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Regiment 9th/12th Lancers
Year 1987
Transcription THE 9TH/12TH ROYAL LANCERS REGIMENTAL JOURNAL
Cross Country Running
7/22 Bde League started in October
86 with the first race at Verden,
Unfortunately, with most of the Regi-
ment on exercise. the team only managed
to finish 10th.
In the next league race at Falling-
bostel. where the regiment was able to
put out its strongest team, we finished
2nd. behind close rivals l ADSR.
The 3rd race at Soltau saw Sgt
Andrews drop out because of injury
but the team still finishing a strong
2nd
We then trained hard for the next
race, a ‘home‘ run at Wolfenhllttelr
Most people managed to improve on
previous positions so we finished in lst
place The team showed their depth
as the ‘3‘ team finished 4th.
Determined not to come 2nd to l
ADSR again the team stormed home
lst in the 5th race at Celle with a record
The Cross Country Team 1986/87 3] points. The ‘3’ team finished 3rd.
Back to Fallingbostel for the 6th race
where another lst position put us level
with l ADSR at the head of the league.
Hohne was the setting for the 7th
race over an imaginative course using
the ski—slope and through the camp
area. Both A & B teams packing
together well finished lst and 51h.
Going into the final league race,
again at Verden. the team raced with
the knowledge that they couldn’t really
lose but. still ran hard to finish lst.
the ‘3’ team again doing well to finish
in 4th position.
So the league title was taken from
1 ADSR, for the first time in 9 years
Individually Tpr Young and Sgt Andrews
finished 2nd and 3rd respectively over-
all.
The final race for the regiment was
the RAC (G) lnter Unit Cup, 13 teams
taking part. at Fallingbostel. The team
ramped home to a decisive victory.
All the ‘A' team were in the first 11
runners while Tpr Young finished a
Tpr Young, stealing (he show well deserved 151,
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