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The Mitsubishi Motors World Series Clay Pigeon Shooting Championship got underway in true style at the Kelmarsh Game and Country Fair over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Despite freak weather conditions shooters from across the country flocked to Kelmarsh Hall to compete in the first qualifying round of the Worlds biggest clay pigeon shooting championship, and for their chance to win a share of the record £70,000.00 prize fund on offer.

For 2008, the Mitsubishi Motors World Series Clay Pigeon Shooting Championship is battled out over a sixty bird sporting course. The Kelmarsh Game and Country Fair high gun was 2005 Champion, and Professional Class shot, Martin Myers with a score of 59, whilst top qualifier for the Ladies Class went to 2007 Champion Cheryl Hall with a score of 50. Exceptional clay pigeon shooting from Patrick Dickman, with a score of 53, and Jordan Gray, with a score of 56, saw them top the Open and Junior Classes respectively. As class champions, all four were rewarded for their excellence with 1,000 High Velocity Super Competition cartridges manufactured by Lyalvale Express, and a brand new Webley and Scott 910S shotgun.

At all of the Mitsubishi Motors World Series Clay Pigeon Shooting Championship qualifying rounds in 2008, one qualifier is drawn at random to win a brand new Mitsubishi Colt CZ1 worth £7,499.00 LP. The Kelmarsh Game and Country Fair winner was Cheryl Beacham, drawn out by Countryman Fairs Chief Executive, Ian Harford to win the first of the three Mitsubishi Colt’s on offer this year.

Whilst taking photos on her mobile phone of the car that is soon to be hers, and frantically trying to send them to her daughter, Cheryl said “This is the first time I have ever entered the World Series and I’ve won a brand new car. I wanted to enter last year but unfortunately never had the opportunity. I only started clay pigeon shooting five years ago, when I got lucky at a corporate do and got highest gun of the day. I can’t honestly believe this”. Two other Colt’s are still up for grabs in the Mitsubishi Motors World Series Clay Pigeon Shooting Championship, one each at the Highclere and Sussex Game and Country Fair.