Category: Speedway News

Speedway latest: Cheetahs “high on confidence” ahead of northern tour

Monarch Oxford Cheetahs Team Manager Jason Crump insists his squad’s confidence has not taken a knock ahead of Saturday’s visit to Berwick Bandits (7.30pm). The Monarch Cheetahs slipped to a six-point defeat to defending British Speedway Championship winners Poole Pirates in front of another sell-out home crowd at Oxford Stadium on Wednesday. Crump’s men reversed […]

Speedway is back! Cheetahs begin 2022 campaign with a win in front of sell-out crowd

The Monarch Oxford Cheetahs came from behind to mark the beginning of the club’s new era in winning style against Scunthorpe Scorpions at a sold-out Oxford Stadium on Wednesday night. Club captain Scott Nicholls and number one Troy Batchelor paired up in heat 15 to clinch a 49-40 victory as 2,000 fans entered the Cowley […]

PREVIEW: “Speedway will be the winner,” says Crump ahead of sell-out opening fixture

Jason Crump insists “speedway will be the winner” when a capacity crowd watches Oxford Cheetahs’ first competitive meeting in 15 years tonight when hosting Scunthorpe Scorpions. Two-thousand fans will be trackside to mark the beginning of a highly anticipated new era for the club and its British Speedway Championship campaign as part of Oxford Stadium’s […]

Ruml identifies turn one as an overtaking “hotspot” ahead of Cheetahs’ first meeting

Dillon Ruml has forecast plenty of first corner action at Oxford Speedway this season after putting in his first laps at the historic Cowley venue ahead of launch night next week. The 23-year-old Californian joined his Monarch Cheetahs teammates for a two-day team bonding exercise ahead of the club’s first competitive fixture in 15 years […]

BUY YOUR POOLE TICKETS NOW! Oxford Speedway launch tickets for Pirates’ visit on April 20

Kevin Boothby revealed he was staggered by the public’s response to ticket sales for the Monarch Oxford Cheetahs’ launch event – and wants to see another full house on April 20. Tickets for Poole Pirates’ highly anticipated return to Oxford Stadium exactly a week after opening night were launched on Friday morning, a day after […]

First practice session a “resounding success”, says Oxford Speedway coach Schroeck

Oxford Speedway coach Peter Schroeck described the club’s first practice session in 15 years as a “resounding success” after riders took to the Oxford Stadium shale on Wednesday. The Monarch Cheetahs and Chargers squads got used to their new surroundings as part of a pre-season press and practice session ahead of club’s highly anticipated launch […]

Gutsy Jack Thomas declares himself fit for season opener after crash scare

Oxford Cheetahs heat leader Jack Thomas has declared himself fit for the start of the club’s regeneration next month – despite cracking two ribs on his seasonal debut at the weekend. Thomas was representing his Premiership club King’s Lynn Stars at Lewis Kerr’s testimonial on Sunday (March 20) afternoon when a snapped chain catapulted the […]

Newman excited to launch his season at Scunthorpe this afternoon

Oxford Cheetahs heat leader Kyle Newman is looking forward to racing in his first competitive meeting of the season today at Josh Auty’s testimonial in Scunthorpe. The three-times Premiership winner features in a star-studded line-up at the Eddie Wright Raceway including former British Champions Chris Harris, Danny King and Charles Wright. March has been a […]

Peter Schroeck “thrilled” to be onboard with Oxford Speedway’s regeneration

Oxford Speedway has confirmed former rider and highly experienced manager Peter Schroeck has joined the club’s management team for 2022.  Schroeck enjoyed a 10-year riding career between 1983 and 1992 before turning to management and coaching in the past decade, most recently with Premiership club Kings Lynn Stars. The 55-year-old joins Cheetahs Team Manager Jason […]

Oxford Speedway announce one-off prize draw for ticket holders to celebrate launch night

Oxford Speedway supporters have the chance to win a Cheetahs race suit signed by the entire squad next month by purchasing a ticket for Scunthorpe Scorpions’ visit on April 13. The club is marking its first competitive fixture in over 15 years as part of Oxford Stadium’s regeneration by entering every e-ticket holder into a […]

TICKETS ON SALE: Your chance to be part of Oxford Stadium’s launch night

Tickets for the launch event at Oxford Stadium have been placed on sale as the world-famous Oxford Cheetahs prepare to compete in their first competitive meeting for 15 years. Managed by three-times World Speedway Champion Jason Crump and captained by seven-times British Champion Scott Nicholls, the Cheetahs will host Scunthorpe Scorpions on Wednesday, April 13, […]

Speedway icon Hans Nielsen confirmed as guest of honour for Oxford Stadium’s launch event

Speedway legend Hans Nielsen has been confirmed as guest of honour for Oxford Stadium’s grand opening in April when the iconic Cowley venue hosts its first event in almost a decade. The four-times World Individual Champion will fly into Oxfordshire from his native Denmark on Wednesday, April 13, to witness Oxford Cheetahs’ first competitive fixture […]

Oxford Chargers’ squad is complete with the additions of Arran Butcher and Luke Killeen

Oxford Chargers’ 2022 National League squad has been completed with the signings of promising British talent Arran Butcher and Australian National 125cc Champion Luke Killeen. Leicestershire-based Butcher, 21, joins from Suffolk club Mildenhall Fen Tigers who he briefly represented last season before breaking his shoulder in a grass track incident. Meanwhile Killeen, 16, is set […]

Chargers’ heat leader Stoneman gets hands-on ahead of Oxford Stadium reopening

Speedway rider Nathan Stoneman has been getting stuck into the redevelopment of Oxford Stadium ahead of its reopening by assisting with the multi-purpose venue’s building works. The Oxford Chargers heat leader has joined speedway promoter Jamie Courtney and a team of skilled tradesmen to restore the historic stadium to its former glory, almost a decade […]

Speedway legend Jason Crump joins Oxford Cheetahs as Team Manager

Three-times World Speedway Champion Jason Crump will mark the beginning of his team management career with Oxford Speedway when taking charge of the Cheetahs this year. The 46-year-old cemented himself as a household name following a glittering 22-year stint as a rider where he won the Individual World Championship and World Cup on three occasions, […]

Oxford Speedway confirms 2022 return, with world-famous Cheetahs to race in the Championship

Oxford Speedway is pleased to confirm the world-famous Cheetahs will make a sensational return to the track in 2022 and compete in the Championship, subject to BSP Ltd’s approval. The much-loved Cheetahs have been absent from British speedway for 14 seasons but will complete their highly anticipated return in the spring as part of Oxford […]