Balloon Race RESULTS - 1st September 2008

Race ended 12:00 a.m. on Monday 1/9/08

Card Reference_Owner of the racecard___ Location Found__Seller______DISTANCE

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WK-96-H L Lockwood Duderstadt, GERMANY Sold By Chelsea Hawley - 510.58 Miles

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SM-82-T M Crapper Nacton Shores,Ipswich, Suffolk - Sold By Mick Crapper - 156.38 Miles
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NL-73-R R Crapper Corus Steel Works Scunthorpe -Sold By Dick Crapper - 31.22 Miles
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FO-13-H Paul Curtis J Champagnat-le-Jeune, FRANCE -Sold By Steve Reay - 604.41 Miles
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GO-72-R D Sullivan Papenburg, GERMANY - Sold By Anna Birkinshaw - 364.17 Miles
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HO-43-S M Hodgett GENLIS à LONGCHAMP, FRANCE - Sold By Kendall - 528.25 Miles
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JN-68-O Mark L Attleborough, Norfolk - Sold By Steve Reay - 125.98 Miles
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GU-16-H Nick M Geretsried, GERMANY- Sold By Chelsea Hawley - 688.54 Miles
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AN-92-H G Mitchell Aveyron, FRANCE - Sold By Anna Birkinshaw - 673.23 Miles
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NX-40-S B Crapper MONTAIGUET EN FOREZ ,FRANCE - Sold By Dot Ward - 558.04 Miles
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VF-44-S MAMFA Laguiole France - Sold by Dot Ward - 646.49 Miles

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Top 3 Balloons by Distance

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Owner ____________Distance _____Found _____Seller

1) Nick M_____ - 688.54 Miles - GERMANY - __Chelsea

2) G Mitchell ___- 673.23 Miles - FRANCE - ____Anna

3) MAMFA - ____646.49 Miles - FRANCE - ____Dot

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Last years winning balloon was found in Lussy, Switzerland (602.83 Miles) and this year the top four balloons were found even further away!!

Balloons Away !!!

The Hemsworth Miners Welfare Summer Balloon Race has started, over 4oo balloons were launched today prior to the Final of the Hemsworth Ladies Summer Tournament. (Congratulations to the home team on reaching the final against Handsworth - all level at full time and unluckily losing out on penalties).