BRITISH UNDER 18 SEMI FINAL
 
Michael France was head and shoulders above the opposition to win this meeting with a faultless 15 point maximum, joined on the rostrum, and in the final, by Tom Rawlings and 16-year old Henry Valentine.  Dan MacDonald (just 15) and Llifon Jones (16) both overcame pointless returns, a retirement and fall respectively, to qualify without too many concerns.  Karl Jennings and Jordan Osgood also progressed, their last chance to win this competition with both turning 18 next season.  Sebastien Cartwright started with a fall and didn't manage to win a race but did take the flag in his most crucial heat, when beating Robert Pusey in a run-off for the final qualifying place; Pusey will be reserve for the final.  Those 9 were the best riders on the day although 15-year old Dan Sheldrick looked fast in picking up 5 points but a couple of falls hindered his scoring - if he can add composure to his speed though he does look like a potential winner over the next few seasons.
 
  1. Michael France............ 3  3  3  3  3  15   ---   QUALIFIED
  2. Tom Rawlings.............. 2  3  1  3  3  12   ---   QUALIFIED
  3. Henry Valentine........... 2  2  3  1  3  11   ---   QUALIFIED
  4. Dan MacDonald............. 3  3  2  R  2  10   ---   QUALIFIED
  5. Llifon Jones.............. 3  Fx 2  3  2  10   ---   QUALIFIED
  6. Karl Jennings............. 2  3  2  2  1  10   ---   QUALIFIED
  7. Jordan Osgood............. 1  1  3  3  1   9   ---   QUALIFIED
  8. Sebastien Cartwright...... F  2  2  2  2   8   ---   QUALIFIED
  9. Robert Pusey.............. 3  2  0  1  2   8   ---   reserve
 10. Robert Murphy............. 1  1  3  0  1   6
 11. Keiran Roper.............. 1  2  1  2  0   6
 12. Dan Sheldrick............. F  1  1  F  3   5
 13. Will Hunstman............. 2  0  0  2  0   4
 14. Oliver Bales.............. F  0  1  1  1   3
 15. Oliver Rose............... 1  0  0  1  0   2
 16. Oscar McBride............. 0  1  F  0  0   1
 17. Sam Gifford............... Did not ride
 18. Kyle Freeman.............. Did not ride
 
 No. Results
  1: Llifon Jones, Tom Rawlings, Robert Murphy, Dan Sheldrick (F) 
  2: Robert Pusey, Henry Valentine, Keiran Roper, Sebastien Cartwright (F) 
  3: Dan MacDonald, Karl Jennings, Jordan Osgood, Oliver Bales (F) 
  4: Michael France, Will Hunstman, Oliver Rose, Oscar McBride 
  5: Karl Jennings, Robert Pusey, Oscar McBride, Llifon Jones (Fx) 
  6: Tom Rawlings, Henry Valentine, Jordan Osgood, Oliver Rose 
  7: Michael France, Sebastien Cartwright, Robert Murphy, Oliver Bales 
  8: Dan MacDonald, Keiran Roper, Dan Sheldrick, Will Hunstman 
  9: Henry Valentine, Llifon Jones, Oliver Bales, Will Hunstman 
 10: Michael France, Dan MacDonald, Tom Rawlings, Robert Pusey 
 11: Robert Murphy, Karl Jennings, Keiran Roper, Oliver Rose 
 12: Jordan Osgood, Sebastien Cartwright, Dan Sheldrick, Oscar McBride (F) 
 13: Llifon Jones, Sebastien Cartwright, Oliver Rose, Dan MacDonald (R) 
 14: Tom Rawlings, Keiran Roper, Oliver Bales, Oscar McBride 
 15: Jordan Osgood, Will Hunstman, Robert Pusey, Robert Murphy 
 16: Michael France, Karl Jennings, Henry Valentine, Dan Sheldrick (F) 
 17: Michael France, Llifon Jones, Jordan Osgood, Keiran Roper 
 18: Tom Rawlings, Sebastien Cartwright, Karl Jennings, Will Hunstman 
 19: Henry Valentine, Dan MacDonald, Robert Murphy, Oscar McBride 
 20: Dan Sheldrick, Robert Pusey, Oliver Bales, Oliver Rose 
 21: Sebastien Cartwright, Robert Pusey 

 

 

 

 

