National League Pairs Championship

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For the competition for teams in the previous National League/British League Division Two, see British League Division Two Pairs Championship.
National League Pairs Championship
SportSpeedway
Founded2009
CountryUnited Kingdom

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

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
( & Grant Tregoning) 		Bournemouth Buccaneers
( & )
2010 Plymouth Devils
( & ) 		King's Lynn Young Stars
(Simon Lambert & Adam Lowe)
2011[1] Stoke Potters
(Simon Lambert & ) 		Newport Hornets
( & 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 & )
2014 Stoke Potters
(Ben Wilson & ) 		Mildenhall Fen Tigers
(Joe Jacobs & )
2015[3] Kent Kings
(Ben Morley & Danny Ayres) 		Cradley Heathens
(Max Clegg & Ellis Perks)
2016-2018 not held
2019[4] Kent Kings
(Drew Kemp & Anders Rowe) 		Leicester Lions
Ellis Perks & Danyon Hume
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19
2021 cancelled due to COVID-19

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", , 28 July 2012, p. 26-7
  3. ^ Official BSPA Website http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.29498, 6 September 2015, p. 26-7
  4. ^ "KINGS RETAIN PAIRS TITLE". Kent Speedway. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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