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NEWS: Quartet of Spires in British Final line-up

THREE-time champion Chris Harris, 2017 winner Craig Cook, 2019 victor Charles Wright, and Lewis Kerr will all represent the OXS Oxford Spires in the 2024 Attis Insurance Sports Division British Final at Belle Vue in Manchester on Saturday, June 8 (7.30pm).

Nine current and former champions will compete in the prestigious meeting at the National Speedway Stadium. With Grand Prix trio Robert Lambert, Tai Woffinden and 2022/23 winner Dan Bewley having already been named in the line-up for the Manchester showpiece, the remaining 13 riders can now be confirmed. They include treble winner Harris along with Wright, Cook, Danny King, Adam Ellis and Rory Schlein who have all previously tasted victory on the big night.

Not only is the British title itself at stake, there is also the Wild Card place for the British Grand Prix at Cardiff to be allocated to the highest-placed non-GP regular in the meeting.

The full riding order draw will be made live on Eurosport on Monday (May 27) during their coverage of the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership clash between Leicester and Oxford.

Tickets for the Attis Insurance Sports Division British Final are available from https://www.bellevue-speedway.com 

LINE-UP (Not in riding order): Robert Lambert, Tai Woffinden, Dan Bewley, Danny King, Chris Harris, Richard Lawson, Tom Brennan, Charles Wright, Steve Worrall, Craig Cook, Adam Ellis, Kyle Howarth, Lewis Kerr, Rory Schlein, Ben Barker, Connor Mountain. Reserves: Simon Lambert, Drew Kemp.

PHOTO: Chris Harris will be aiming to win his fourth British Championship on June 8. Here, he leads Russian rocket Emil Sayfutdinov (pic: Steve Edmunds)