Premier League Cup (speedway)

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The League Cup is a motorcycle speedway competition contested by clubs in the Premier League in the United Kingdom. The first year of the competition was 2012, when it replaced the Premier Trophy. [1]

Motorcycle speedway motorcycle sport

Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines which use only one gear and have no brakes; racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock. Competitors use this surface to slide their machines sideways, powersliding or broadsiding into the bends. On the straight sections of the track the motorcycles reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (110 km/h).

The Premier League was the second tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by The Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). The Premier League was founded in 1995 when the two divisions of the British League were amalgamated. In 1997, the Elite League was created as a new top tier with the Premier League becoming the second tier. The league operated until 2016 when British speedway was restructured with the formation of the SGB Premiership and SGB Championship.

The Premier Trophy was a contest between teams competing in the Premier League in the UK. The first competition was held in 1999. The competition is usually run before the Premier League starts in April and May. The finals are usually contested in June/July. The competition was dropped from the 2011 calendar due to the expansion of the Premier League fixtures.

For the 2012 season, the League Cup was contested as two round robin leagues, split into North and South groups, with the top two from each league going on to knockout semi-finals. The North section was won by Workington Comets with Newcastle Diamonds finishing as runners up, while in the South section, Somerset Rebels topped the table ahead of Ipswich Witches. [2] The semi-finals were won by Somerset (who defeated Newcastle) and Ipswich (who beat Workington). The final was contested over two legs, with Somerset winning on aggregate scores.

A round-robin tournament is a competition in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants are eliminated after a certain number of losses.

Workington Comets speedway club based in Cumbria, UK

Workington Comets is a speedway club based in Workington, Cumbria. They race in the second division on British speedway. Their track is at Derwent Park Stadium, which they share with Workington Town Rugby League Football Club.

Newcastle Diamonds

Newcastle Diamonds are a motorcycle speedway team who race in the SGB Championship, every Sunday night during the season (April-October) from their home at the Newcastle Stadium on the Fossway, Byker. The Newcastle Stadium previously known as Brough Park is primarily used for greyhound racing with the speedway track built in the centre. Supporters can watch the racing either from the large grandstand located on the home straight, or from the fully licensed bar which is located on the first floor of the grandstand and which offers unrestricted views of the entire stadium. During the race meetings, a selection of hot and cold food and drinks are available for purchase. Newcastle Speedway is accessible to wheelchair users.

For 2013, the contest will again begin with mini-leagues but with four sections rather than two. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Speedway: Premier League fixtures released", BBC, 10 October 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2012
  2. ↑ "League Cup Tables, speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 2 December 2012
  3. ↑ Kinvig, David (2012) "Speedway: Promoters opt to keep Premier League change to a minimum", The Scotsman , 19 November 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012
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