Mitch Rawlins takes out the BSC/Rheo QLD Pro!!!

Courtesy of ibaaustralasia.com & Kiryn Clay.

Rawlins rockets to lead…

Round two of the Human Pro Bodyboard Tour “The Reopaipo Qld Pro” has been run and won by Mitch Rawlins.Mitch just managed to edge out an in-form Dave Winchester with Port Macquarie’s Eric Metcalf in third and Gold coaster Nick Ormerod in fourth.

The event was blessed with some awesome conditions and on the final day D-Bah served up it’s trademark slabbing peaks for the sports best to put on a great show.

Leading into the finals the action peaked with an amazing round 4 clash between Mitch Rawlins, Dave Crowley, Peter Norman and Joe Clarke.

The level of competitive Bodyboarding was raised significantly as each rider locked in score after score to notch their names in the history books as the highest scoring heat in BBA history with Crowley missing out in third with a 9.0 and an 8.9.

The Pro Women’s division also had a world class field with international rider Eunate Agirre (Spain) and Paola Simao (Brazil) outclassed by the Aussies.

Former World champs Kira Llewellyn and Steph Pettersen used all their competitive skills so surf their way into the final and take on Lilly Pollard and Mandy Zeiran.

In the end Kira proved too strong and pushed Lilly to second with Mandy third and Steph fourth.

In the Pro DK division Gary Thatcher made a welcome return to competition with a win over fellow Queenslanders Dane Pope, Lucas Winfield and Nathan Luton – Korber.

The QAB round was also a great success with around 80 of the best amateurs in the state all vying for valuable points towards the Nationals team at Port Macquarie in September.
In the end all agreed that it was a great contest and the venue lends itself to a much bigger and more lucrative event in 2009.

Next stop – Reopaipo Newcastle Pro. This event starts on Thursday this week.