Oxford Cheetahs
The Oxford Cheetahs are a British speedway team based at Oxford Stadium, in Oxford, England. They were founded in 1939 and are five times champions of Britain, in 1964, 1985, 1986, 1989 and 2001. The club folded in 2007 but returned to racing when participating in the SGB Championship 2022.
| Oxford Cheetahs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Track address | Oxford Stadium Sandy Lane Cowley, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Promoter | Jamie Courtney | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team manager | Peter Schroeck | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team captain | Scott Nicholls | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | SGB Premiership SGB Championship National Development League | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official Website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colours | Blue and Yellow | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track size | 297 metres (325 yd) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track record time | 56.2 seconds | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track record date | 13 October 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track record holder | Hans Nielsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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During their history they have run under several other names; from 1972 to 1975, they were known as Oxford Rebels and from 2003 to 2005, they were known as Oxford Silver Machine. They have also run junior sides known as the Oxford Cubs, Oxford Silver Machine Academy, Oxford Lions and Oxford Chargers. For 2024 the club will run two teams in addition to the Cheetahs, one under a new guise of the Oxford Spires in the Premiership and the Chargers in the development league.