Holder and Pedersen to lead pairs charge at Ipswich

HOLDERS Poole will be represented by Chris Holder and Bjarne Pedersen at the Elite League Pairs Championship at Ipswich, on Saturday, September 4.

The Pirates won the title at Eastbourne on a memorable night last season but this year’s event will take place on the newly-shaped Ipswich track.

Home hopes rest on the shoulders of Scott Nicholls and Danny King in a star-studded field which is sure to pull in a bumper crowd on a big weekend for the sport.

Hans Andersen, who won the event as a Poole rider last August, will partner Peter Karlsson in a powerful Belle Vue pairing.

The meeting takes place the night before the World Under-21 Team Cup Final at Rye House which means Wolves star Tai Woffinden faces two major meetings in as many days.

The Elite League Pairs has the unique scoring system of 4-3-2-0 to encourage team racing which means avoiding last place is the priority.

It’s the fifth event in the Super 7even series of meetings which have proved so popular with fans up and down the country.

Series Director David Hoggart said: “The line-up at Ipswich means the meeting is too close to call, how can you predict a winning pair with any confidence?

“It’s a bumper weekend for Speedway fans with the Pairs followed by the World Under-21 Team Final when we will be backing the young British boys. We wish them well at Rye House.

“I’m delighted with the success of the Super 7even series so far and we are delighted to be taking it to Ipswich, a new venue for us. We’re looking forward to seeing an entertaining meeting on their new-look track.”

POOLE: Chris Holder, Bjarne Pedersen. PETERBOROUGH: Kenneth Bjerre, Niels Kristian Iversen. BELLE VUE: Hans Andersen, Peter Karlsson. EASTBOURNE: Ricky Kling, Cameron Woodward. WOLVERHAMPTON: Freddie Lindgren, Tai Woffinden. LAKESIDE: Adam Shields, Jonas Davidsson. COVENTRY: Krzysztof Kasprzak, Chris Harris. SWINDON: Leigh Adams, Simon Stead. IPSWICH: Scott Nicholls, Danny King.