Former Workington riders continue to rack up the points in a flying start to the new Premiership season.
Charles Wright (Oxford) and Richard Lawson (Leicester) scored well in the latest round of top flight matches on Monday.
There was also a notable effort at reserve for last season’s Comets number one Connor Bailey.
Strangely the one ex-Comet off-colour was Grand Prix star Dan Bewley who could only manage two seconds and a third (5) for Belle Vue from his four rides.
Kyle Howarth, riding for the Sheffield opposition, also scored five points with a second and three third places.
Oxford’s dream start to life in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership continued with a 48-42 win at Birmingham.
The Spires secured match and aggregate points and sit top of the early table with a 100 per cent record from their opening three fixtures.
They overcame the absence of No.1 Maciej Janowski due to Polish commitments to produce a strong all-round showing at Perry Barr with Australian Champion Rohan Tungate enjoying his best display so far with 14+1 from six rides, whilst Charles Wright (11+2) and Chris Harris (10+1) were also in double figures.
Premiership Knockout Cup holders Ipswich are in a strong position to progress to the semi-finals after winning 48-42 at Leicester.
The Witches recovered from conceding a 5-1 in the first race and hit back immediately with Rising Star reserve Dan Thompson instrumental on his old home track.
Thompson was unbeaten in his first three rides of what was a tight contest for most of the evening, before Emil Sayfutdinov and Jason Doyle extended the first leg advantage with a big 5-1 in Heat 15.
Doyle (11+1) and Sayfutdinov (11) led the scoring with Thompson adding a vital 9+1, whilst Sam Masters (10+1) and ex-Comet Richard Lawson (9+2) were best for the Lions.
Ipswich manager Ritchie Hawkins, another ex-Comet, said: “I’m absolutely buzzing because Leicester are a very good team and it is as tough a draw as we could have got.
“To win the first leg by six points, I am delighted with that and the start to the season we have had.”
Belle Vue established an eight-point lead over Sheffield to leave their Premiership KO Cup tie finely poised ahead of the second leg.
The Aces won 49-41 at the National Speedway Stadium with their second strings and reserves coming to the fore whilst Tai Woffinden shone for the Tigers.
The former World Champion won four races and finished with 13+1 as his team had to battle to remain in touch, even with the Aces’ top two of Brady Kurtz and Dan Bewley not recording their usual high scores.
Jaimon Lidsey collected 10 points with Norick Blodorn (9) winning three races, whilst reserves Connor Mountain and ex-Comets’ number one Connor Bailey (6 + 3) outscoring their counterparts 12-2.
