British Grand Prix & GB FITASC Selection Shoot

Technical

Newnham Park Shooting Ground at Plymton Devon was the venue for the 2007 British Grande Prix and also the 3rd GB Team FITASC Sporting selection 2007/2008. It was also used as a 'work out' week end for the teams selected to represent GB at the European and FITASC World Sporting Championships 2007; 151 competitors took part, there were 4 late withdrawals.

The shoot manager and course designer was Mr Graham Lapthorn with administration support from Mr David Cobbold the ground owner.

The competition ran over layouts named, Club House 1 and 2, Fern Hill, Pipeline,
Moor View and 100 Acres.
Club Hose1, Pipeline and Fern Hill were day one layouts with Pipeline marginally the tougher of the first day's competition testing the competitors skills immediately on stand one, Pipeline had a scaffold platform with targets presented some 60 to 80 feet below the shooting position. Fern Hill was set in predominantly ancient woodland and as suggests fern covered ground; white targets were authorised by Chief Referee Hugh Smith and maximum use of the beautiful surroundings was utilised by Graham Lapthorn.

Worthy of note was the effort put in by the grounds staff in preparation of the shooting arenas for this event, where the ground was soft under foot bark Chipping's were utilised and all shooting positions were uncluttered and level under foot.

Target presentation was as near perfect as could be expected with only the occasional light shower and then sunlight having a minimal effect on target visibility.

Hugh Smith assessed the targets on Friday the 18, all targets where of the highest standard, they were visible with varying speeds, distance, colours and angles, it was not necessary to make any changes during the inspection.

The facilities at Newnham Park are well above average with good use made of the medium sized clubhouse and cafeteria facilities the staff service was excellent; an additional marquee was erected as an overspill with comfortable seating available.

The scores were computed and maintained in a timely manner by David Cobbold.

There was little or no delay in displaying the results, score cards from the remote shooting positions were returned efficiently, any minor errors were corrected as soon as they were discovered; at the end of the event the presentation and team selection was completed within 45 minutes of the shoot off.

Competition

The first day's results again indicated that the competitors skills were under test with Neil Bedingfield, and David Carrie posting 69, Mark Winsor (Junior), Matt Hance and John Bidwell close behind on 68

Mark Winser posting 68 was the lead Junior with M Simpson 64 and T Bury 61.
In the Ladies, JM Preece (Wales) an as yet unknown to English FITASC Sporting posted 57 with the welcome return of Georgie Jones posting 56 and Cheryl Hall,
June Speakman and Dee Ward 55.

Veterans had John Bidwell 68 two targets clear of Ian Baldwin, Ian Scott, and AJ Smith 66.

Super Vets had David Payne 2 clear of Roger Ward 58/56 and Paddy Howe on 53.

With the second day in progress and three new layouts in operation; Club House 2, Moor View and 100 Acres the competition was wide open, Yet again the Junior Mark Winser continued to impress posting 138 and a challenge was thrown down to all involved.

The early challenges from Neil Bedinfield, Matt Hance and Mark Marshall fell away leaving that 'Northern Stalwart' David Carrie the only real challenger to the young pretender but needing a 23 and a possible straight on Club House 2 to take the title, under pressure from the growing crowd and a testing double to finish David hit Gold with 25 straight to take the title on 140 two targets clear.

Matt Hance took Silver 136, Steve Brightwell Bronze 135.

Mark Winser ran away with the Juniors on 138 (2nd over all) with Michael Simpson Silver 129 and Bronze to Tom Bury 125.

Cheryl Hall took the Ladies with a solid workman like performance requiring 23 on her last layout piping Georgie Jones Silver by one 122/121 with D Ward winning Bronze. After a tough shoot off with Ruth Naunton Dee Posting116 + 20 against Ruths 116 + 13, worthy of note is Dees performance in the Shoot off, there were three veterans in the shoot off and Dee beat them all.

