British Individual Championship Finals 2008

 

Event Date: 25th August 2008, Poole

Posted: 27th August 2008

Images: Andy Whitehouse (www.amwphotography.co.uk)

 

Bank Holiday Monday saw the British Individual Championships take place at Poole. We've got a great photo-report from Andy Whitehouse plus full results.

 

Under 16 Championship Final

 

 

Above left: U16 Champ Thomas Reid in full flight. Above Right: Bronze medallist Sam Hearn putting in a huge starting effort

 

Above: two Leicester riders in formation

 

Above: Eventual top three of (left to right) Ben Mould, Sam Hearn and Tom Reed

 

Above: Mid race is no time to re-enact Rodin's The Thinker...

 

Above: the definition of shoulder-to-shoulder riding

 

Above: the fast and the furious

 

Above: A Leicester rider hits the Poole dirt

 

Open Championship Final

 

Above and below: up close and personal is the preferred tactic for the man from Leicester...

 

Above: So close they may as well be on a tandem - Wednesfield teammates lock horns and nearly wheels!

 

 

Above: More argy-bargy - plenty of body-English applied

 

Above: carnage is only ever a millimetre away with racing as close as this

 

Above: far left, Wednesfield rider Terry Norman's face and body language says it all

 

Above: an artful rear wheel drift from the Aces rider

 

Above: a face which says 'COMMITMENT' loud and clear

 

Above: and a face that says 'Dare you to come past me' with equal volume!

 

Above: lovely shot of four riders drifting mid turn

 

 

Above: flip-book crash sequence courtesy of the quick fingered photographer, Andy Whitehouse.

 

Above: Southampton's Gavin Wheeler tops the podium, taking the champion's jersey and substantial shield, ahead of Terry Norman (Wednesfield Aces) and Marcus Wadhams (Birmingham)

 

Results

 

Women’s Championship Final
Amy Crouch (Leicester) 20, Jessica Lamb (Poole) 18, Lauren Jacobs (Ipswich) 18, Lucy Whitehead (Leicester) 17, Rachel Edge (Horspath) 16, Laura Dale (Ipswich) 16, Charlie-Jane Herbert (Exeter) 12, Tiffany Collins (Hethersett) 12, Michelle Whitehead (Leicester) 12, Rosie Woollard 11, Natalie Timms (Wednesfield) 10,  Carly Grimes (Hethersett) 9, Jenna Whitehead (Leicester) 9, Laura Watson (Astley & Tyldesley) 7, Rebecca Davies (Newport) 7, Charlie Ellitts (Wednesfield) DNS.
Under-16s: 1. Amy Crouch, 2. Laura Dale, 3. Michelle Whitehead
Referee:  Rob Absalom (Monmouthshire)

 

Under-10s Championship Final
Phillip Day (Great Blakenham) 19, Adam Phillips (Astley & Tyldesley) 19, Michael Blackwell (Great Blakenham) 18, James Robinson (Newport) 18, Lee Kemp (Bretford) 16,  Charlotte Cox (Weymouth) 15, Will Tidball (Exeter) 14, Marco Cooper (Horspath) 13, James Chattin (Sandwell) 12, James Clanfield (Poole) 11, Jack Herbert (Exeter) 10, Adam Watson (Astley & Tyldesley) 9, Adam Bennett (Newport) 8, Alex Pursglove (Weymouth) 7, James Harriman (Wednesfield) 6, Liam Eagles (Wednesfield) 5.
U-10 Girls: Charlotte Cox (Weymouth), 2. Libby Knights (Ipswich), 3. Holly Morgan (Poole).
Referee:  Mike Legge (Dorset)

 

Under-16 Championship Final
Thomas Reed (Exeter) 20, Ben Mould (Filton) 18, Sam Hearn (Poole) 17, Matt Beharrell (Hull) 17, Daniel Osborne (Great Blakenham) 14, Mark Carmichael (Horspath) 14, Carl Jarvis (Leicester) 13, Matthew Smith (Sandwell) 11, Marcus Szyszlyk (Great Blakenham) 10, Robbie Venson (Leicester) 10, Jake Williams (Poole) 10, Ben Collins (Hethersett) 10, Richard Hayes (Southampton) 9 (4 rides – reserve), Ben Higham (Stockport 2006) 8, Dayle Peace (Wednesfield) 8, James Day (Great Blakenham) 6, Paul Heard (Sandwell) 1 (1 ride - injured).
Referee:  Rob Absalom (Monmouthshire)

 

Open Championship Final
Gavin Wheeler (Southampton) 18, Terry Norman (Wednesfield) 17, Marcus Wadhams (Birmingham) 16, Steve Harris (Horspath) 16, Daniel Pike (Leicester) 15, Mark Boaler (Horspath) 12, Lee Aris (Wednesfield) 12, Joshua Brooke (Great Blakenham) 11, Craig Marchant (Leicester)11, Andy Angell (Hull) 10, Rob Hunt (Horspath) 10, Russ Evans (Sandwell) 9, Tom Haddock (Wednesfield) 9, Adam Peck (Poole) 8, Chris Timms (Birmingham) 7, Aaron Lowey (Poole) 6, Dave Carmichael (Horspath) reserve 1
Referee: Ian Sizer (Monmouthshire)