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The Harper Sprint

PJTC Sprint Champions:
Comp	Tipster	Real Name	Home	Position	Sprint Pts	No. Tipsters	No. Rnds
2002 S12	Fan	Jan Wilson	Auckland	5th	135	84	7
2001 NPC	The Highlander	Steve Gracie	Wellington	2nd	222	65	7
2001 S12	Dodgy Deano	Dean Shields	Auckland	12th	111	85	7
2000 NPC	Boyesee	Justin Boyes	Auckland	1st	191	63	5
2000 S12	Taranto	Patrick Hegarty	Hawkes Bay	1st	118	63	7
1999 NPC	Don Gazzaralli	Gary Hunt	Auckland	2nd	183	54	5
1999 S12	E	Mark Brooke	Canterbury	1st	104	73	7
1998 NPC	Bok Choy	Kim Shearman	VIC, Aust	4th	189	60	5
1998 S12	Deep Blue	Mark Hamilton	Auckland	2nd	--	36	7
1997 NPC	Simon Harper	Simon Harper	Auckland	1st	--	38	-

The Harper Sprint was an award brought into the comp in honour of the legendary Harper Sprint of 97. It also keeps the straggling Tipsters motivated near the end of the race. In the 1997 NPC PJTC, Simon Harper (now known as "Serpico") was 24 points behind the leader and in 14th place as the semi-finals were about to begin. Every game had been worth 4 points up until this point. The semis were worth 6 and the finals were worth 8. Simon launched himself at the lead and scooped up every point available. It was pure class and is unlikely to be repeated. Those that were overtaken are privileged to be a part of something special.