Panthers came up short in their search for another piece of silverware yesterday (October 8).
Their duo of Chris Harris and Ulrich Ostergaard bowed out in the group stage at the SGB Championship Pairs in Sheffield.
They lead Group A followed their final race, but were eclipsed by both Scunthorpe and Glasgow. Those two clubs were involved in a 7-2 in the closing race in the section with Scunthorpe’s victory making them group winners and Glasgow moving level on points with Panthers.
And the fact Glasgow beat Panthers 7-2 when they met in the opening heat of the meeting meant the Scottish side advanced.
Panthers claimed 7-2s of their own against Scunthorpe and Workington and a 5-4 over Ipswich, who had been reduced to one rider.
Four points are awarded for a race victory in this meeting, with second place earning three points and third place securing two points.
“There was only one result in the heat between Scunthorpe and Glasgow that we didn’t want,” said Panthers team boss Johnson.
“Unfortunately that outcome - a 7-2 to Scunthorpe - is how it ended and was enough to knock us out.
“It was a frustrating start as Chris blew an engine in the first heat against Glasgow – and it was also frustrating to miss out on the semi-finals in the way we did.”
The event was won by home pairing Kyle Howarth and Lasse Bjerre of Sheffield. They beat Redcar duo Ben Barker and Charles Wright in an awarded final after the latter was at fault for a crash on the final lap.
SGB CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS RESULTSGroup AGLASGOW 21: Richard Lawson 14/Aaron Summers 7
PETERBOROUGH 21: Chris Harris 8/Ulrich Ostergaard 13IPSWICH 16: Rory Schlein 4/Danny King 12
WORKINGTON 9: Mason Campton 3/Ty Proctor 6
SCUNTHORPE 23: Lewis Kerr 12/Josh Auty 11
Group BEDINBURGH 20: Sam Masters 12/Ricky Wells 8
NEWCASTLE 13: Ludvig Lindgren 5/Stuart Robson 8
SHEFFIELD 21: Kyle Howarth 7/Lasse Bjerre 14
REDCAR 25: Ben Barker 12/Charles Wright 13
BERWICK 11: Kevin Doolan 4/David Howe 7
SEMI-FINAL ONE: Sheffield beat Scunthorpe 7-2
SEMI-FINAL TWO: Redcar beat Glasgow 6-3
FINAL: Sheffield beat Redcar 5-4
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