CROATIAN boy star Jurica Pavlic, the lad whose dad built him a stadium in which to race, will ride at Belle Vue on July 28.

The One51 Aces have signed up the 19-year-old whizz-kid to race in their 80th anniversary Peter Craven Memorial Trophy meeting at Kirkmanshulme Lane.

Pavlic, the European junior champion in 2006 and full European champion a year later, is known only by his rapidly growing reputation in Britain - so far!

British promoters are well aware of his outstanding potential and Aces chief David Gordon said: "We are sure our fans will love the opportunity to see one of speedway's rising stars and we are hoping very much it could lead to bigger things with us.

"The anniversary meeting will give Jurica the chance to have a look at us, and vice versa.

"We know our number one, Jason Crump, has been very impressed when he has seen him riding in Poland."

Pavlic, whose idol is Crump, caught the eye in last season's Slovenian Grand Prix in Krsko when he was handed a wildcard entry and scored five points.

He was second to Belle Vue's Charlie Gjedde in the qualifying round for the 2009 Grand Prix on May 31.

The meeting was at the Gorican track which his building contractor father, former Yugoslav champion Zvenko Pavlic, opened in 2005.

The Aces still have two places to fill for the anniversary meeting as Coventry's Chris Harris and Simon Stead have been forced to withdraw as their club have a rearranged fixture.

Gordon added: "We are in negotiations with some top names and hope to make an announcement shortly."

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