Thursday October 27, 2022
KING’S Lynn missed out on Premiership Pairs success at Belle Vue – despite recording four race wins in their five outings.

Both Richard Lawson and Frederik Jakobsen took the chequered flag twice at the National Speedway Stadium, but on each occasion, their respective partner was at the back.

Jakobsen produced one of the moves of the night in Heat 9 when he surged around Peterborough duo Chris Harris and Benjamin Basso off the second bend.

Lawson, meanwhile, won both his second and third outings – but the real frustration came in Heat 13 when the Stars faced Sheffield.

Lawson and Jakobsen gated in first and second places, but Lawson picked up unwanted drive when exiting bend two, and did well to avoid the fence – but he lost all momentum, and dropped to the back.

And that was the difference between a place in the semi-finals and last place on the night, with four clubs being covered by a single point.

Home club Belle Vue won the meeting, defeating Ipswich in the Final, which means they still have a slim mathematical chance of edging out the Witches for overall victory.

And despite the result, the Stars still remain in contention for a top three finish overall ahead of Monday’s final round at Leicester.

PREMIERSHIP PAIRS Round 5, Belle Vue
QUALIFYING SCORES:
BELLE VUE 31: Brady Kurtz 18, Matej Zagar 10, Tom Brennan (RS) 3.
IPSWICH 25: Jason Doyle 18, Erik Riss 5, Anders Rowe (RS) 2.
PETERBOROUGH 20: Chris Harris 16, Benjamin Basso 4, Jordan Jenkins (RS) 0.
SHEFFIELD 20: Jack Holder 14, Justin Sedgmen 4, Connor Mountain (RS) 2.
WOLVERHAMPTON 20: Sam Masters 15, Ryan Douglas 5, Ace Pijper (RS) 0.
KING’S LYNN 19: Frederik Jakobsen 11, Richard Lawson 8, Jack Smith (RS) 0.

SEMI-FINAL: Doyle, Basso, Riss, Harris (f.exc) – [Ipswich beat Peterborough 6-3].
GRAND FINAL: Zagar, Kurtz, Doyle, Riss – [Belle Vue beat Ipswich 7-2]

ROUND 5 RESULT
Belle Vue 12, Ipswich 8, Peterbrough 6, Wolverhampton 4, Sheffield 2, King’s Lynn 0.

STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 5
Ipswich 46, Belle Vue 34, Sheffield 26, King’s Lynn 26, Peterborough 14, Wolverhampton 14.