2017 BRITISH INDIVIDUALS: Weekend Preview

The 2017 British Individual Weekend kicks off tomorrow (Saturday) and a full schedule of Cycle Speedway racing is on offer.

The CS nationals weekend begins in Leicester, where the CS Little League finals start proceedings. U8s, U10s boys and U10 girls opening the festival of racing from 10am.

Next up, the U12 Girls and U12 Boys finals take place, followed by U14 Boys and U14 Girls closing the day at Leicester, before racing moves over to Birmingham and East Park respectively, where the first open semis take place at 7pm at both tracks.

On Sunday at East Park, after the junior pre-qualifier at 11:30am, the U16 Girls final takes place, with Macie Schmidt hot favourite to retain her title at 12:30pm. The Junior (U18) final follows at 2pm, with a number of riders capable of taking the title, none more so than reigning European champion, Brandon Whetton in his final year as a junior.

The Vets take over after the junior final, with Over 40s, Over 50s and Over 60s finals respectively. Steve Harris will be among the favourites in the Over 40s as he faces another hectic weekend competing in both the vets and open.

Closing the day on Sunday will be the second open semi finals at Birmingham and East Park, again the late start time of 7pm deciding who will be in the 16 in the final the following day.

2016 Women’s Champion, Lauren Hookway, with Macie Schmidt (left) and Vicky Brown (right). Photo by Graham Robins.

Wednesfield host the prestigious “finals” day, where the Archie Wilkinson sponsored U16 Boys event opens the day with a pre-qualifier at 11am, the final takes place at 2pm. The Dash Trophies Women’s final takes place at 12noon, where reigning champion Lauren Hookway will have a fair number of challengers to her title.

Then closing the weekend is the open final at 4pm, sponsored by 1st Access UK.

The open is likely to be another close encounter with many riders in with a shot of the title. Josh Brooke has emerged as the favourite in many circles after a successful campaign so far, with reigning champion, Ben Mould, also highly tipped on social media. Paul Heard, Myke Grimes, Chris Timms, Lewis Osborne and 2015 champion, Zac Payne are also among to people’s favourites.

2016 Champion, Ben Mould, with Myke Grimes (left) and Lewis Osbourne (right). Photo by Graham Robins.

All questions will be answered come Monday evening, stay tuned to 33/18 News and especially our Facebook and Twitter accounts for updates if we don’t get chance to edit the website due to racing commitments – we will try and complete at least a round up of the action on 3318news.com each evening.

Here’s the full draw:

