The 12th World Championship was held in Slovenje, Velenje from the 1st to the 12th of August 2000. The Team was as follows:
Junior A Class 1st place - Adrienne Kockott
Hydro 7.5 cc 1st Place - Wayne Dellerba 2nd Place - Brunno Dellerba 3rd Place - Hennie Van
Rensburg
Hydro 15cc 1st Place - Gary Baldwin 2nd Place - Colin Baldwin
A CLASS 1st Place - Gary Baldwin 2nd Place - Tiennie De Jager 3rd Place - Colin Baldwin
B CLASS 1st Place - Willie Vorster 2nd Place - Gary Baldwin 3rd Place - Alan Keyser
C CLASS 1st Place - Tiennie Roos 2nd Place - Frans Van der Merwe 3rd Place - Colin Baldwin
"THE RESULTS"
Adrienne Kockott
21st place in 3.5cc Juniors
Wayne Dellerba
24th place in 7.5cc Hydro
Brunno Dellerba
33rd Place in 7.5cc Hydro
Hennie Van Rensburg
32nd place in 7.5cc Hydro
Tiennie Roos
53rd place in 15cc FSR-V
Gary Baldwin
6th Place in 15cc Hydro in the FINAL (Qualified 8th)
54th place in 3.5cc FSR-V
32nd place in FSR 7.5cc
Colin Baldwin
10th place in 15cc FSR-V in the FINAL ( Qualified 11th)
19th place in 3.5cc FSR-V
23rd place in 15cc Hydro
Tiennie De Jager
58th place in 3.5cc FSR-V
Willie Vorster
18th place in 7.5cc FSR-V
Alan Keyser
28th place in 7.5cc FSR-V
Frans Van der Merwe
22nd place in 15cc FSR-V
All in all it was a very successful event in that all the boaters where able to gain a considerable amount of experience in racing on an international level. The Team managed to get 2 drivers into the final namely Colin Baldwin in the 15cc FSR-V class and Myself in the 15cc Hydro class.
We where also able to get one person on the podium for the prize giving which was myself obtaining 6th place in the final for 15cc Hydro class.
Once again South Africa where able to go home proud making a good name for ourselves due to our conduct and performance.
Tiennie de Jager was also our Team Manager and I am sure we where all thankful for his arrangements to ensure we had all the logistics sorted out. The Baldwin's can be thanked for going to Slovenje earlier to arrange for the fuel etc as the rest of the Team arrived just before the event and would not have had much time to still have to get the fuel etc.
The 2002 world will be our next challenge and hopefully we will be able to reap the benefits at that event.
Compiled by: Gary Baldwin, SAMPBA Competitions Manager.
Last Update on 03 Apr 2001
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