2008 Speedway Conference League

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2008 Speedway Conference League
League Conference League
Champions Weymouth Wildcats
Knockout Cup Plymouth Devils
Individual Benji Compton
Pairs Boston Barracudas
Fours Weymouth Wildcats
Division/s above 2008 Elite League
2008 Premier League

The 2008 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway. [1]

Contents

Summary

The title was won by Weymouth Wildcats who won the playoffs. [2]

Final league table

PosTeamPlayedHWHDHLAWADALFAPts
1 Plymouth Devils 1470020570956920
2 Boston Barracuda-Braves 1461020571356519
3 Redcar Cubs 1470011565761418
4 Weymouth Wildcats 1470010668858817
5 Scunthorpe Saints 1470010663762917
6 Buxton Hitmen 1460110660566915
7 Rye House Cobras 1460100761466312
8 Sittingbourne Crusaders 141060074727982

Play-offs

Semi-finalsGrand Final
          
Boston 44 48 92
Redcar 46 45 91
Boston 45 23 68
Weymouth 46 67 113
Weymouth 56 44 100
Plymouth 38 46 84

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2008 Conference League Knockout Cup was the 11th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Plymouth Devils were the winners. [3]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
03/05Rye House59-33Sittingbourne
11/05Sittingbourne42-47Rye House
21/06Weymouth47-45Plymouth
10/07Plymouth51-42Weymouth
08/06Boston51-43Redcar
14/06Redcar45-45Boston
26/05Scunthorpe52-41Buxton
08/06Buxton50-41Scunthorpe

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
28/09Boston56-35Scunthorpe
10/10Scunthorpe45-48Boston
18/07Plymouth57-36Rye House
10/08Rye House56-37Plymouth

Final

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
19/10Boston50-39Plymouth
24/10Plymouth59-33Boston

Conference Trophy

Riders' Championship

Benji Compton won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 27 September at Rye House Stadium. [4]

Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1 Benji Compton Redcar14
2 Byron Bekker Scunthorpe13
3 Darcy Ward Boston12
4 Danny Halsey Rye House12
5Jay HerneWeymouth12
6Ben TaylorBuxton9
7Gareth IsherwoodBuxton7
8Rob SmithRye House7
9Dean FeltonSittingbourne6
10 Kyle Hughes Plymouth6
11Gary Cottham (res)Rye House5
12 Simon Lambert Boston4
13Tom BrownPlymouth3
14Harland Cook (res)Rye House3
15Scott RichardsonScunthorpe2
16 Richard Lawson Redcar2
17Aaron BasebySittingbourne1
18 Kyle Newman Weymouth0

Pairs

The Pairs Championship was held at the Wessex Stadium, on 31 May. The event was won by James Cockle and Simon Lambert of the Boston. [5]

Semi finals

Final

Fours

Weymouth won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 18 October 2008 at Loomer Road Stadium. [6]

Final
PosTeamPtsRiders
1Weymouth13Smart 6, Herne 3, Johnson 3, Mason 1
2Redcar12Lawson 4, Cockle 3, James 3, McKinna 2
3Sittingbourne7Baseby M 4, Felton 2, Scarboro 1, Baseby A 0
4Scunthorpe4Hopwood 1, Irving 1, Widman 1, Parnaby 1, Richardson 0

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

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References

  1. ↑ "2008 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ↑ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  3. ↑ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  4. ↑ "Cats capture Compton". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "2008 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "2008 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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