The Scorchers
& Hall of Flames
All Time
Course Record Holders
Eric Speakman
46 mins 40 sec
Te Awanga Estate
King of the Peak 2015
Ruby Muir
53 mins 32 sec
Hawke's Bay Orthodontic
Queen of the Peak 2017
2018
The Scorchers Sub-50 Club
And what a scorcher it was! 2018 saw hard and dry ground, heat and not a breath of wind. Back to bury the demons from a couple of years before, Niam worked hard for his Sub-50 entry!
- Niam Macdonald 48:46
Te Awanga Estate King of the Peak
Hall of Flames Sub-60 Club
Multiple entries into the Hall of Flames and The Scorchers are now denoted by Roman numerals (it’s the Classicist among us!).
- Niam Macdonald 48:46
TE Awanga Estate King of the Peak - Jonas Kvottrup Nielsen 51:17
- Lucas Duross 51:22 VI
King of the Peak 2011 & 2017 - Ronan Lee 51:45 Up & Coming U18 III
- Mathias Vangsoe 53:57
- Graeme Buscke 54:36 III
- Devon Beckman 56:52 VI
- Jamie Blakely 57:03
- Oscar Brousse 57:34
- Julia Anderson 58:19
Hawke’s Bay Orthodontics Queen of the Peak - Thomas Mackisack 58:25
- Dougie Kyle 59:05 IV
- Thomas Christison 59:09
- Cam Nicol 59:26 II
- Hamish Ross 59:40
- Will Tidswell 59:44
2017
The Scorchers Sub-50 Club
With a hard packed, dry trail and plenty of long grass to keep them on their toes, this guy, along with the 17 others in the Hall of Flames, deserve their name in lights.
- Lucas Duross 48:49 II
Rod McDonald Wines King of the Peak 2011 & 2017
Hall of Flames Sub-60 Club
This is the first year we’ve had multiple female inductees…
- Lucas Duross 48:49 V
Rod McDonald Wines King of the Peak 2011 & 2017 - Kristian Day 50:40 III
- Devon Beckman 51:57 V
- Graeme Buscke 53:14 II
- Ronan Lee 53:19 Up & Coming U18 II
- Ruby Muir 53:32
Hawke’s Bay Orthodontic Queen of the Peak 2017, 2015 and 2014 III - Ross Morrison 55:27 IV
- Brad Donovan 55:28 III
- Dougie Kyle 56:34 III
- William Kerr 57:23
- Phil McKay 57:30 IV
- Amber Morrison 57:42 II
- Duncan Morrison 57:48 II
- Marc Herrmann 58:03
- Laura Nagel 58:07 II
- Guy De Salis 58:54
- Pete Whalley 59:23
- Nikola Sobocanec 59:55 II
2016
The Scorchers Sub-50 Club
Taking on the wind and the heat, these two, along with the 14 others in the Hall of Flames, worked hard for their fame this year.
- Eric Speakman 46:57 II
Rod McDonald Wines King of the Peak 2015 & 2016 - Lucas Duross 49:35
2011 winner
Hall of Flames Sub-60 Club
With some rock stars racking up multiple entries we’ve decided from now on we’ll add a little Roman kudos by denoting the amount of times they’ve seen their names in lights…
- Eric Speakman 46:57 II
- Lucas Duross 49:35 IV
- Graeme Buscke 52:28
- Devon Beckman 54:44 IVUp & Coming 2014
- Bradley Christison 55:09 III
Up & Coming 2015 and 2016 - Brad Donovan 55:44 II
- Laura Nagel 56:13
Hawke’s Bay Orthodontics Queen of the Peak 2016 - Dougie Kyle 56:13 II
- Ronan Lee 56:29
- Simon Hansen 56:50
- Matthew Gummer 57:31 II
- Campbell Macdonald 58:00
- William Little 59:00
- Nikola Sobocanec 59:12
- Damien Christofis 59:37 II
- Cam Nicol 59:51
2015
The Scorchers Sub-50 Club
Installed for the first time in 2015 when the course record was SMASHED, there’s only one name (so far!) that rules the most hallowed The Scorchers Sub-50 Club. Yep, that’s sub-50 minutes, baby!
