National League Pairs Championship

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.

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

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)
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", 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
  4. "KINGS RETAIN PAIRS TITLE". Kent Speedway. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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