Photos from the 2009 Grafton Bridge to Bridge are now available. Please contact Zac Smith on 0415 795 372 or email zacwah@bigpond.net.au and he will email through proofs and pricing.

Zone 3 Ski Racing held an auction during the presentation of the 2009 Grafton Bridge to Bridge Ski Race.4 of the banners that were on display all weekend were put up for auction. The monies raised will be used to setup a junior development fund to try and assist local juniors within the sport. Zone 3 is also looking for founding partners for the junior development fund, for more information please contact mark@graftonb2b.org.au. A big thank you goes out to all those that put thier hand in thier pockets to support the acuction.

The crew of Stinga has taken out the 2009 East Coast Commercials Grafton Bridge to Bridge. The crew of Greg Houston, Kevin Boylan, Daniel Campbell & Grant Patterson crossed the line in a time of 37 minutes 9 seconds, only 13 seconds outside the record. Conditions were not ideal with a 25km per hour breeze gusting down the Clarence at 9am this morning. Stinga was followed home by Hellrazor & Merc Force. Full results will follow in the morning

Strong winds saw rough water for todays racing which led to many falls, DNF’s and difficult driving conditions. The choppy water did not stop the close competiton between fierce rivals Stinga and Blazen who crossed the finish line 4 seconds apart. The tight racing continued between Hellrazor and Merc Force who split the judges clocks by 1/100th of a second. A mere 3 seconds decided the result in Unlimited Outboard, with twin rigs Ring of Fire and 2 Wild fighting it out for 1st away in their class, in which Ring of Fire took the honours. We hope to see more close racing between these boats during Sunday’s main event.
The return of the street parade was a huge success and was well supported by both the competitors and the local community. The local Clocktower Hotal proved to be a great vantage point to view the millions of dollars of machinery on display
Results for todays racing are:
Superclass shootout: 1st Stinga, 2nd Blazen, 3rd Hellrazor
Presidents Invitational: 1st Agitator, 2nd Crimsafe, 3rd Elm Street
Unlimited Inboard: 1st Smack That, 2nd Gotta Go
Unlimited Outboard: 1st Ring of Fire, 2nd 2 Wild
Under 8 Litre: 1st ORSM, 2nd Showtime
Moc: 1st Ace Racing, 2nd Twisted, 3rd Streamline Boat
Under 19 Boys: 1st Chief, 2nd Recoverys Reflection, 3rd Ghostrider
SMOC: 1st Test Lab, 2nd Mercury Pro XS, 3rd Flashpoint
Womens: 1st Team SBR, 2nd Smokin Injun, 3rd Gun-It
F2 Outboard: 1st Tuff E Nuff, 2nd Gale Force, 3rd Ultimate Force
Stock Inboard: 1st Ski Connection, 2nd Brute Force
Under 16 Boys: 1st Prime Time,
Under 16 Girls: 1st Shotgun
70MPH: 1st Speed Lab
Under 13 Years: 1st Big Loll, 2nd Robbo’s, 3rd Good 2 Go
60MPH: 1st Broken Arrow, 2nd Go Race
Veterans and Tadpoles results will be posted with expert race results at the conclusion of tomorrows racing.

The crew of Stinga have taken out the 2009 Crown Duel Shootout in choppy conditions. The crew recorded a time of 4minutes 59 seconds. Blazen 2nd, Hellrazor 3rd. Further updates will be available later tonight

The weather has been punishing for the visiters to the Jacaranda City for the 2009 Grafton Bridge to Bridge Ski Classic. 35 degrees was registered today for the sign in. The Crown Hotel is already buzzing with teams catching up. Updates will be posted at the completion of the Shootout at approx 12.30pm tomorrow afternoon.

To be in the running for one of two holiday packages to the beautiful Angourie Resort located near Yamba, all you have to do is show your boat in the Street Parade to be conducted at 1pm on the Saturday, hand in your race day reports by 3.15pm Sunday at the merchandise van which will be located below the Crown Hotel, and lastly a crew member must be present at presentation.
1st place prize package includes: Flights for two people from your nearest capital city to Coffs Harbour or Ballina, hire car for three days, two nights accommodation in deluxe spa apartment at 4.5 star Angourie Rainforest Resort, two hot breakfasts, two dinners and a cocktail each, two deep tissue massages in the Essentail Elements Day Spa, picnic lunch for two, champagne & chocolates on arrival and a sunset cruise for two people with Rockfish Cruises.

After much organisation with local authorities it is with much pleasure that we can announce that the street parade is back. It will commence at 1pm on Saturday 3rd October 2009. It will commence from the Showground (boats to be marshalled inside the showground) and proceed along Prince St to the Crown Hotel & return. Competitors ARE ALLOWED TO BE SEATED IN BOATS.

Zone 3 Ski Racing is proud to announce the signing of East Coast Commer- cials to a 3 year deal as the new major sponsor of the Grafton Bridge to Bridge Ski Classic. The light commercial and 4wd specialists based in Brisbane decided to take the major sponsorship package after last year winning last years “Hellbent Club”, which was a draw of 20 participating sponsors to see who won the major sponsorship prize.