John Bidwell won Veterans Gold and was close to winning the championship on 135 AJ Smith 134 Silver and after a shoot off with Dave Asher, John Dyson and Ian Baldwin, then going into 'Sudden Death' with Dave Asher tied on 19 with John Dyson, John electing to shoot first and missing the first target Dave Asher under some pressure creamed the target to take Bronze on 131 +19 +1

Super Vets saw David Payne take Gold on 119 Roger Ward Silver 116 and Paddy Howe 113 for Bronze.

The 140 score of the event winner was an exceptionally good score from David Carrie, the competition ran exactly to time on day one, starting at 10:00 and finishing at 17:00.
There was a minor trap problem on day two on the Club House 2 layout, resulting in a 30-min delay come the finish.

Yet again there was a fantastic atmosphere throughout the event assisted by good weather conditions. Competitors on their first visit to Newnham found that it was an outstanding venue for FITASC Sporting and would also be ideal for 'Major' English Sporting events

Nick Woodward ran another successful fund raising raffle netting over £600.

David Carrie very generously returned his £150 High Gun prize with instructions to utilise it at the final selection shoot at Brondai, David, on behalf of FITASC Sporting UK thank you very much.

West Country Guns owned by Shaun and Mike Stacy managed by Haggis and Sue Hartman provided additional sponsorship in shooting goods i.e. cartridges and bags for the class and named class prizes.

Shaun also gave a cheque for £105 to cover the cost of the BGP medals.

Mike Haw Hull Cartridge Company provided 4000 Hull FITASC cartridges for sale at the venue, the proceeds to be donated to the FITASC Sporting GB Team fund.

As Chairman for FITASC Sporting GB and on behalf of all the competitors thank you for your generosity.

Hugh Smith.

