This is an official press release from SCSA.
Carlos Guzman Claims Production Speed Shooting Title At Smith & Wesson Steel Shoot Series Louisiana Regional
SEDRO-WOOLEY, WA — Carlos Guzman came out on top as the Production Division Speed Shooting Champion at the Smith & Wesson Steel Shoot Series Louisiana Regional held July 19-20 at the Shootout Range in Princeton, Louisiana.
“Carlos put on an impressive shooting display winning all eight stages and dominating the Production Division match on his way to victory,” said Dave Thomas, Executive Director of the Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA).
Guzman won the Production Division title in an overall time of 134.40 seconds. Taking second was Richard Wakely with a match score of 168.85 seconds. Sloan Tranum finished third shooting the match in 191.52 seconds. Rounding out the top five were Chris Bonham and Lauren Bonham shooting times of 195.65 and 503.30 respectively.
The Louisiana Regional crowned championships in the Open Rimfire Pistol, Revolver Iron, Single Stack Pistol, Open Pistol and Limited Pistol divisions as well as Production.
The Steel Shoot Series Louisiana Regional is one of four regional championships in the sport of Speed Shooting which is governed by the Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA). The four match series is sponsored by noted firearms maker Smith and Wesson which has a long and distinguished record of supporting the shooting sports in America.
Remaining matches in the series include the Virginia Regional in Fredericksburg, Virginia the weekend of August 1-3 and the Northwest Regional hosted by the Albany Rifle & Pistol Club in Albany, Oregon the weekend of September 26-28.
The format for Speed Shooting consists of courses of fire, or stages, that are made up of five steel targets which are electronically timed to one one-hundredth of a second. Competitors shoot each stage five times with their slowest run eliminated. The combined time of the best runs is their score for that stage and their combined score of all the stages is their match score. The number of stages can vary but usually mirrors the eight stages of the World Speed Shooting Championships.
About the SCSA: The Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA) is the governing body of the sport of Speed Shooting and organizer of the Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships scheduled for Thursday through Sunday, August 14-17 in Piru, CA. To learn more about the Steel Challenge Shooting Association and the Steel Challenge visit the Web site at www.steelchallenge.com. There you will find diagrams of the stages of fire, complete listing of the 2007 results, a list of past champions and more.
Carlos Guzman Claims Production Speed Shooting Title At Smith & Wesson Steel Shoot Series Louisiana Regional
SEDRO-WOOLEY, WA — Carlos Guzman came out on top as the Production Division Speed Shooting Champion at the Smith & Wesson Steel Shoot Series Louisiana Regional held July 19-20 at the Shootout Range in Princeton, Louisiana.
“Carlos put on an impressive shooting display winning all eight stages and dominating the Production Division match on his way to victory,” said Dave Thomas, Executive Director of the Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA).
Guzman won the Production Division title in an overall time of 134.40 seconds. Taking second was Richard Wakely with a match score of 168.85 seconds. Sloan Tranum finished third shooting the match in 191.52 seconds. Rounding out the top five were Chris Bonham and Lauren Bonham shooting times of 195.65 and 503.30 respectively.
The Louisiana Regional crowned championships in the Open Rimfire Pistol, Revolver Iron, Single Stack Pistol, Open Pistol and Limited Pistol divisions as well as Production.
The Steel Shoot Series Louisiana Regional is one of four regional championships in the sport of Speed Shooting which is governed by the Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA). The four match series is sponsored by noted firearms maker Smith and Wesson which has a long and distinguished record of supporting the shooting sports in America.
Remaining matches in the series include the Virginia Regional in Fredericksburg, Virginia the weekend of August 1-3 and the Northwest Regional hosted by the Albany Rifle & Pistol Club in Albany, Oregon the weekend of September 26-28.
The format for Speed Shooting consists of courses of fire, or stages, that are made up of five steel targets which are electronically timed to one one-hundredth of a second. Competitors shoot each stage five times with their slowest run eliminated. The combined time of the best runs is their score for that stage and their combined score of all the stages is their match score. The number of stages can vary but usually mirrors the eight stages of the World Speed Shooting Championships.
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About the SCSA: The Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA) is the governing body of the sport of Speed Shooting and organizer of the Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships scheduled for Thursday through Sunday, August 14-17 in Piru, CA. To learn more about the Steel Challenge Shooting Association and the Steel Challenge visit the Web site at www.steelchallenge.com. There you will find diagrams of the stages of fire, complete listing of the 2007 results, a list of past champions and more.
