King: Let’s get back on track!
REDCAR star Danny King has urged his “Agilia” Bears side to bounce back and “get back on track” tonight when Redcar travel take on Oxford in the Cab Direct Championship with tapes up at 7:30pm at the BetGoodwin Oxford Stadium, Sandy Lane.
The Bears and the Cheetahs are both play-off hopefuls with Redcar holding a six point advantage for the aggregate point after their 48-42 success in May at the ECCO Arena. Tonight’s meeting will be broadcast live on BSN @ watch.britishspeedway.co.uk
King, who is 6th in the 2025 second tier averages, wants his side to return to form tonight. King said, “ Oxford are a very good team, especially at home, but I believe it is a meeting we can get something out of if we all turn up, and that should put us back on track.”
King, who won the last Championship Pairs staged at Oxford, believes the battle for the 4th play-off spot will be between Redcar and Oxford. King said, “ It certainly looks like it will be between us and Oxford. We could’ve done without the Glasgow defeat but a win tonight would be a great way to bounce back.”
King, who took part in a 72 hole golf fundraiser for Prostate Cancer yesterday, knows the Redcar number one, and Oxford Spire (in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership) Charles Wright will be key in tonight’s battle.
King commented, “ Charles (Wright) will be key for us tonight, he should go well and he should be really key in terms of set-ups and getting the rest of our side dialled in right from the start.”
The British veteran believes set-up issues in the first half of the meeting cost Redcar against Glasgow. King said, “ We got caught out in the early stages on our set-ups but personally, as the meeting went on, I got it figured out apart from heat 15.”
The Redcar heatleader once again reserved special praise for his teammate Ace Pijper who has hit 21 over his last three Cab Direct Championship meetings. King said, “ Ace has come to the fore recently, we all knew what he was capable of and now I think Ace knows what he is capable of and he believes he can perform at this level.”
Redcar bring in the in-form Leon Flint to cover for Erik Riss with the Glasgow man hitting his first full top flight maximum on Monday for Sheffield. Jake Mulford, who is now at reserve, also makes his long awaited return to the Bears side after international commitments.
Another Redcar rider, Jody Scott, rides for the Oxford Chargers in the WSRA National Development League with the Bears management hopeful that this will help the young Bears number two in his second meeting in the main body of the side.
Oxford are without Jordan Jenkins, with the ex-Bear struggling with a knee injury, rider replacement will operate at number two in his absence. The Cheetahs are also without another former Bear with Jonas Knudsen absent due to Danish racing commitments, Workington’s Jacob Hook replaces Knudsen at reserve.
Oxford Cheethas
1. Sam Masters (c) 10.31
2. RR for Jordan Jenkins 6.47
3. Cameron Heeps 6.35
4. Mitch McDiarmid 5.74
5. Francis Gusts 5.23
6. Luke Killeen 4.70
7. Jacob Hook (G) 4.90
™: Peter Schroeck
Redcar “Agilia” Bears
1 Charles Wright (c) 8.92
2 Jody Scott 4.50
3 Jason Edwards 6.52
4 Leon Flint (G) 7.12
5 Danny King 8.57
6 Jake Mulford 4.43
7 Ace Pijper 3.14
™: Gavin Parr
Golf Fundraiser for Prostate Cancer