OXFORD Spires will look to extend their unbeaten run to four meetings when they welcome second-placed Belle Vue Aces in their Premiership meeting at Sandy Lane tonight.
Belle Vue, the most successful team in British Speedway history, are led by British Grand Prix star Dan Bewley, fresh off winning the Speedway of Nations on Saturday night.
Spires won the previous clash at Oxford Stadium, with a 46-44 victory sealed in the last heat back in May.
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Oxford team manager Peter Schroeck said: “Belle Vue will want to prove a point after the way they were pipped at Oxford in our previous clash, and they have Brady Kurtz riding for them this time around, so they will present a challenge.
“But a few of our boys have found a bit of form and hopefully we can make things a bit easier for ourselves and take a good victory.
“We’re coming off the back of a fabulous team performance at Birmingham last week and we want to take that momentum forwards.
“It’s getting to the stage of the season where we can’t afford to slip up. We’ve got that fourth spot, which would get us into the play-offs in the Premiership, and we need to concentrate on continuing to score points, to keep the others behind us.
“As a club, we acknowledge what Dan Bewley, along with Robert Lambert, achieved last weekend by winning the Speedway of Nations, so that Great Britain became world champions. I hope the fans turn up in numbers and give Dan the reception that he deserves.”
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