Flint claims British U21 Crown

Leon Flint claimed the British U21 Title at The Perry Barr stadium Birmingham, with a faultless 18 Maximum.

The Berwick and Wolverhampton star added to his British U19 Title from earlier in the season, seeing off Dan Thompson and Connor Bailey in the final, after going through the card in his qualifying heats.

The Young Lions would like to thank the Promotion at Birmingham Speedway, The British Speedway Network and all of our series sponsors for their support. Further comment to follow.

Connor Bailey, Leon Flint, Dan Thompson

Line Up

1. Vinnie Foord (Leicester) – F/X, M/X, X, 1, R = 1

2. Leon Flint (Wolverhampton/Berwick) – 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 15 + 3 = 18 MAXIMUM, WINNER

3. Max Perry (Leicester) – 1, 1, 0, 2, 1 = 5

4. Jody Scott (Oxford) – 2, 0, 0, 1, 0 = 3

5. Harry McGurk (Belle Vue) – 0, 1, 2, 1, 1 = 5

6. Henry Atkins (Oxford) – 1, 1, 2, 2, 2 = 8

7. Joe Thompson (Leicester) – 2, 3, 3, 2, 2 = 12 + 1 = 13

8. Tom Brennan (Belle Vue/Glasgow) – 3, 2, 3, 2, 3 = 13 + F/X = 13

9. Drew Kemp (Wolverhampton/Poole) – 3, 2, 2, 0, R = 7

10. Nathan Ablitt (Poole/Belle Vue) – 2, 2, 1, 3, 1 = 9 + F = 9

11. Sam Hagon (Oxford) – 1, 2, 1, 0, 2 = 6

12. Sam McGurk (Belle Vue) – 0, 1, M/X, X, F = 1

13. Dan Thompson (Leicester) – 2, 3, 2, 1, 3 = 11 + 3 + 2 = 16 SECOND

14. Jason Edwards (King’s Lynn/Redcar/Mildenhall) – 1, 0, 1, 3, 3 = 8

15. Ace Pijper (Berwick) – 0, F/X, 1, 3, 2 = 6

16. Connor Bailey (Glasgow/Belle Vue) – 3, 3, 3, F/X, 1 = 10 + 2 + 1 = 13 THIRD

17. Jack Shimelt (Unattached) – 0, 0 = 0

Heat Results

Heat 01 Re-Run: Flint, Scott, Perry, Foord (F/X) 61.31

Heat 02: Brennan, J. Thompson, Atkins, H. McGurk 61.75

Heat 03: Kemp, Ablitt, Hagon, S. McGurk 61.13

Heat 04: Bailey, D. Thompson, Edwards, Pijper 61.37

Heat 05 Re-Run: D. Thompson, Kemp, H. McGurk, Shimelt 61.63

Heat 06: Flint, Ablitt, Atkins, Edwards 61.35

Heat 07 Re-Run: J. Thompson, Hagon, Perry, Pijper (F/X) 63.10

Heat 08: Bailey, Brennan, S. McGurk, Scott 60.69

Heat 09: Bailey, Atkins, Hagon, Foord (X) 62.28

Heat 10 Re-Run x2: Flint, H. McGurk, Pijper, Shimelt 62.12

Heat 11: Brennan, Kemp, Edwards, Perry 60.53

Heat 12: J. Thompson, D. Thompson, Ablitt, Scott 62.15

Heat 13: Edwards, J. Thompson, Foord, S. McGurk (X) 62.11

Heat 14: Flint, Brennan, D. Thompson, Hagon 61.41

Heat 15 Re-Run: Ablitt, Perry, H. McGurk, Bailey (F/X) 62.32

Heat 16: Pijper, Atkins, Scott, Kemp 61.66

Heat 17: Brennan, Pijper, Ablitt, Foord (R) 61.41

Heat 18: Flint, J. Thompson, Bailey, Kemp (R) 61.87

Heat 19: D. Thompson, Atkins, Perry, S. McGurk (F) AWARDED NO TIME

Heat 20: Edwards, Hagon, H. McGurk, Scott 62.15

Last Chance Race-Off: D, Thompson, Bailey, J. Thompson, Ablitt (F)

Grand Final: Flint, D. Thompson, Bailey, Brennan (F/X) 62.06

Courtesy of Speedway Updates.

Podium image: Paul Rose