Istvan Kertesz and partner Nikolette Halmai took out the 2018 O'Shea 2-days on the Central Coast in a closely-fought tussle over 3 runs at the weekend.
Only four minutes separated the first three teams in the Long Pairs division.
They were third after the opening relay at Rumbalara, then took the lead at the night event from local brothers Mark and Ken Schaefer (150m10s) and held on throughout Sunday morning's team score event to finish in 147m50s.
Istvan's sister Aniko and husband Peter Fozo led after the relay but lost five minutes at night as the new Mt Penang map was unveiled and ended up third. The Garingalites hail from Hungary and are loving life in Australia.
Newcastle orienteers dominated the Short Pairs, won by Stephen Craig and daughter Rebecca in 91m40s.
Malcolm Roberts and Carolyn Matthews were eight minutes adrift in second place, while Geoff Peel and Rudi Landsiedel were well back in third.
Overall results can be viewed here. Thanks to Central Coast for another great weekend.
