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British Championship
The British Championship is the second oldest of the formula's
events dating back to 1971 when Mick Bonner won the title at
White City. The Championship does however have the distinction
of having been run twice in 1977 - once under the guise of 'Speedcars'
at Newton Abbot! That probably makes up for there not being
an event in 1974 - it was scheduled for November at Ipswich
as an all Midget meeting but was cancelled. From the data I
have seen I think it is likely that the title was not contested
in the club's first years, 1975 and 1976 as the championship
was a Spedeworth instigation not originally carried through
at the Club's set up as an indepedent organisation.
As a race or championship, the British has no distinction from
any other in terms of format although the original intention,
when set up by Spedeworth, might have been to have included
drivers from Scotland as they did for other classes, but Midget
racing never got going north of the border.
| Year
| Date
| Circuit
| Winner
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| 2021
| Monday 31 May
| Hednesford
| Michael Beech
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| 2020
| not held
| -
| -
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| 2019
| Monday 22 April
| Ipswich
| Steve Sutch
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| 2018
| Sunday 20 May
| Hednesford
| Jonathan Pooley
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| 2017
| Sunday 17 September
| Swaffham
| Daniel Pooley
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| 2016
| Sunday 19 June
| Skegness
| Steve Young
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| 2015
| Saturday 4 July
| Birmingham
| Clifford Bunn
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| 2014
| Monday 21 April
| Northampton
| Dave Bonser
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| 2013
| Saturday 20 July
| Cowdenbeath
| Steve Young
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| 2012
| Saturday 1 September
| Birmingham
| Jonathan Pooley
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| 2011
| Saturday 3 September
| Birmingham
| Chris Neal
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| 2010
| Saturday 1 May 2010
| Birmingham
| Jonathan Pooley
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| 2009
| Saturday 25 April
| Birmingham
| Marc de Land
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| 2008
| Sunday 7 September
| Northampton
| Geoff Bunn
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| 2007
| Sunday 1 July
| Arena
| Steve Young
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| 2006
| Saturday 22 July
| Swaffham
| Jason Carnwell
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| 2005
| Saturday 21 May
| Swaffham
| Gary Bonner
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| 2004
| Saturday 24 July
| Swaffham
| Ez Walker
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| 2003
| Saturday 26 July
| Ringwood
| Harold Lowe
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| 2002
| Sunday 27 October
| Northampton
| Andy Collins
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| 2001
| Sunday 5 August
| Buxton
| Gary Granger
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| 2000
| Sunday 30 July
| Buxton
| Rob Sayell
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| 1999
| Sunday 27 June
| Northampton
| Steve Piggins
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| 1998
| Sunday 14 June
| Northampton
| Gordon Pooley
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| 1997
| Saturday 21 June
| Buxton
| Mark Jenkins
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| 1996
| Sunday 30 June
| Buxton
| Gordon Pooley
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| 1995
| Sunday 4 June
| Buxton
| Gary Granger
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| 1994
| Sunday 12 June
| Northampton
| Nic Grindrod
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| 1993
| Sunday 27 June
| Peterborough
| Harry Sayell
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| 1992
| Monday 25 May
| Northampton
| Harry Sayell
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| 1991
| Monday 26 August
| Northampton
| John Calladine
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| 1990
| Saturday 23 June
| Wisbech
| Harry Sayell
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| 1989
| Sunday 11 June
| Peterborough
| Basil Craske
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| 1988
| Sunday 29 May
| Peterborough
| Basil Craske
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| 1987
| Saturday 26 September
| Ringwood
| Basil Craske
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| 1986
| Sunday 5 October
| Northampton
| Brian Forrest
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| 1985
| Monday 26 August
| Northampton
| Basil Craske
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| 1984
| Monday 27 August
| Northampton
| Mick Bonner
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| 1983
| Saturday 18 June
| Northampton
| Garry Pollard
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| 1982
| Sunday 25 July
| Northampton
| Basil Craske
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| 1981
| Sunday 17 May
| Northampton
| Geoff Hughes sr
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| 1980
| Monday 5 May
| Northampton
| Basil Craske
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| 1979
| Sunday 22 July
| Northampton
| Chris Butler
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| 1978
|
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| 1977
| Sunday 28 August
| Hartlepool
| Mick Bonner
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| 1977
| Sunday 5 June
| Newton Abbot
| Malcolm Goodman
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| 1976
| -
| -
| not held
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| 1975
| -
| -
| not held
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| 1974
| -
| Ipswich
| Cancelled
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| 1973
| Monday 27 August
| White City
| Derek Johnson
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| 1972
| Monday 28 August
| White City
| Rod Tanswell
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| 1971
| Friday 17 September
| White City
| Mick Bonner
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2021 Champion - Michael Beech
2006 - Jason Carnwell
Action from the 1971 race
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