The Oxford Silver Machine are confident of making progress in the Speedway Star Knockout Cup when they face Ipswich for the third time in as many weeks in the quarter-final second leg at Oxford Stadium ton Friday (7.30pm).
Charlie Gjedde
The mood in the Oxford camp should be good after they won comfortably at Foxhall on Monday, bringing a lead of eight points into tonight's clash.
They are favourites to go through, but following the extensive track work recently, promoter Nigel Wagstaff has warned everyone not to be complacent.
"We've had a lot of work done on the track, and to a certain extent, our home advantage may be reduced," he said.
Oxford will be at full strength, with Charlie Gjedde taking the No 7 position.
The Witches are bound to be stronger with the inclusion of Polish ace Jarek Hampel, and together with the brilliant Scott Nicholls, will make sure they don't go down without a fight.
There will be a special giveaway for children tonight with the first 200 being given a free poster which they can then ask the riders to sign.
Oxford: Todd Wiltshire, Travis McGowan, Craig Boyce, Sebastian Ulamek, Nicki Pedersen, Jernej Kolenko, Charlie Gjedde
Ipswich: Jarek Hampel, Chris Slabon, Paul Hurry, Daniel Nermark, Scott Nicholls, Tom Madsen, Danny Bird
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