The SGB Championship Pairs formerly the Premier League Pairs Championship (from 1997 to 2016) is a motorcycle speedway contest for the second tier teams in the SGB Championship in the United Kingdom.[1] The teams consist of the top two riders from each club competing. The meetings comprise ten teams of two riders drawn into two qualifying groups.
| Sport | motorcycle speedway |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Notes | |
| replaced the British League Division Two Pairs | |
Rules
editIn 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.
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 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
Past winners
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Oakes, Peter (2013). 2013 British Speedway Yearbook. Frontpage Books. p. 158. ISBN 978-0948882036.
- ^ "1997 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Invaders stars win Best Pairs". Nottingham Evening Post. 29 September 1997. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway". Birmingham Daily Post. 27 July 1998. Retrieved 27 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway". Reading Evening Post. 26 July 1999. Retrieved 27 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Five minutes with….speedway icon Carl Stonehewer". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "2002 Premier League Pairs at Workington". YouTube. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Reading race to Pairs title". Crash.net. 21 June 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "SPEEDWAY: PARKER EYES A PAIR OF GONGS". Daily Record. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Bamford, Robert (2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 215–217. ISBN 978-07524-4250-1.
- ^ "ISLANDERS TAKE PAIRS TITLE". Sheffield Speedway. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "PREMIER LEAGUE PAIRS RESULT". Birmingham Speedway. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Lyons and Piszcz lead Birmingham win". Daily Express. 9 August 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "BRUMMIES DUO LOSE OUT IN FINAL". Birmingham Speedway. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Grieves is enjoying life to the max". Daily Record. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Adam Roynon profile". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Pairs Championship for Somerset". Speedway 365. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "IT'S SAM AND MAX FOR THE PAIRS". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "PAIR-FECTION FOR WITCHES". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Somerset Rebels speedway duo are Premier League Pairs Champions!". Burnham on Sea. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Sheffield Tigers win Pairs title ahead of first leg of promotion showdown". The Star. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "SHEFFIELD'S HOWARTH AND WRIGHT RETAIN THE TITLE". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Glasgow win the Pairs". Redcar Speedway. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Charles Wright helps Redcar Bears pull off incredible comeback". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 22 August 2024.