Position	Name		Cat	Class	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Total	Targets
1	D CARRIE	Carrie D	S	B	24	21	24	23	23	25	140	150
2	M WINSER	Winser M	J	A	25	20	23	24	24	22	138	150
3	M HANCE	Hance M	S	A	23	21	24	21	23	24	136	150
4	J BIDWELL	Bidwell J	V	B	23	23	22	22	24	21	135	150
	SF BRIGHTWELL	Brightwell SF	S	A	23	23	19	22	24	24	135	150
6	AJ SMITH	Smith AJ	V	A	23	22	21	22	21	25	134	150
7	J DUNNE	Dunne J	S	A	23	21	21	22	23	23	133	150
	M MARSHALL	Marshall M	S	A	21	21	25	21	23	22	133	150
	S WARBRICK-SMITH	Warbrick-Smith S	S	A	23	23	21	20	23	23	133	150
10	N BEDINGFIELD	Bedingfield N	S	A	22	24	23	20	21	22	132	150
	SV STACEY	Stacey SV	S	A	22	23	21	22	22	22	132	150
12	EDJ ASHER	Asher EDJ	V	B	20	22	22	20	23	24	131	150
	I BALDWIN	Baldwin I	V	B	24	21	21	21	21	23	131	150
	J DYSON	Dyson J	V	A	22	21	21	22	22	23	131	150
	DJ KEMPLEY	Kempley DJ	S	A	21	19	22	22	24	23	131	150
	IM MOORE	Moore IM	S	B	21	20	22	23	24	21	131	150
17	HS CUMMING	Cumming HS	S	A	22	18	24	20	25	21	130	150
18	NJ HART	Hart NJ	S	B	24	20	17	22	22	24	129	150
	ILG SCOTT	Scott ILG	V	C	23	23	20	18	22	23	129	150
	MR SIMPSON	Simpson MR	J	A	20	22	22	20	23	22	129	150
21	NT JAY	Jay NT	V	B	20	24	19	23	20	22	128	150
	WJ THATCHER	Thatcher WJ	S	A	22	22	21	20	23	20	128	150
	AH WHITE	White AH	S	A	22	19	22	20	21	24	128	150
24	K JOBLING	Jobling K	S	A	18	19	21	22	24	23	127	150
25	MJ ELWORTHY	Elworthy MJ	S	A	20	23	20	21	19	23	126	150
26	T BURY	Bury T	J	A	20	23	18	21	23	20	125	150
	AR HARTMAN	Hartman AR	S	A	20	18	19	22	24	22	125	150
	MA HAYDEN	Hayden MA	S	B	19	22	20	21	19	24	125	150
29	AT COY	Coy AT	V	B	19	20	19	21	24	21	124	150
	GA HUNT	Hunt GA	S	B	22	20	22	15	23	22	124	150
	P HURST	Hurst P	S	B	20	19	19	22	22	22	124	150
	JD POOL	Pool JD	V	A	22	22	19	20	18	23	124	150
	GR SPALDING	Spalding GR	S	C	20	19	20	22	21	22	124	150
34	BJ DUNBAVIN	Dunbavin BJ	V	B	21	23	21	17	21	20	123	150
	S GREEN	Green S	J	A	18	21	20	19	22	23	123	150
	AN MOON	Moon AN	S	A	21	20	17	23	20	22	123	150
	GF PARSONS	Parsons GF	V	A	20	23	20	19	20	21	123	150
	PA SIMPSON	Simpson PA	V	B	19	23	21	22	17	21	123	150
39	L ANTONY	Antony L	S	B	21	21	22	18	18	22	122	150
	BF FROST	Frost BF	V	B	23	21	18	19	19	22	122	150
	CL HALL	Hall CL	L	B	17	20	18	21	23	23	122	150
	DN MOON	Moon DN	S	A	21	22	20	18	20	21	122	150
	P MORGAN	Morgan P	V	B	21	21	19	18	22	21	122	150
	K STOREY	Storey K	J	B	19	18	20	17	23	25	122	150
	AC WALSH	Walsh AC	S	B	20	22	18	18	20	24	122	150
	S WOODLEY	Woodley S	V	C	20	21	20	20	21	20	122	150
47	SR CHECKETTS	Checketts SR	V	C	23	16	20	18	22	22	121	150
	MJ HOLMES	Holmes MJ	V	B	22	19	19	19	22	20	121	150
	AR JOHNSTON	Johnston AR	S	B	16	21	20	19	22	23	121	150
	G JONES	Jones G	L	B	20	16	20	21	23	21	121	150
51	BR GREEN	Green BR	V	B	20	19	18	21	21	21	120	150
	J PRICE	Price J	S	B	19	21	20	21	20	19	120	150
	G SMART	Smart G	V	B	20	21	21	15	21	22	120	150