2017 British Cycling British Cycle Speedway Individual Championships

Saturday 26th August

Leicester

U12 Girls

Final 12:45

1

Megan Burt Wednesfield Aces CSC

2

Rebekah Humphries Birmingham Monarchs CSC

3

Charlotte Bebbington Newport CSC

4

Isobel Byrne Poole CSC

5

Rosie Tidball Exeter Aces CSC
U12 Boys

Final 12:45

1

Harry Radford Bury CSC

2

Jonathan Middleton Coventry CSC

3

Madoc Howells Newport CSC

4

Logan Perkins Sheffield Stars CSC

5

Ty Hutton Ipswich CSC

6

Jack Reynolds Coventry CSC

7

Kian May Newport CSC

8

James Morris Coventry CSC

9

Noah Woodhouse Kesgrave Panthers CSC

10

Torstan Jolly Kesgrave Panthers CSC

11

Joe Hurren Poole CSC

12

Kai Gowers Ipswich CSC

13

Charlie Beeton Kesgrave Panthers CSC

14

Kyle Wells Leicester CSC

15

Harvey Young Ipswich CSC

16

Connor Steel Birmingham Monarchs CSC
U14 Girls

Final 14:30

1

Honey Whitehead Leicester CSC

2

Rosie Tidball Exeter Aces CSC

3

Gemma Hill Ipswich CSC

4

Sophie Sinclair-Black Leicester CSC

5

Anna Tuttle Poole CSC

6

Georgia Burt Wednesfield Aces CSC

7

Alice Neighbour Horspath CSC

8

Isobel Byrne Poole CSC

9

Madeline Saunders Poole CSC
U14 Boys

Final 15:15

1

Lewis Brinkhoff Kesgrave Panthers CSC

2

Kristian Mitchell Ipswich CSC

3

Matthew Snell Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club

4

Jack Horton Exeter Aces CSC

5

Daniel Mason Stockport (2006) CSC

6

Ben Wells Coventry CSC

7

Ryan Winwood Birmingham Monarchs CSC

8

Daniel Wright Newport CSC

9

Blank 2

10

Ben Clarke Ipswich CSC

11

Jake Vincent Kesgrave Panthers CSC

12

Thomas Savage Coventry CSC

16:30 Finish

Saturday 26th August

Birmingham

Open

Day 1 Semi 1 19:00

Riders in Bold – Seeded from 2016 Championships

1

Ben Higham Stockport (2006) CSC

2

Lewis Osborne Great Blakenham CSC

3

Ashley Hill Ipswich CSC

4

Myke Grimes Coventry CSC

5

Joshua Brooke Great Blakenham CSC

6

Scott Millward Birmingham Monarchs CSC

7

Adam Watson Sheffield Stars CSC

8

Zac Payne Horspath CSC

9

Adam Bennett Newport CSC

10

Reece Pollitt Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club

11

Michael Baldock Nuneaton BMX Club

12

Harley Hamill Hethersett Hawks CSC

13

Brandon Whetton Wednesfield Aces CSC

14

Wil Bristowe Poole CSC

15

Christopher Jewkes Wednesfield Aces CSC

16

Ben Mould Newport CSC
Reserve
Jack Harrold Newport CSC

Saturday 26th August

East Park

Open

Day 1 Semi 2 19:00

Riders in Bold – Seeded from 2016 Championships

1

Lee Kemp Wednesfield Aces CSC

2

Christopher Timms Birmingham Monarchs CSC

3

Daniel Drewett Coventry CSC

4

Andrew Angell Hull CSC

5

Jesse Moore Hellingly Lions CSC

6

Jake White East Park Wolves CSC

7

Steve Harris Swindon CSC

8

Kristian Ramsden Bury CSC

9

Leon Mower Ipswich CSC

10

Paul Heard Wednesfield Aces CSC

11

Matthew Lawrence Coventry CSC

12

Dean Hook Poole CSC

13

Nathan Everett Hull CSC

14

Charles Barnett East Park Wolves CSC

15

Joshua Hill East Park Wolves CSC

16

Samuel Hardie Coventry CSC

Sunday 27th August

East Park

Junior

Pre Qualifier 11:30

1

Haydn Rowley Wednesfield Aces CSC

2

Benjamin Tinsdale Poole CSC

3

Carl Parfitt Wednesfield Aces CSC

4

William Jeffery Horspath CSC

5

Harrison Bacon Ipswich CSC

6

Ewan Hancox Birmingham Monarches CSC

7

Adam Watson Sheffield Stars CSC

8

Nathan Everett Hull CSC

9

Brandon Whetton Wednesfield Aces CSC

10

Joshua Bellis Hull CSC

11

Ciaran Wenn Norwich CSC

12

Niall Morton Sheffield Stars CSC

13

Luke Dunningham Ipswich CSC

14

Ben Harvey Kesgrave Panthers CSC

15

Adam Tipton Wednesfield Aces CSC

16

Alexander Harvey Ipswich CSC

17

Pierce Bacon Ipswich CSC

18

Jake White East Park Wolves CSC

19

Fraser Garnett Poole CSC

20

Edan Morton Sheffield Stars CSC
U16 Girls

Final 12:30

1

Georgia Burt Wednesfield Aces CSC

2

Chloe Whitehead Leicester CSC

3

Honey Whitehead Leicester CSC

4

Anna Tuttle Poole CSC

5

Leah Horton Exeter Aces CSC

6

Bethany Briggs Poole CSC

7

Gemma Hill Ipswich CSC

8

Skye Mitchell Edinburgh Falcons CSC

9

Macie Schmidt Poole CSC

10

Madeline Saunders Poole CSC

11

Niamh Morton Sheffield Stars CSC

12

Chloe Pearce Ipswich CSC
