National League Pairs Championship
| Sport | Speedway |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 (Conference League) 2009 (National League) |
| Country | United 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. It was known as the Conference League Pairs from 2004 to 2008.
Format[edit]
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. Where two teams 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, ballot.
Past winners[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "2004 fixture list and results" (PDF). British Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "2005 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Bamford, Robert (2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook, Profile Peter I Karlsson. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-07524-4250-1.
- ^ "SPEEDWAY: Oxford so close to pairs glory". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "2008 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "National League Pairs draw". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Buccaneers Face A Devil Of A Meeting". Bournemouth Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Stoke Potters' Tim Webster enjoying best ever season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Butt, Randall (28 July 2012). "On-Song Tigers". Speedway Star page 26-27.
- ^ "All roads lead to Mildenhall as National League Pairs takes centre stage . . . and who can stop the Cradley Heathens from winning again?". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "National League Pairs" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "National League Pairs" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "2019 national League Pairs" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "National League Pairs @ Leicester". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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| Tier One League Top division |
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| Tier Two League Second division |
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