	M VESSEY	Vessey M	S	A	21	16	20	20	22	21	120	150
55	T ALLEN	Allen T	J	B	21	19	19	20	20	20	119	150
	K BUSHER	Busher K	V	C	21	21	18	23	20	16	119	150
	R EFFAMY	Effemy R	S	A	21	19	15	21	22	21	119	150
	H FROHNHOFEN	Frohnhofen H	S	UC	19	20	17	22	22	19	119	150
	AE MANVELL	Manvell AE	S	A	21	20	20	20	21	17	119	150
	D PAYNE	Payne D	SV	B	20	19	19	19	20	22	119	150
	G PRESLEY	Presley G	S	B	18	21	22	17	20	21	119	150
	C TURVEY	Turvey C	V	D	18	19	20	19	23	20	119	150
	H FROHNHOFEN		S	B	19	20	17	22	22	19	119	150
63	S GRANT	Grant S	S	B	17	19	21	19	19	23	118	150
64	H SEAL	Seal H	J	C	21	17	17	20	22	20	117	150
65	A KARTOCIUS	Kartoucius A	S	B	19	16	19	22	21	19	116	150
	R NAUNTON	Naunton R	L	B	17	20	17	19	23	20	116	150
	K ROE	Roe K	S	C	20	17	20	19	21	19	116	150
	A SHORE	Shore A	V	B	18	17	20	21	21	19	116	150
	DA WARD	Ward DA	L	C	21	18	16	19	22	20	116	150
	RS WARD	Ward RS	SV	B	20	17	19	20	20	20	116	150
71	JM FAIRBURN	Fairburn JM	S	B	21	19	19	17	18	21	115	150
	DJD HALLETT	Hallett DJD	V	B	20	17	19	20	20	19	115	150
	RWA SHARMAN	Sharman RWA	V	B	18	17	16	21	22	21	115	150
74	N TUBB	Tubb N	S	B	23	17	22	18	19	15	114	150
75	MA HAW	Haw MA	V	C	17	19	19	17	21	20	113	150
	PR HOWE	Howe PR	SV	B	18	16	19	21	18	21	113	150
77	R BRUCE	Bruce R	S	C	21	19	12	17	23	20	112	150
	B BUCKLAND	Buckland B	S	B	18	19	17	16	21	21	112	150
	J OBERTELLI	Obertelli J	S	C	20	19	19	17	18	19	112	150
	J OBERTELLI	Obertelli J	V	C	18	19	17	21	20	17	112	150
	S SWEENEY	Sweeney S	S	C	22	17	18	14	19	22	112	150
82	WJ JOYCE	Joyce WJ	SV	D	19	13	20	23	20	16	111	150
	AC PEARSE	Pearse AC	V	B	20	18	17	16	21	19	111	150
	W TATNALL	Tatnall W	V	C	17	18	22	17	19	18	111	150
85	CH AVERY	Avery CH	S	C	19	19	17	19	19	17	110	150
	J CARTWRIGHT	Cartwright J	S	D	16	15	19	20	20	20	110	150
	C FODEN	Foden C	V	D	20	18	19	16	20	17	110	150
	AJ READER	Reader AJ	V	C	19	20	18	15	15	23	110	150
89	G COLEMAN	Coleman G	S	D	19	17	19	14	22	18	109	150
	JC DIX	Dix JC	S	C	14	20	18	17	19	21	109	150
	J FOORD	Foord J	V	C	19	18	15	16	22	19	109	150
	S HAMBURGER	Hamburger S	L	D	18	18	18	20	19	16	109	150
	TJ MURPHY	Murphy TJ	S	C	17	18	16	17	19	22	109	150
	JA SPEAKMAN	Speakman JA	L	D	18	19	18	16	18	20	109	150
	TW THOMAS	Thomas TW	SV	C	19	18	15	18	21	18	109	150
96	AG ELVIN	Elvin AG	V	D	14	18	18	19	21	18	108	150
	T LOIZOU	Loizou T	S	D	19	19	17	13	20	20	108	150
98	B COUMBE	Coumbe B	V	C	16	18	20	18	19	16	107	150
	JA HATCHARD	Hatchard JA	V	C	15	16	19	17	17	23	107	150
	R STONE	Stone R	V	D	20	18	16	16	20	17	107	150
101	M GAMMON	Gammon M	SV	C	18	17	17	18	18	18	106	150
	D GREGORY	Gregory D	S	D	17	16	19	18	20	16	106	150
	CJ PENNINGTON	Pennington CJ	S	B	19	18	18	17	15	19	106	150
	DG POINTER	Pointer DG	V	C	14	19	18	14	21	20	106	150
105	D GOODALL	Goodall D	S	C	19	16	17	19	17	16	104	150
	S JONES	Jones SA	L	C	20	17	16	17	17	17	104	150
