The Oxford Silver Machine will feature live on Sky Sports early in the season when they host Ipswich Witches on Monday, April 5.

Sky Sports will be screening more than 30 live meetings, plus every Grand Prix meeting and every race from the 2004 World Team Cup.

The action starts with Elite League new boys Arena Essex taking on reigning champions Poole Pirates on Monday, March 29 at 8pm on Sky Sports 2.

Arena Essex feature former world champion Mark Loram (left).

The first five fixtures of the season come from five different tracks. They are - Monday March 29: Arena Essex Hammers v Poole Pirates Sky Sports 1 (8pm), Monday April 5: Oxford Silver Machine v Ipswich Witches Sky Sports 1 (8), Wednesday April 14: Poole Pirates v Wolves Sky Sports 1 (7.30), Monday April 19: Belle Vue Aces v Peterborough Panthers Sky Sports 2 (8), Monday April 26: Coventry Bees v Eastbourne Eagles Sky Sports 2 (8).