Vintage are IP Champions 2010

On Sunday 4th April the Indoor Percussion Europe European Championships took place at the K2 Centre in Crawley and featured performances from 10 drumlines in 3 classes plus a clinic and exhibition from the WGI World Class Tyler Junior College from Texas, USA and an performance by the members of the Senators Bass Drum line.

There were 5 units in the International Marching Class from 3 countries of which the top placed unit would be awarded European Champions and the highest placed UK unit would crowned WGUK British Champions.  After a close Prelims contest in the morning followed by and even closer Finals in the afternoon, Vintage, were victorious and became both British & European Champions - making it a hat trick of UK titles for the Bristol based group having also won the UK title in 2008 and 2009.  The other UK unit in this class, Alliance IP (from Suffolk Essex and Bedfordshire), came in 5th.

In the European Marching Class, where three units were competing, the title went to New Generation from Belgium whilst in the Concert Class, where two units battled it out, the Champions were the UK's Southern Aurora from Brighton.

The full finals results were:

International Marching Class
Alliance (UK) - 74.90
Got Motion (Swe) - 82.40
Unik Star (F) - 86.15
DrumSpirit (B) - 88.75
Vintage (UK) - 89.05

European Marching Class
Le Symponic (F) - 59.85
New Spirit (F) - 66.25
New Generation (B) - 75.80   

Concert Class
Music Black Show (F) - 62.50
Southern Aurora (UK) - 75.80 

5th April 2010