Difficult conditions on last day's FIS racing

Waimarino Bulletin, Issue 5, 19 August 1988, Page 17

Difficult conditions on last day's FIS racing

Norwegian Ole Furuseth, skiing in cold, blustery conditions, took first place in the second slalom event at the BP-Europa FIS Series at Turoa, Mt Ruapehu, last Friday.

His winning time, 1:24.83, wa s good for the conditions which included 10cm of fresh snow and a very strong north-easterly. Second place went to Robert Ormsby (USA) at 1:35.23 followed by team-mate Tiger Shaw at 1:35.57. The first Kiwi home was Mattias Hubrich in eighth place (1:39.95) followed by team-mate Chris Mosaed in ninth place (1:40.48). New Zealand hopeful Simon Wi Rutene completed a disappointing FIS series failing to complete the slalom after a fall on the first run. Turoa marketing manager Andy Chapman praised the competitive spirit of the eight participating t e a m s throughout the series. "The BP-Europa FIS Ski Series has provided a tremcndous boost for ski racing in New Zealand. We're now truly on the map as a destination for some of the world' s top skiers." The previous day's winner Felix McGarth from the USA pulled out of Friday's race because of slight muscle problems. Top series skier Jim

Read fell in his second run. Ole Christian Furuseth (NOR) 0:48.73, 0:46.10, 1:34.83; Robert Ormsby (USA) 0:49.40, 0:45.83, 1:35,23; Tiger Shaw (USA) 0:49.48, 0:46.09, 1:35.57; Greg Grossmann (CAN) 0:50.24, 0:46.29, 1:36.53; Brad King (CAN) 0:5 0.45, 0:47.22, 1:37.72; Troy Watts (USA) 0:50.45, 0:47.31, 1:37.76; Kyle Rasmussen (USA) 0:52.41, 0:47.24, 1:39. 65; Mattias Hubrich (NZ) 0:52.36, 0:47.59, 1:39.9 5;, Chris Mosaed (NZ) 0:54.30, 0:46.1 8, 1:40.48; Stewart Brown (AUS) 0:5 4.25, 0:49.18, 1:43.43; Daniel Warbrick (AUS) 0:54.18, 0:50.03, 1:44.21; Julian Brown (NZ) 0:55.44, 0:51.16, i:46.60; Lachian Clark (AUS) 0:5 5.8 2, 0:51.62, 1:47.44; Gaku Hirasawa ( J P N ) 0:56.35, 0:5 1.1 8, 1:47.53; Sean Grennan (AUS) 0:5 5.7 9, 0:52.08, 1:47.87; Brendon Casey (NZ) 0:57.56, 0:52.44, 1:50.00; Joe Moffett (NZ) 0:57.57, 0:52.58, 1:50.15; Simon Heap

(AUS) 0:5 8.3 7, 0:53.08, 1:51.45; Guy Stephens (AUS) 0:57.99, 0:53.49, 1:51.48; Jacy Bramley (NZ) 1:01.13, 0:55.87, 1:57.00; Jeff Drayton (NZ) 1:01.32, 0:56.61, 1:57.93, Richard Privat (FRA) 1:0 1.24, 0:57.36, 1:58.60; Guy Saxton (NZ) 1:01.39, 0:57.37, 1:58.76; Benjamin Tidswell (NZ) 1:02.13, 0:56.92, 1:59.05; Dean Drayton (NZ) 1:01.44, 0:57.81, 1:59. 25; S t e f a n Coberger (NZ) 1:04.64, 0:59.98, 2:04.62; Paul Keating (NZ) 1:05.54, 1:01.82, 2:07.41; Bruce Lilburn (NZ) 1:12.02, 1:06.57, 2:18.59; P atr i ck Cooper (NZ) 1:03.83, 1:15.30, 2:19.13.