Inaugural Aussie Day Dunny Race at Oakey flushed with success

There were no flies on The Long Drop team, crossing the finish line ahead of second placed The Thunder Roll.

Stinking hot conditions welcomed the eight starters in the inaugural Great Australia Day Dunny Race on the banks of Oakey Creek.

In loo of chariots, the field was made up of homemade wheeled dunnies with the only rule being that the “jockey” had to remain seated for the race.

At the starters gun, the eight teams were off like the crappers with Camper Crapper the early leaders.

Early leaders in the Great Australia Day Dunny Race, Camper Crapper, lead the field on the banks of Oakey Creek at Arthur Shooter Park.

Unfortunately, Camper Crapper took a wrong turn and ended up in the proverbial creek But the team carried on undeterred.

However, that left The Thunder Roll and The Long Drop to fight it out in the straight.

The Long Drop, consisting of Brendan, Sonny, Corbin and jockey Arabella McCormack showed there were no flies on them as they crossed the finish line in first place in record time, wind assisted.

Cruz Williamson, 16, provides the muscle to propel jockey Simon Collette, 11, during the Great Australia Day Dunny Race.

The Thunder Roll team of Chloe Cherry (jockey), Chris “Notso” Quick, Jan Petrie, Wade Briese and Shane Frost finished a close second.

While the Dunny Race was the premier event of the day, the crowd of about 300 was also entertained by the sack races, iron man and thong throwing competitions.

Allan Turner competing in thong throwing competition at the Oakey Australia Day celebrations.

Some spectators had expected to see single string knickers flung through the air but in keeping with the family friendly day the thong throwing comp involved the hurling of footwear.

The 30-plus degree heat tested the field in the Iron Man competition which consisted of a 1km run with a stop-off for contestants to down a can of XXXX Gold or soft drink (depending on age) and a cold pie before running to the climbing net and returning to the finish line.

“The pies were defrosted on the side of the barbecue so at least they aren’t still frozen,” event co-ordinator Craig Commens said.

Sack race winner Morgan Young backed up to win the Iron Man, pipping Taliyah McBride who came in second ahead of Terry Graham third.

Oakey Australia Day Committee chair Fay Telford said she was pleased so many people had attended the day.

“At one point some people didn’t want us to have it at all this year but we said ‘No, we’re going to do it’, and I’m glad we did,” she said.

“It’s gone off very well.”