	SR RICKETT	Rickett SR	S	D	18	14	20	16	17	19	104	150
	B WILLIS	Willis B	V	C	17	19	18	16	15	19	104	150
	G WISZNIEWSKI	Wiszniewski G	S	D	18	21	17	18	12	18	104	150
110	JD DEARLE	Dearle JD	V	C	17	16	19	17	17	17	103	150
	B HACKFORD	Hackford B	S	C	16	19	15	17	16	20	103	150
	A POULTON	Poulton A	V	D	16	16	19	18	16	18	103	150
113	RW NAUNTON	Naunton RW	V	C	15	18	18	17	16	18	102	150
	P RAINE	Raine P	S	D	17	16	17	13	20	19	102	150
115	RB HOLMES	Holmes RB	V	D	18	18	16	16	18	15	101	150
	G MOORE	Moore G	S	C	17	16	17	18	15	18	101	150
	JM PREECE	Preece JM	L/J	D	20	17	20	14	16	14	101	150
	WW SAYER	Sayer WW	V	D	17	19	15	15	16	19	101	150
119	K BEDINGFIELD	Bedingfield K	L	D	12	17	18	14	18	21	100	150
	P TILBURY	Tilbury P	S	C	15	18	17	15	18	17	100	150
121	D BEAUMONT	Beaumont D	V	D	16	15	17	11	20	20	99	150
	L PEARSON	Pearson L	L	D	17	18	14	14	17	19	99	150
123	T JOANNIDES	Joannides T	SV	C	14	14	15	17	21	17	98	150
	V THROWER	Thrower V	SV	D	17	14	16	17	17	17	98	150
	PS TIBBATTS	Tibbats PS	L	D	13	16	13	17	19	20	98	150
127	D JARMAN	Jarman D	V	C	19	18	13	11	18	18	97	150
	J JARMAN	Jarman J	L	D	13	15	18	18	15	18	97	150
	MJ SIMPSON	Simpson MJ	S	D	17	15	17	14	18	16	97	150
	R STONEMAN	Stoneman R	S	D	13	16	18	14	18	18	97	150
130	AR PETRUCCI	Petrucci AR	S	D	15	20	15	14	16	16	96	150
	HJ POINTER	Pointer HJ	L	D	15	14	15	18	17	17	96	150
	JC RILEY	Riley JC	V	C	16	13	18	18	16	15	96	150
	NJ WOODWARD	Woodward NJ	S	C	18	14	14	14	17	19	96	150
134	RJ CHESHIRE	Cheshire RJ	V	D	19	15	15	12	17	17	95	150
	S HUNT	Hunt S	S	D	14	16	18	15	17	15	95	150
	D WILLIAMS	Williams D	S	D	11	12	15	17	19	21	95	150
137	W BARTON	Barton W	SV	D	13	14	20	13	16	18	94	150
138	R HARRIS	Harris R	SV	D	10	14	15	18	16	20	93	150
	JA HARRISON	Harrison JA	V	D	13	12	18	15	19	16	93	150
	CM JEFFERY	Jeffery CM	V	D	15	16	13	14	17	18	93	150
141	I HARDACRE	Hardacre I	V	D	16	14	14	16	16	16	92	150
142	S KING	King S	S	D	14	16	16	14	12	19	91	150
	B LOIZOU	Loizou B	L	D	14	15	19	12	14	17	91	150
144	J HARROP	Harrop J	V	UC	15	13	18	13	16	14	89	150
145	JR GREGORY	Gregory JR	S	D	11	20	15	12	13	17	88	150
146	J FOX	Fox J	L	D	14	18	11	13	16	14	86	150
147	A KELLETT	Kellett A	S	D	13	11	18	16	11	11	80	150
148	B FROHNHOFEN	Frohnhofen B	L	UC	6	16	14	12	12	14	74	150
149	MJ REYNOLDS	Reynolds MJ	S	B	22	19	23	0	0	0	64	150
150	JRG SMITH	Smith JRG	V	B	21	22	19	0	0	0	62	150
151	M MUHR	Muhr M	L	UC	9	8	9	9	11	10	56	150
	A BROWN	Brown A	S	UC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	150
	C DOWNING	Downing C	L	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	150
	J LONERGAN	Lonergan J	V	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	150
	B MACKAY	Mackay B	S	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	150

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British Grand Prix & GB FITASC Selection Shoot - Newnham Park - 19th & 20th May 2007