BRITISH UNDER 18 SEMI FINAL
 
Havey Hedge led the way in this meeting with 16-year old Jack Quinn behind him on the rostrum and Jason Carter, overcoming a first heat engine failure, also progressing with ease.  Pre-meeting favourite Mark London began with just 2 points from 2 races, seemingly suffering bike troubles which led to a 2-minute exclusion in heat 6, but he recovered to qualify without any real worries.  Nathan Green (16) was another rider who had to bounce back from a slow start, beginning with an exclusion, to reach the next round, scoring 9 points as did Paul Hibbern and Dean Underwood.  The last place went to Danny Davenport, a faller in his second ride, who scored 1 more point than Malky Dawson, who also suffered an exclusion, with the Scot raking the reserve spot for the final.  Charlie Humphreys and Simon Blackwood both fell a couple of points short but the pair, still just 16, will be eligible and back next year looking to go further.  14-year old Kai Lankowski took advantage of this misfortune of others to pick up points but his second place in heat 8 proved what most already know - that he is packed with potential and could go a long way in the sport.
 
  1. Harvey Hedge.............. 3  2  3  3  3  14   ---   QUALIFED
  2. Jack Quinn................ 3  1  3  3  3  13   ---   QUALIFED
  3. Jason Carter.............. R  3  2  3  3  11   ---   QUALIFED
  4. Mark London............... 2  N2 3  3  2  10   ---   QUALIFED
  5. Nathan Green.............. X  3  2  1  3   9   ---   QUALIFED
  6. Paul Hibbern.............. 2  3  0  2  2   9   ---   QUALIFED
  7. Dean Underwood............ 3  0  2  2  2   9   ---   QUALIFED
  8. Danny Davenport........... 2  Fx 3  2  1   8   ---   QUALIFED
  9. Malky Dawson.............. 3  Fx 1  1  2   7   ---   reserve
 10. Charlie Humphreys......... 1  3  0  1  1   6
 11. Simon Blackwood........... R  2  2  2  0   6
 12. Kai Lankowski............. 2  2  1  0  0   5
 13. Martyn Pytek.............. 0  2  0  0  1   3
 14. Liam Cottrell............. 1  1  1  0  0   3
 15. James Forrest............. R  0  1  0  1   2
 16. Mark Osborne.............. 1  Fx Fx -  -   1 (I)
 17. Callum McQuade............ 1  -  -  -  -   1
 18. Zak Fisher................ Fx R  -  -  -   0
 
 No. Results
  1: Malky Dawson, Kai Lankowski, Simon Blackwood (R), Jason Carter (R) 
  2: Dean Underwood, Paul Hibbern, Liam Cottrell, Martyn Pytek 
  3: Jack Quinn, Danny Davenport, Charlie Humphreys, James Forrest (R) 
  4: Harvey Hedge, Mark London, Mark Osborne, Nathan Green (X) 
  5: Charlie Humphreys, Martyn Pytek, Mark Osborne (Fx), Malky Dawson (Fx) 
  6: Paul Hibbern, Simon Blackwood, Zak Fisher (Fx), Danny Davenport (Fx) 
  7: Jason Carter, Harvey Hedge, Jack Quinn, Dean Underwood 
  8: Nathan Green, Kai Lankowski, Liam Cottrell, James Forrest 
  9: Jack Quinn, Nathan Green, Malky Dawson, Paul Hibbern 
 10: Harvey Hedge, Simon Blackwood, James Forrest, Martyn Pytek 
 11: Mark London, Jason Carter, Liam Cottrell, Charlie Humphreys 
 12: Danny Davenport, Dean Underwood, Kai Lankowski, Mark Osborne (Fx) 
 13: Mark London, Dean Underwood, Malky Dawson, James Forrest 
 14: Jack Quinn, Simon Blackwood, Callum McQuade, Liam Cottrell 
 15: Jason Carter, Danny Davenport, Nathan Green, Martyn Pytek 
 16: Harvey Hedge, Paul Hibbern, Charlie Humphreys, Kai Lankowski 
 17: Harvey Hedge, Malky Dawson, Danny Davenport, Liam Cottrell 
 18: Nathan Green, Dean Underwood, Charlie Humphreys, Simon Blackwood 
 19: Jason Carter, Paul Hibbern, James Forrest, Zak Fisher (R) 
 20: Jack Quinn, Mark London, Martyn Pytek, Kai Lankowski