The Edinburgh What The Fork Monarchs will be aiming to get their season off to the perfect start when they welcome Redcar Bears on Friday.
It will be the Monarchs' first fixture since October 2019 after two rain-outs last week - and it will also mark the return of spectators to Armadale Stadium with all available tickets having been sold out for the SGB Championship clash.
The opening heat on Friday will feature 2019 British Champion Charles Wright against 2017 Australian Champion Sam Masters, an indication of the quality in the Championship this year.
Add in Richie Worrall and Josh Pickering in the home camp, Jake Allen and Michael Palm Toft for the Bears, plus plenty of interesting characters amongst the support riders, and it should be a great match in prospect.
Three riders will make their Monarchs' debut - Kye Thomson, Nathan Greaves and Joe Lawlor. For the visitors, eye will be on James Sarjeant who was to be in the Monarchs' 2020 side but lost his place after the enforced rule changes.
The action at Armadale Stadium gets underway at 7.30pm with live streaming available through the club's website here.
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