BELLE VUE boss Mark Lemon has warned of the “dangerous” old boys ahead of facing Oxford.
The ATPI Aces take on the Spires in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership at the National Speedway Stadium on Monday night (7.30pm).
Oxford have suffered a difficult start to the season but with ex-Aces Rohan Tungate and Charles Wright plus World Cup winner Maciej Janowski in their ranks, Lemon knows they will be a huge threat in Manchester.
He said: “I know it’s a cliche but there really aren’t any easy meetings in the Premiership.
“We know what Oxford’s riders are capable of, Rohan and Charles can be very good at the National Speedway Stadium and that makes them dangerous.
“When you add in the likes of Janowski, Erik Riss and guest Dan Thompson, they are a strong side.”
The ATPI Aces have recovered from an opening KO Cup loss to record a double over King’s Lynn and narrow defeat at Leicester.
Lemon is confident of his side’s form. He added: “We are settling back into a routine. It was good that all the boys are getting confidence-building scores.
“Zach Cook, Norick Blodorn and Jake Mulford have all started winning key races and scoring well. Tate Zischke is also solving some bike issues.
“As I’ve said before, at this time of the season it’s about building momentum. That’s the target.”
TEAMS:
ATPI ACES: 1 Brady Kurtz, 2 Norick Blodorn, 3 Jaimon Lidsey, 4 Zack Cook, 5 Dan Bewley, 6 Tate Zischke, 7 Jake Mulford.
SPIRES: 1 Rohan Tungate, 2 Erik Riss, 3 Charles Wright, 4 Dan Thompson (guest), 5 Maciej Janowski, 6 Francis Gusts, 7 Luke Killeen.