Rat Pack
Rat Pack was an Australian tournament paintball team that competed in Victoria during the 1990s. Contemporary reports recorded entries under the names Rat Pak Bad, Rat Pak Good, Rat Pak Ugly and Rat Pack Red. Rat Pak Bad won the third round of the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series, while Rat Pack won the 1998 Victorian Three-Man Tournament.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]1996 Victorian Three-Man Series
[edit]Rat Pak Bad won the third round of the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series at Paintball Action Games in Ballan, defeating the Red Lizards in the final.[1]
The published overall standings recorded three Rat Pak entries. Rat Pak Bad finished fourth with 560 points, Rat Pak Good fifth with 519 points and Rat Pak Ugly twenty-fifth with 25 points.[1]
1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters
[edit]Rat Pack Red competed in the professional division of the 1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters at Paintball Action Games near Ballan. The contemporary report described it as a local team that performed strongly during the preliminary games.[2]
In the finals, Rat Pack Red defeated The Firm but lost to Top Hat Jokers. It entered its concluding game against Magnum needing a maximum score without losing a player to win the championship. An elimination ended that possibility, and the game finished without a flag hang. Rat Pack Red placed third overall.[2]
1998 Victorian Three-Man Tournament
[edit]Rat Pack won the 1998 Victorian Three-Man Tournament, organised by the Victorian Paintball Players Association at the Peninsular Paintball Club’s Frankston site.[3]
Six teams competed, with three advancing to a round-robin final. Rat Pack defeated The Creed Black and Xtreme to secure first place.[3]
Recorded results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Entry | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Victorian Three-Man Series, round three | Rat Pak Bad | 1st | [1] |
| 1996 | Victorian Three-Man Series overall | Rat Pak Bad | 4th; 560 points | [1] |
| 1996 | Victorian Three-Man Series overall | Rat Pak Good | 5th; 519 points | [1] |
| 1996 | Victorian Three-Man Series overall | Rat Pak Ugly | 25th; 25 points | [1] |
| 1998 | Victorian Five-Man Masters | Rat Pack Red | 3rd, professional division | [2] |
| 1998 | Victorian Three-Man Tournament | Rat Pack | 1st | [3] |
References
[edit]- Three’s a Crowd. Mic Bradshaw, Paint, issue 5, March 1997.
- 5 Man Victorian Masters. Mike Wallis, Paint, issue 8, May 1998.
- 1998 Victorian 3 Man. Mike Wallis, Paint, issue 9, September 1998.