National League Pairs Championship

The National League Pairs Championship is a motorcycle speedway contest between the top two riders from each club competing in the National League in the UK. The meetings comprise a competition between teams of two riders drawn into two qualifying groups.

For the competition for teams in the previous National League/British League Division Two, see British League Division Two Pairs Championship.

Rules

Gate positions

In the Qualification Heats, riders are allocated starting gates. For the Semi-Finals, the group winners have first choice of gate positions (A&C or B&D). Gate A is on the inside of the track, whilst Gate D is on the outside. For the Final, the gate positions (A&C and B&D) are decided by the toss of a coin.

Points scoring

All heats are scored as follows:

  • 1st = 4pts
  • 2nd = 3pts
  • 3rd = 2pts
  • 4th = 0pts

This system is used to encourage team riding. A pair finishing first and second will score seven points, whereas a pair finishing first and last will score only four. Race points scored over all 'qualification heats' are used to determine the final group placings.

Ties

Where two are tied for a place, the team who scored most points scored in the heat where they met go through. Where more than two teams are tied for a place, the tie is resolved as follows:

  • Most wins
  • Most second places
  • A ballot

Winners
Year Winners Runners-up
2009 Newport Hornets
(Tony Atkin & Grant Tregoning)		 Bournemouth Buccaneers
(Mark Baseby & Jay Herne)
2010 Plymouth Devils
(Nicki Glanz & Mark Simmonds)		 King's Lynn Young Stars
(Simon Lambert & Adam Lowe)
2011[1] Stoke Potters
(Simon Lambert & Tim Webster)		 Newport Hornets
(Jay Herne & Todd Kurtz)
2012[2] Mildenhall Fen Tigers
(Lewis Blackbird & Cameron Heeps)		 Buxton Hitmen
(Robert Branford & Charles Wright)
2013 Dudley Heathens
(Ashley Morris & Lewis Blackbird)		 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
(Josh Bates & Daniel Halsey)
2014 Stoke Potters
(Ben Wilson & Jon Armstrong)		 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
(Joe Jacobs & Daniel Halsey)
2015[3] Kent Kings
(Ben Morley & Danny Ayres)		 Cradley Heathens
(Max Clegg & Ellis Perks)

See also

References
  1. "Speedway: We'll be even better next season, vows Stoke team boss Vasey", The Sentinel/thisisstaffordshire.com, 5 November 2011, retrieved 29 July 2012
  2. Butt, Randall (2012) "On-Song Tigers", Speedway Star, 28 July 2012, p. 26-7
  3. Official BSPA Website http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.29498, 6 September 2015, p. 26-7
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