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Inter Region 2008
Hosted by Manchester in Oxfordshire!

Those intrepid soles who ventured north to wildest Oxfordshire will know how hard the 2008 Inter Region shoot was. The course designer clearly had a thing about high crossing/quartering birds and for those of us with a problem with such birds the day certainly sorted out the men from the boys.

For once my score didn’t qualify and I have fallen on my metaphorical sword. Well done to James (J), Eliot, James (VS) and David for holding our end up and thanks to all 15 of us who tried in vain to defend our 2007 title. Those dam Brummies were just too good as the score sheet only too well illustrates. While Manchester and London only had four qualifying scores of over 50% Birmingham produced twelve!!! Clearly they’ve been practicing but well done all the same.

The shoot was held at Weston Wood shooting ground, just a stones throw from the M40. The lay out was set up within the eponymous wood and while the basic facilities were just that the standard of targets was very good. The odd rabbit and occasional low target were the only relief from a multitude of high and testing targets. The woods gave limited opportunity to get on the targets and when you could see them for the briefest of time they were very small and far away. Despite this and our failure to win a great time was had by all and the day was rounded of by an excellent dinner at a local hostelry. El Presidente of MPGPC was on his usual excellent form and delivered a refined and eloquent assassination of all and sundry.

Here’s looking forward to 2009 when it’s Birmingham’s turn to host so they’ll probably hold it in Cumberland!!!

Regards
Roger