BELLE Vue Aces will race in honour of a homespun legend when they stage a highlight of their season, the club's 80th anniversary meeting, on Monday, July 28.

Some 16 riders, who will include the cream of the speedway world, will race over 20 heats for the Peter Craven Memorial Trophy, named after the Liverpool-born star who won the world title in 1955 and 1962.

He died after a crash at Edinburgh the following season at the age of 29.

The Aces have a 32-match Elite League programme but start with Craven Shield group matches against Wolverhampton and Coventry.

Fixtures

Key: CS: Craven Shield, ELA: Elite League A fixtures, ELB: Elite League B fixtures

Home matches start at 7.30 unless stated

MARCH 21: Belle Vue v Wolverhampton (CS, 11am)

24: Wolverhampton v Belle Vue (CS)

28: Coventry v Belle Vue (CS)

31: Belle Vue v Lakeside (ELA)

APRIL 3: Swindon v Belle Vue (ELA)

7: Belle Vue v Poole (ELA)

11: Coventry v Belle Vue (ELA)

14: Belle Vue v Coventry (CS)

17: Peterborough v Belle Vue (ELA)

19: Eastbourne v Belle Vue (ELA)

21: Belle Vue v Swindon (ELA)

28: Belle Vue v Coventry (ELA)

MAY 7: Belle Vue v Eastbourne (ELA)

12: Belle Vue v Swindon (ELB)

14 : Poole v Belle Vue (ELA)

19: Belle Vue v Poole (ELB)

22: Ipswich v Belle Vue (ELA)

26: Wolverhampton v Belle Vue (ELA)

28: Belle Vue v Wolverhampton (ELA)

JUNE 2: Belle Vue v Lakeside (ELB)

6: Coventry v Belle Vue (ELB)

9: Belle Vue v Eastbourne (ELB)

16: Belle Vue v Coventry (KO Cup BC final lst leg)

20: Coventry v Belle Vue (KO BC final 2nd leg)

23: Belle Vue v Ipswich (ELA)

29: Eastbourne v Belle Vue (ELB)

30: Belle Vue v Peterborough (ELA)

JULY 3: Peterborough v Belle Vue (ELB)

5: Lakeside v Belle Vue (ELA)

7: Belle Vue v Coventry (ELB)

10: Swindon v Belle Vue (ELB)

16: Belle Vue Junior chship

21: Belle Vue v Peterborough (ELB)

23: Poole v Belle Vue (ELB)

28: Peter Craven Memorial Trophy (80th anniversary meeting)

AUGUST 4: Belle Vue v Ipswich (ELB)

7: Ipswich v Belle Vue (ELB)

11: Belle Vue (KO Cup semi-final reserved)

13/14: (KO Cup semi-final away reserved)

18: Belle Vue (reserved)25: Wolverhampton v Belle Vue (ELB)

27: Belle Vue v Wolverhampton (ELB)

SEPTEMBER 1: Belle Vue (reserved)

5: Lakeside v Belle Vue (ELB)

8/15/22: Belle Vue (all reserved)

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