The 60's
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
The 70's
1970 - And rthe first staging of the British in only its second season for us here at Mendips and.....
the consumerate gentleman racer Brian Smith took the win.
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975 Bill
1976 Bill
1977
1978
1979
The 80's
1980
1981
1982
1983 Taunton again, and a man who is very much a part of the furniture here at Mendips, as Roy Dyke now seen a scruitneer
1984 Jamesy won - singalong in the bar after??
1985 Nick Lawrence - took the option of number 2 for the following season - a feat that no one else did. Indeed the number 2 remained unused until one A. Bunter of this parish took it!
1986 Irish
1987 Hooper (gold and black roo)
1988 Skeggy - CHalk the talk
1989 To the North East and to the infamous Aycliffe track in its death throws as a venue, but a dynasty was about to start, and the re-emergence of old one came out to play
The 90's
1990 - and to Newton Abbot the British went as an early start on Good Friday,
1991
Speak in plaster - scalping eventual winner.
1992 Irish
1993
1994 Schut shocks everyone
1995 Bert wins on tar!
1996 Bert wins on Shale
1997 First Swaffham - Sworder?
1998 - Taunton played host to the British and after Chris STephens (628) . Mick Sworder and Pete Gilbert deemed by many as pre race favourites tripped over each other and a truly dominant Speak took title number 3.
1999 - The British returned to Swaffham for a rare occasion of the UK Speedweekend, in the one and only time that the infamous Funcoast UK weekend went a bit further inland, as Skegness had turned into a shaleway. The British title was the main event, and a double shifting Rob Speak (whose first sourjourns into F1 had started) ended up taking the title at a canter on a blistering hot day in Norfolk.
2000
The new millenium saw
2001 Last lap conclusion with Farrell
2002
2003
2004 - Back to Cowdenbeath for the 2004 running of the British Championship.It was a Saturday
2005- Back to Taunton, and with many folk expecting a cracker this did not disappoint. A gold roofed Bill Batten started favourite on his home track. However Batten struggled in the Saturday night qualifying heats, leaving him well down the grid. However the fancied quartet of Mike James, Gordon Moodie, Barry Goldin and Tim Farrell clashing the start which saw two on their roofs in the Honiton Bend. Steve Green (15) then led them away allowing
2006 So to the last time that Mendips held the British, and a first with the meeting being held under lights. Sunday saw Farrell speed away into a lane. Farrell held on to a career first title, much to the delight of the Plymouthian. Holding off a late charge from Gordon Moodie (then 79)
2007 Birmingham ......
It was saturday night fever in the second city as Birmingham played host to the British championship for the first time. After heat wins, world
2008
Heat 1
| 448 | 599 | 70 | 595 | 744 | 431 | 434 | 379 | 543 | 606 | |
| Heat 2 | 7 | 554 | 371 | 702 | 145 | 185 | 511 | 260 | 779 | 219 |
| Heat 3 | 925 | 926 | 103 | 38 | 152 | 886 | 13 | 927 | 332 | 446 |
| H4 | 905 | 70 | 371 | 599 | 511 | 379 | 702 | 854 | 401 | 434 |
| H5 | 554 | 431 | 219 | 414 | 597 | 662 | 103 | 927 | 380 | 260 |
| H6 | 886 | 38 | 448 | 744 | 13 | 926 | 925 | 152 | 323 | 728 |
| H7 | 448 | 886 | 380 | 431 | 788 | 926 | 379 | 927 | 702 | 68 |
| H8 | 599 | 905 | 103 | 662 | 38 | 81 | 854 | 779 | 377 | 728 |
| British | 152 | 7 | 599 | 38 | 70 | 103 | 702 | 448 | 886 | 81 |
2009 ARENA ESSEX - Chris Bradbury (886)
For the second time, the British skirted with the M25, and with it a 3 from 6 format, in a better turnout than usual at the Essex track. Adam Rubery (700) made the most of a lwoer grader start to max out 3 out of 3, which got him pole. However, pre race favourite and points champion for that year Chris Bradbury (886) took a British to add to the silver.
The 10's
2010
Buxton held th
2011
2012 COWDENBEATH - Alan Kirkcaldy (795)
The British went North of the Border for the the first time in 8 years, and GMP ramped up the pomp and ceremony. 1993 winner George MacMillan Snr was on hand to george returned from a brief dalliance with Superstox at Lochgelly. The heats the night before....
It took over 45 minutes to run. . jnr was looking omnious as a miss decended on the 100 car. allowing alan kirkcaldy,
2013 KING'S LYNN - Rob Speak (218)
King's Lynn played host to the 50th running of the British Championship- and it was of those names that span the books throughout the test of time. With shale experts Andrew Palmer (606) and Daz Shaw (377) on the front row, it looked as it was going to be a cracker The first bend saw the first couple of rows trip over themselves, allowing Speak to break clear, to be pursued by Palmer and Shaw.
Midway through the race it turned into a battle royale as Speak, Palmer and Shaw were joined by Sam Wagner (823) and Chris Bradbury (886), and then Barry Goldin (401). One by one they fell away or tripped over each other, allowing Speak to cross the line for his 5th British title.
2014 BARFORD - Gordon Moodie (7)
The North East took their turn again to hold it, and with the previous world final, the talk was a battle between reigning champ Speak, and current top dog, Moodie. In the qualifying heats, Moodie was different gravy, and took his heats into a pole position start. Then Blue top Luke Wrench (560) started alongside him with Barry Goldin (401) and Liam Rennie (3) challenging behind. Once the green fell, Moodie sped away, not to be challenged, until a caution, when Goldin tried a do or die move on the first corner, which failed, allowing the Scot to take a flag to flag victory.
2015 TAUNTON - Adam Rubery (700)
One of those glorious summer speedweekends and in hot sticky weather, the British returned to Taunton. An impressive turnout rocked into the Devon track, however defending Champion Moodie wasn't one of them due to his misdemeanours in the previous season. After heat wins for local yellow tops Paul Butcher (189), Simon Edwards (430) and Shane Hector (528), the grid had a topsy turvy feel. James Riggall (527) and Paul Butcher led the first laps, and Steve Gilbert (542) was catching, as a car spun blocking the track, which curtailed the youngsters race. Adam Rubery joined the pack, and caught Riggall in the second half of the race for a first F2 title, to add to many of the other titles he won in Rebels..
2016 NUTTS CORNER - Chris Burgoyne (647)
For the first time in over 20 years, the British went across the Irish Sea to the Nutts Corner Raceway. With the qualifying heats on the Saturday, and final as the first race of the Sunday. The heats had only one mainland winner - that of Jon Palmer (24), with the other heats going the way of locals Will Murray (NI909), Thomas Greer (NI216), Billy Finnegan (NI86) and Brad McKinstry (NI747). Palmer, Murray, and Chris Burgoyne led the opening exchanges, and it was yellow top Murray and Burgoyne who traded blows on every corner, until the closing laps, when Burgoyne added the British to his illustrious career.
