9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1984 - Page 0074
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1984 |
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THE BTH/lZTH ROYAL LANCERS REGIMENTAL JOURNAL Downhill Sk n9 (Ex Downhill Diamond) Downhill skiing, under the guise ol ’Exerclse Downhill Dialnond‘, like inner city development and the royalty, appears to be one of those things which attracts controversy by its mere exlsien There are always these ready to dispute ll's tiselulness, vvlnle the doonwnongers always seem to be predicting the end of the road for ll. And yet here we are Writnlg it up [or another issue ol the magazrrrel This Season, like the last, prrlduced no miracles but some very creditable performances lt was decided to return to Val d'lsere, Since the previous year's ream had broken the ground there and, had chiiid an excellent instructor In Bernard Jaurlce an ex7 Belglan racer Oul accommodation problem was solved by the generosity cl Col Watheri, who offered his llal for a knockdown price. So in early December the team was ready to gt: and try its hand once again, agalnst the giants of the skiing world such as l DIV Tpl Regi and 94 Loc Regt, Sadly, downhill racrng has become a spt‘rrtiperhaps more lhari any other Army sporte in which money talks. thus placing the packed Corps and Artillery teams, With their access l0 large funds, at an Immediate advantage. The Team this year consisted ul Li James Boughey lleam captalnll Ll Tani Carver (accountanl'l, Cpl Conner lracerll, Tpr Stanley lilovrcell, Once again we had med to ensure, by plenty of prerskling training, lsorne in more exotic places than Others) that first day on the ’nlste’ was not lDO painful Bernard remembered us l'Dee lrish Guards, oh la lall and was happily able til lit us irl lor a tortillghl’s coaching This consrsled of one week in his Ski Maxr Class, 'Maxirnum ski all day, no race training, lust hard ski and yes, perhaps a couple cl lumps and a blt of hot dogglng!’ followed by ten days ol hard race training. Unfortunately hallway through, Tpr Stanley Chipped his elbow so had to return to Hohne, leaving the team With no reserves. Reglrnemal Downhill Ski Team (7) Lt Boughey, Ll Carver and Cpl Conner Unfortunately the other learn member Tpr Stanley mluled liimsell and had to returrr m Hollrle l,l Brriigney negaiiams a slalom at speed Chrrsimas Day Celebratldns. |
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