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Pichler, an Austrian emigre now living<br />
in San Antonio, win first A and 4th<br />
overall just behind Woolley. Trapr<br />
Swonson was fifth. Top lady shooter<br />
on the Limited side was Cherie Woolley,<br />
creating the SCC's first husbandand-wife<br />
team to finish in the trophies.<br />
With only one true speed shoot in<br />
the match booklet, the Space City<br />
Challenge was indeed a very athletic<br />
and physically demanding match.<br />
"Pressed Rat and Warthog," named for<br />
the hit by the '60s group Cream, featured<br />
ports at ground level. This challenged<br />
the shooter's physical condition<br />
and favored the more agile shooters.<br />
Foot speed was the key at "Hit Mc<br />
With Your Best Shot" but only if you<br />
could down the starting poppers from<br />
a draw with "...Your Best Shot." Even<br />
the fastest sprint to the tightly spaced<br />
array of targets in its cramped hallwa ■<br />
would not do you much good without<br />
fast hits on the steel. Racaza had speed<br />
on both ends here, which helped him<br />
edge out Walsh on this stage. However,<br />
David Weers' time with a Limited gun<br />
was right with the top Open shooters.<br />
Overall the gap between Open and<br />
Limited was quite noticeable at this<br />
match. When comparing the stage winners<br />
in Open vs. Limited, hit factors<br />
were often two full points apart, or<br />
more! In fact, entrants in the Open Division<br />
lead Limited Division entries 75<br />
to 66 – a reverse of the national trend<br />
Photo by Roger Eckstine<br />
Brian Hoffner, a Houston Police Department tactical instructor and stage<br />
sponsor, shot a Wilson-barreled Glock 22 our of his handmade duty rig.<br />
(says USPSA). Ten shooters contested<br />
for the Limited 10 title, where Karl<br />
Rehn came out on top — despite being<br />
pressed by Michael Leck of Lecks's<br />
Guns, Houston PD SWAT's Mark<br />
Scales, and Brian Hoffner, an HPD<br />
training officer and proprietor of<br />
Hoffner's Training and Leather. Production<br />
class was disappointing in the<br />
number of entries but Keith Burnikel's<br />
win was deserved nonetheless. Texas<br />
continues to support the Revolver Di-<br />
vision and this year the list of seven<br />
wheelgunners was led by Kary Mark<br />
Harris despite a strong bid from David<br />
Gildon of Oklahoma and the Lion Star<br />
Shooting Team. In all, 160 shooters<br />
were in attendance. More were turned<br />
away because of a lack of space. Shooters<br />
keep coming back to the Space City<br />
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