OXFORD CHEETAHS NEWS<\/a><\/h3>\nSaid Masters: \u201cI didn\u2019t need to think about it, I love turning up at Sandy Lane and racing for the Cheetahs on a Wednesday.<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cPete (Schroeck) and Jamie (Courtney) are so easy to deal with and we have a great relationship, this is a real family club.<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cI hope I can be half the captain that Scott is, and I hope he is back quickly as he\u2019s one of the best team-mates I have ever had – a massive part of the Cheetahs set-up.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nWords and Images by British Speedway<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OXFORD Cheetahs have confirmed a return for No.1 Sam Masters who will also take over as skipper next season. Masters and Scott Nicholls have been a fearsome Heat 13\/15 combination in the Cab Direct Championship in the last two years, but that pairing will be split in 2025 due to injury for Nicholls. READ MORE: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3165,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,5,4,51],"tags":[8,100,12,143,9,70],"class_list":["post-3164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australian-speedway","category-british-speedway","category-speedway","category-the-championship","tag-british-speedway","tag-championship","tag-oxford-cheetahs","tag-sam-masters","tag-speedway","tag-the-championship"],"yoast_head":"\n
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