- Eric Speakman 46:40
Rod McDonald Wines King of the Peak 2015
Hall of Flames Sub-60 Club
Racing took place in near perfect running conditions; still, overcast and with the track not too dry or too wet. A slightly faster course with a small change out of Tainui. enjoy basking in the glory you uber impressive Sub-60 minute-ers!
- Eric Speakman 46:40
- Lucas Duross
51:14
2011 winner - Devon Beckman 51:35
- Bradley Christison 52:30
Up & Coming, 1st boy home in the 5-17 year old category - Ross McIntyre 52:40
2013 winner - Brad Donovan 52:56
- Duncan Morrison 54:15
- Phil McKay 55:17
- Ruby Muir 55:25
Hawke’s Bay Orthodontics Queen of the Peak 2015 - Steve Charles 55:25
- Greg Thurlow 56:26
- Dougie Kyle 56:35
- Nathan Biggs 56:41
- Kane Elms 57:18
- Damien Christofis 57:43
- Leighton Clark 57:49
- Ben Wright 58:02
- Andy Horne 59:11
- Dulia Daly 59:35
- Vernon Preston 59:35
- Stefan Holm 59:36
2014
Hall of Flames Sub-60 Club
Not such a perfect running day this year, very blustery and dry underfoot, but this didn’t stop 22 people getting home in under 60 minutes. Congrats lady & gents – Enjoy the Quarter Acre wine!
- Kristian Day 51:42
Quarter Acre Wines King of the Peak 2014 - Devon Beckman 52:56
Up & Coming, 1st boy home in the 5-17 year old category - Kane Boulton 54:47
- Bradley Christison 55:01
- Ross McIntyre 55:09
2013 winner - Brad Donovan 55:45
- Ruby Muir 56:06
Hawke’s Bay Orthodontics Queen of the Peak 2014 - Steve Charles 56:40
- Phil McKay 56:40
- Ross Morrison 57:17
2010 winner - Nathan Biggs 57:31
- Ron Middleton 58:10
- Jeremy Natusch 58:21
- Simon Hansen 58:28
- Chris Shaw 59:00
- Adrien LeClerc 59:05
- Jared Jones 59:06
- Andy Horne 59:24
- Lachlan Cairns 59:28
- Andrew Bott 59:33
- Mike Fitzgerald 59:44
- James Bell 59:45
2013
Hall of Flames Sub-60 Club
It was a perfect day on the peak for those up and down sub-60, although it got a little hot for those behind them.
- Ross McIntyre 51:59
Quarter Acre Wines King of the Peak 2013 - Lucas Duross 53:43
2011 winner - Kaleb Wright 55:42
Up & Coming, 1st home in the 5-17 year old category - Phil McKay 56:04
- Sebastian Fahsold 56:30
- Devon Beckman 56:42
- Harry Gaddum 57:17
- James Beech 57:18
- James Bell 57:23
- Kane Boulton 57:50
- Josh Chiverrell 58:04
- Aaron O’Keefe 58:21
- Joe Hanks 58:43
- Steve Charles 58:50
- Emma Yule 59:49
Aesthetic Dental Queen of the Peak 2013
2012
Hall of Flames Sub-60 Club
No complaints weather-wise here except for a couple of freak gusts of wind…welcome to our first female in the HoF! And the return of some familiar faces….
- Graham Bee 50:54
Quarter Acre Wines King of the Peak 2012 - Ross Morrison 52:14
2010 winner - Ross McIntyre 53:47
- Lucas Duross 56:50
- Jon Clearwater 59:23:03
- Amber Morrison 59:23:69
Aesthetic Dental Queen of the Peak 2012 - Matt Gummer 59:32
2011
Hall of Flames Sub-60 Club
A brilliant day – it took a bit to warm up, but a beautiful blue Hawke’s Bay sky in the end. Despite working their cotton socks off, there were no Hall of Flamers in 2011.
2010
Hall of Flames Sub-60 Club
Conditions were a little tough. A down pour just before the start meant wet ground and cold air.
- Ross Morrison 52:45
- Ross McIntyre 53:26
- William Kelsey 55:43
- Jeremy Forbes 58:03
- Kristian Day 58:35
(P.S. The secret hand shake instructions are in the mail…)