Junior

Final 14:00

Over 40’s

Final 15:30

1

Steve Harris Swindon CSC

2

James Collier Horspath CSC

3

Mark Whitehead Leicester CSC

4

Paul Graham Astley & Tyldesley CC

5

Wayne Tipton Wednesfield Aces CSC

6

Craig Marchant Leicester CSC

7

Kevin Burns Leicester CSC

8

Luke Morton Sheffield Stars CSC

9

Mark Winwood Birmingham Monarchs CSC

10

Blank 1

11

Gary Colby Norwich CSC

12

Phil Clarke Ipswich CSC
Over 60’s

Final 16:30

1

Robert Prince East Park Wolves CSC

2

Paul Timms Birmingham Monarchs CSC

3

Phillip Hemming Wednesfield Aces CSC

4

Andrew Collett Exeter Aces CSC

5

Colin Simmons Newport CSC

6

Blank 3

7

Robert Haywood Poole CSC

8

Blank 1

9

Blank 2
Over 50’s

Final 17:30

1

Malcolm Redpath Great Blakenham CSC

2

Graham Kemp Wednesfield Aces CSC

3

Glyn Morgan Hethersett Hawks CSC

4

Stephen Hodgkinson Birmingham Monarchs CSC

5

Norman Venson Leicester CSC

6

Mark Griffiths Wednesfield Aces CSC

7

Luke Morton Sheffield Stars CSC

8

Lee Lawrence Edinburgh CSC

9

Dave Murphy Exeter CSC

10

Patrick Wenn Norwich CSC

11

Steve Mullinder Wednesfield Aces CSC

12

Colin Simmons Newport CSC
Open

Day 2 Semi 1 19:00

Riders in Bold – Seeded from 2016 Championships

1

Zac Payne Horspath CSC

2

Matthew Lawrence Coventry CSC

3

Ashley Hill Ipswich CSC

4

Ben Mould Newport CSC

5

Reece Pollitt Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club

6

Charles Barnett East Park Wolves CSC

7

Adam Watson Sheffield Stars CSC

8

Brandon Whetton Wednesfield Aces CSC

9

Jake White East Park Wolves CSC

10

Myke Grimes Coventry CSC

11

Steve Harris Swindon CSC

12

Joshua Hill East Park Wolves CSC

13

Lewis Osborne Great Blakenham CSC

14

Dean Hook Poole CSC

15

Scott Millward Birmingham Monarchs CSC

16

Harley Hamill Hethersett Hawks CSC
Reserve
Jack Harrold Newport CSC

Sunday 27th August

Birmingham

Open

Day 2 Semi 2 19:00

Riders in Bold – Seeded from 2016 Championships

1

Christopher Jewkes Wednesfield Aces CSC

2

Leon Mower Ipswich CSC

3

Jesse Moore Hellingly Lions CSC

4

Paul Heard Wednesfield Aces CSC

5

Andrew Angell Hull CSC

6

Lee Kemp Wednesfield Aces CSC

7

Ben Higham Stockport (2006) CSC

8

Christopher Timms Birmingham Monarchs CSC

9

Kristian Ramsden Bury CSC

10

Nathan Everett Hull CSC

11

Michael Baldock Nuneaton BMX Club

12

Wil Bristowe Poole CSC

13

Adam Bennett Newport CSC

14

Daniel Drewett Coventry CSC

15

Samuel Hardie Coventry CSC

16

Joshua Brooke Great Blakenham CSC

20:30 Finish

Monday 28th August

Wednesfield

U16 Boys

Pre Qualifying 11:00

1

Dan Byrne Poole CSC

2

Cameron Gill Coventry CSC

3

Owen Wells Hethersett Hawks CSC

4

Lewis Brinkhoff Kesgrave Panthers CSC

5

Sean Bennett Newport CSC

6

James Porter Kesgrave Panthers CSC

7

Ben Clarke Ipswich CSC

8

Lewis Foxley Edinburgh Falcons CSC

9

Michael Preston Stockport (2006) CSC

10

William Jeffery Horspath CSC

11

Benjamin Tinsdale Poole CSC

12

Oliver Morris Coventry CSC

13

Fraser Garnett Poole CSC

14

Max Wells Leicester CSC

15

Louis Wright Stockport (2006) CSC

16

Adam Turnbull Bury CSC

17

Maximillian Evans Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club

18

Harrison Bacon Ipswich CSC

19

Joshua Whetton Wednesfield Aces CSC

20

Ethan Mitchell Ipswich CSC

21

Jimmy Wassall Coventry CSC

22

Devon Campbell Stockport (2006) CSC

23

Adam Cooper Great Blakenham CSC
Women

Final 12:00

1

Kristina Mines Poole CSC

2

Macie Schmidt Poole CSC

3

Lucy Whitehead Leicester CSC

4

Charlie Herbert Ipswich CSC

5

Bethany Briggs Poole CSC

6

Blank 2

7

Michelle Whitehead Leicester CSC

8

Laura Watson Sheffield Stars CSC

9

Blank 1

10

Elizabeth Rigley Leicester CSC

11

Chloe Whitehead Leicester CSC

12

Skye Mitchell Edinburgh Falcons CSC

13

Samantha Marsh Sheffield Stars CSC

14

Niamh Morton Sheffield Stars CSC

15

Chloe Pearce Ipswich CSC

16

Lauren Hookway Exeter Aces CSC
U16 Boys

Final 14:00

Open

Final 16:00

18:00 Finish

Cash Awards from BCHQ 
Open – 1st £200, 2nd £120, 3rd £90, 4th £60, 5th £40
Women – 1st £150, 2nd £100, 3rd £60, 4th £30
2016 Champions are reminded to please bring the trophy they won with them