The start of the new speedway season will have a familiar feel to it for the King's Lynn Stars.

Lynn's last two fixtures of 2014 were against Poole Pirates in the Elite League play-off semi-finals and their first three meetings of the forthcoming campaign will be against the side who ended their dreams of maiden top-flight glory.

The Stars visit the champions on Wednesday, March 25, and host a return 24 hours later as last term's top two do battle for the Elite Shield.

And they won't have to wait long to renew their rivalry after the sport's equivalent of football's Community Shield takes place with Rob Lyon's men kickstarting their quest for another top-four finish when they host the Pirates in the league on Tuesday, March 31.

Fixtures

MARCH

25 - Poole - Away (Elite Shield)

26 - Poole - Home (Elite Shield)

31 - Poole - Home

APRIL

2 - Lakeside - Home

3 - Lakeside - Away

8 - Belle Vue - Home

22 - Swindon - Home

23 - Swindon - Away

27 - Belle Vue - Away

29 - Coventry - Home

MAY

4 - Leicester - Away

6 - Leicester - Home

13 - Wolverhampton - Home

18 - Wolverhampton - Away

25 - Coventry - Away

28 - Poole - Home (TBC)

JUNE

3 - Poole - Away

19 - Lakeside - Away

25 - Lakeside (provisional) - Home

JULY

1 - Poole - Home (TBC)

15 - Wolverhampton - Home

20 - Belle Vue - Away

22 - Belle Vue - Home

29 - Leicester - Home

31 - Coventry - Away

AUGUST

3 - Wolverhampton - Away

15 - Leicester - Away

19 - Coventry - Home

20 - Swindon - Away

26 - Swindon - Home

* Fixtures subject to change

** Lynn will ride Poole at home for the second time on either May 28 or July 1

** One of the two Poole v Lynn meetings is still to be arranged