The King's Lynn Stars win the Knockout Cup on Wednesday 28 October, to become the first speedway team to win two trebles (photos by David Keller)
With the start delayed by 15 minutes to let thousands of fans into the Norfolk Arena, King's Lynn - starting from gates two and four - seek to hit the ground running against the Edinburgh Monarchs
With the first heat ending in a 3-3 draw, King's Lynn go on to make 5-1 overhauls in the next two races - the Stars did not lose a single heat in the entire contest
On the night the Stars are without their young racing prodigy Darcy Ward, the 2009 Individual Under-21 World Champion; Simon Lambert steps into his place
The Edinburgh Monarchs are also under pressure, even though they hold a seven-point lead from the first leg of the cup tie, as they are without their star rider Kevin Wolbert
One of the main men of the night for the King's Lynn Stars is Chris Shramm, who gives the team 12 points throughout his races
Out in the pits, Linus Eklof is raring to take on the Edinburgh Monarchs' challenge at the next heat
Jan Graverson prepares his bike for the 12th heat. The Dane, who had a ride average of 4.18 during the 2008 season, goes on to pick up three points in the next race
Thousands of people pack the terraces as the Norfolk Arena sees one of its largest attendances of the season. Tomas Topinka, captain of the King's Lynn stars, is also injured and could not race
The Stars want revenge against Edinburgh, who had previously beaten King's Lynn this season to deny them the chance to be promoted to the Elite League
The Knockout cup is the final meeting of the season - the last chance for fans to get a glimpse of their favourite riders
The Edinburgh Monarchs celebrate as they cross the line in the final heat, providing a fitting reward to the fans who had made the trip down from Scotland
Fireworks are set off and the champagne flows as the Stars celebrate their second treble win in three years
Emiliano Sanchez was awarded with the Stars' rider of the year prior to the Knockout cup final and was happy to show off all his silverware for this season
The Stars' team are joined by team manager Rob Lyon and King's Lynn promoter 'Buster' Chapman
Being the best team over two legs, the speedway Knockout cup has a new home at the Norfolk Arena
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