9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1984 - Page 0075
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1984 |
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During training Cpl Connor showed that he had not tergotten his racriig techniques (it 3 seasons ago, while others found it more elusive' It IS often not apprecrated what a very ditlererit technique it is lrom ordinary skiing. Proper Downhill (as opposed to slalorii and giant slalom) training was difficult to achieve because at the problem at tourists e or the mobile slalom gates as they became more commonly known Sometimes it would seem that Bernard was leading us through all the snowplough classes he could find, JUSI to test our speed or reactionl The team tound the training rewarding because ol the hard work and ellort that Bernard demanded lt was a pity that we could not allord more lessons We had rust begun to master the technique when we had to leave tor Axarns, Axams was the venue for the tst Armoured Divismn Championships Overall II was a mixture of some good racing and untorturiate falls Our inexperience was certainly revealed in our inconsistent results which, along with our lack ol reserves, caused us to be beaten by less able, though steadler teams In the end Cpl Connor and Lt Boughey managed to come Within the ills! 25 overall and thereby qualitied tor the Army Championships as indivrduals Given greater seasonal continuity in training and the creation of a squad (from which to select a learn}, it IS felt that it would not be difficult to obtain good results at what is probably the most testing at the Divismnal meets The Army Championships were held at lschgl and provrded much stiller competition, Nobody expected to make an impact on the first lilty however it was a useful experience and we did well ll) linish in vrrtually every race Overall ttie Team gained a lot of satrstaction trorn panic-paring in llil: most exhilarating and exciting sport in the future, it is hoped that mote talent from the Regiittent Will be drawn to It, in order to build on what has been achieved this year TCFl Langlauf rHr grit/rant nvat LANCERS REGtMENVAt JOURNAL Exercise Uphill Diamond The Regimental Langlaui teani training took place Ill the small town at Regen in Southern Bavaria Lrvrtrg in comparative ornlori wtthin tho, confines or a German Army Barracks, which incidentally were also used by the German Arniy Natltlrial Lnngiairr ream, training under the watclilul eye (if the national coach, a {CSldCI‘l in Regen Advertrsrirg lor personnel in taki: part in the exercise was srriiple The temptations til two months away lrutti Home, the Regimental move and the RSM, were sitting incentives Finally, the otter at a paid skiing trip, chalet girls plus snow and a little sun, proved too much tor the live itoVices enticed lrorn the Regiment. The training proved arduous and hard, under the eyes or‘ our coachest Cpl Tyler and Cpl Marshall Ir involved running miles tip - hill and down dale, sprinting on snow covered athletics tracks. and utilismg the specralised gyms which. had been modilied lor the German teams The Arbor ’3000’ provided ttui ski training slopes, With many miles Ul cut track easily accessible, even though its close proximity to the Czechoslovakian border nece ~itateot the carrying at a compass and Swrss Army Krtilel We nearly tried a day trip to Prague, which only oust 5 DM lronr the local bus station, but liaison wttlr the A/Adrutairt srion dispersed such ideas' The sntrwlall was intermittent and snow cover poor, theretore, road running and gym training took preletenoe iii training However, as. ski magaztnes are quick to point out, ’The British are not expert SklElS, but they are at least competent, and at whatever grade they are iearless‘ It is agOtilstng as a irovrce, wnen prnugrriirg strenuously uphill to be passed by Six year oldsl The skiing nevertheless progressed by leaps and bounds The story that LCpl Eazely and Cpl Short almost Wlpllt‘l out the entire Chinese National Wrrirren’s team is uiitoutrded However, turnouts ol Tpr Drinkers ellorts to change the ottrcral course, by tutally inolrshirig a three bar wonder: hence have been substantiated and the charge put down in high spirits As a result a large third party indemnity policy was taken out to cover future risks. The, German community welcomed us With open arms, and we Ielt behind , many long , lasting memories WW and almost Tpr Thomas, A devastating Angler German monmi Divisional Championship: By the tune of our move lrom Regen to Axatris, lot the Divisrunal Championships in early January, the team was lighting in and tully prepared tor the challenge The conditions were meal and the Novrce Teartt periormed extremely well, dosplle having to Compete against a more experienced held The Races were held early in the morning iii a crisp l6‘C, dropping to e 25 C in the hollows, it was perrshtngly cold Trtr Archer completed the course With the loss of all feeling in his hands He was found to have third degree frostbite in both hands, which turned his lingers white and black and he developed agonistng blisters He was admitted to a German Hospital tor three days The team continued well, and the benefit of the physical training was borne out in the results, With Tpr Ducker, Tpr Thomas and Col Shnr‘t out , stripping many other novice skiers iii the 15 KM Cpl Tyler, racrrtg as an iiidivtdual, managed an all time record by starting 227th in the 15 KM and linishing 40th, making him the lastesr Cavalrynian on skis in the Dinsioii The rllusrorr that Chalet girls lall head over heels wtth Side , burns let! short (it expectations, while unlortuitatery, LCpI Bazeiy's and Cpl Marshall's sleek ‘spray on' racrng suits proved extremely ineltective in attracting local prey The Team, having competed tn their irrst season at Nordic Skiing, hope to start training early this year, both in Norway and later in Gainiisch, in order to build on the experience already gained We hope at last in twin lormrdahle opposition tor the dominant Corps in the next Divisronal Championships, |
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