2007 BOP Times Article Whitewater and Slalom
Extract BOP Times Jamie Troughton
Meanwhile, Tauranga's Mike Dawson posted another top result at the Tacen leg of the whitewater slalom World Cup circuit, finishing 21st in the Slovenian final at the weekend. It was a step up from his 29th in the Czech Republic a week earlier, although Dawson knows there is plenty of improvement left.
"I raced in the semi and was doing okay until the last upstream where I put some edge down and dropped low, almost going down the next drop and getting a 50sec penalty, but managed to make it to the gate," Dawson said.
'I came in 21st but it should have been better." Tauranga paddler Johann Roozenburg was 31st while Dawson's brother James made his first C2 final, finishing 39th.
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Meanwhile, Tauranga's Mike Dawson posted another top result at the Tacen leg of the whitewater slalom World Cup circuit, finishing 21st in the Slovenian final at the weekend. It was a step up from his 29th in the Czech Republic a week earlier, although Dawson knows there is plenty of improvement left.
"I raced in the semi and was doing okay until the last upstream where I put some edge down and dropped low, almost going down the next drop and getting a 50sec penalty, but managed to make it to the gate," Dawson said.
'I came in 21st but it should have been better." Tauranga paddler Johann Roozenburg was 31st while Dawson's brother James made his first C2 final, finishing 39th.
Full story
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/localsport/
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