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RAPTC MINOR SPORTS – ATC PIRBRIGHT

Sgt (SI) T G O’Brien RAPTC

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012 saw the Inaugural RAPTC Minor extremely physical morning of Climbing.
Sports Symposium take place at Mountain Biking took place from the ATC
the Army Training Centre (Pirbright)
with the majority of the route around the Old
which has excellent facilities to hold such Windmill Hill area, this was planned and led

an event. RAPTCI’s took part in Clay by Sgt (SI) G Shilton with a total distance
Target Shooting, Mountain Biking, Indoor of 7 miles covered over undulating terrain.
Climbing, Disc Golf, Table Tennis and The ATC Disc Golf Course proved popular
Badminton, although numbers attending and a unique experience for beginners, the

were low the event itself was a success.
overall winner was Sgt (SI) G Lewis, having
been stationed at the ATC the regular
Clay Target Shooting took place on practice had paid off. The crown for “Best
Brunswick Ranges and was facilitated by at Racquet Sports” went to WO2 (QMSI) L

WO2 (QMSI) M Rees. For the majority this Davison who proved to be a dab hand at
was a new experience and with training both Badminton and Table Tennis.
sessions coming up at Gibraltar Barracks
(Wed 19 Jun) and the RMAS (Tue 26 Jul), The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst will
the aim is to enter an RAPTC team into the be the venue for the 2013 RAPTC Minor

2013 Army Championships. ATC Pirbright Sports Symposium; this will take place
has excellent facilities for Indoor Climbing on Tue 26 Jul and with the facilities used
and Bouldering, Capt (MAA) T Best was including Montgomery Gymnasium and
the SME for this discipline and passed on Barrosa training area it should prove to be a
Sgt (SI) O’Brien – Lead Climbing – ATC Pirbright
both his experience and knowledge for an
more than worthy venue for the symposium.

ORIENTEERING

SSgt (SSI) M S Beverley RAPTC

T
he RAPTC Champs took place in Oct 12 at Deepcut
utilising Windmill Hill Trg area. Going in to the event Maj
Steve Collinson was clear favourite to win, but good local
knowledge of the terrain played its part with SSgt Mark Beverley
taking victory on the 1 hour score course, closely followed by Maj

Chris Deed. The women’s competition went to Capt Jane Ecott
just inishing in front of Sgt Blackburn.

The 2012/13 season has seen new personnel take part on a regular

basis on the Military League South circuit, with WO2 Al Harris, Sgt
Vicky Blackburn and Sgt Craig Horton competing regularly.

RAPTC Championships 2012

Name
Time
Points
Position
SSgt Beverley
57:30 270 1

Maj Deed
58:46
270
2
Maj Collinson
56:18 250 3

WO2 Harris
57:18
200
4
Sgt O’Brien
57:26 190 5

WO2 Sweatman
57:32
180
6
Sgt Horton
59:28 180 7 Maj (MAA) S Collinson preparing for the Inter Corps champs

Following previous success in the Senior Short competition we WO2 Miller
53:05
150
8
Capt Ecott
56:02 150 9 went into the race with a good chance of victory, however the

Infantry ielded a strong team and we had to settle for second SSgt Cowley
59:46
150
10
Sgt Blackburn
60:12 140 11 place this year.

Capt Doree
61:22
150
12
Sgt Stokes-Whittaker
58:16 120 13
Army Inter Corps 2012
Night Day Total Overall
Name
Time
Time
Time
Position
The RAPTC entered a team of 4 runners in the Army Inter Corps
Champs at the New Forest in Nov 12. It was the Committee’s Maj Deed 48:58 64:58 1:53:56 5

intention to enter the Major Unit Category this year, however, SSgt Beverley
43:17
71:02
1:54:19
6
a team of 6 with the necessary experience to run at night on a Maj Collinson
54:08 62:15
1:56:23 7
technically dificult area could not be raised.
Maj Taylor
52:24
81:15
2:13:39
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