Loony Tunes (Australian Paintball Team)
Loony Tunes, also recorded as Looney Tunes, was an Australian tournament paintball team associated with Splatball Village in Frankston, Victoria. The team competed in the 1995 Southern Three-Man Open and the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series.[1][2]
History
[edit]1995 Southern Three-Man Open
[edit]Looney Tunes competed in the Southern Three-Man Open at Challenge Paintball's Narbethong field in 1995. Five teams entered, with each playing eight preliminary games before the leading two advanced to the final.[1]
The team scored 100 preliminary points and finished fourth overall. The published standings identified its home field as Splatball Village, Frankston. Looney Tunes player Paul Bambling received the tournament's sportsmanship award.[1]
1996 Victorian Three-Man Series
[edit]Loony Tunes competed in the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series, organised by the Victorian Paintball Players Association. The published overall standings placed the team eighth with 435 points.[2]
Club association
[edit]In his history of the Peninsula Paintball Club, president Leigh Dixon identified Loony Tunes as one of four tournament teams that played out of the club. The others were Rat Pak, X-Rated and The Creed.[3]
Recorded tournament results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Southern Three-Man Open | 4th; 100 preliminary points | [1] |
| 1996 | 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series | 8th; 435 series points | [2] |
References
[edit]- Mic Bradshaw, “Southern 3-man Open”, Australian Paintballer, December 1995–February 1996.
- Three’s a Crowd. Mic Bradshaw, Paint, issue 5, March 1997.
- Frankston Paintball Field. Leigh Dixon, Paint, club history.