | |
| 25th | Adrian Wolter | MSA | 34.30 | 21.85 | 21.95 | 28.75 | 21.25 | 17.76 | 16.10 | 37.51 | 199.47 | |
| 26th | Tony Torcasio | MSA | 30.70 | 25.45 | 26.53 | 27.60 | 23.53 | 21.43 | 19.10 | 27.56 | 201.90 | |
| 27th | Shane Twemlow | Prod | Junior | 32.89 | 25.11 | 24.49 | 33.04 | 22.97 | 22.38 | 18.20 | 33.97 | 213.05 |
| 28th | Robert Marks | MSR | Super Senior |
37.19 | 26.80 | 27.23 | 36.14 | 27.63 | 21.33 | 21.49 | 29.11 | 226.92 |
| 29th | Matthew Cawood | MSR | 30.71 | 25.32 | 30.03 | 33.89 | 29.13 | 30.70 | 18.96 | 33.22 | 231.96 | |
| 30th | Brett Dixon | Prod | 33.59 | 31.57 | 28.70 | 34.09 | 27.07 | 21.29 | 22.28 | 35.39 | 233.98 | |
| 31st | Anthony Nixon | MSA | 38.85 | 28.55 | 33.47 | 44.19 | 25.27 | 20.61 | 21.36 | 36.01 | 248.31 | |
| 32nd | Verna Honter | OA | Lady Senior |
41.72 | 31.81 | 32.41 | 37.24 | 32.31 | 20.57 | 24.68 | 29.41 | 250.15 |
| 33rd | Robert O'Conner | Prod | 40.52 | 31.00 | 32.57 | 34.68 | 26.91 | 25.22 | 22.63 | 37.12 | 250.65 | |
| 34th | Robert Pollard | MSR | 38.33 | 33.44 | 26.66 | 31.85 | 24.52 | 33.01 | 20.46 | 45.77 | 254.04 | |
| 35th | Bradley Laing | MSA | 49.46 | 34.55 | 31.24 | 44.00 | 30.52 | 23.82 | 22.26 | 41.53 | 277.38 | |
| 36th | Ian Riordan | MSA | 43.27 | 32.26 | 31.03 | 41.39 | 29.87 | 37.97 | 24.34 | 49.45 | 289.58 | |
| 37th | Lucille James | MSA | Lady | 48.44 | 34.25 | 29.86 | 45.70 | 34.75 | 31.98 | 25.20 | 45.72 | 295.90 |
| 38th | Ruth Nicholls | MSR | Lady | 43.41 | 37.49 | 42.07 | 43.13 | 41.12 | 33.57 | 32.72 | 40.26 | 313.77 |
| 39th | Nick Hordern | Prod | Senior | 51.19 | 46.21 | 53.21 | 45.93 | 35.05 | 44.72 | 23.31 | 52.78 | 352.40 |
| 40th | Callum Caple | MSR | Junior | 67.72 | 36.54 | 62.05 | 53.83 | 42.89 | 40.40 | 41.03 | 77.26 | 421.72 |