Last updated at 11:18, Friday, 10 April 2015

Workington Comets season steps up a gear this weekend with a daunting League Cup double-header.

Laura Morgan

The west Cumbrian speedway clubs first competitive action starts with a tough trip to reigning Premier League and League Cup champions Edinburgh Monarchs tonight (7.30pm start) and they then journey to Glasgow on Sunday (3pm start).

However, Comets will be in confident mood after retaining the Ian Thomas Shield at the weekend thanks to a narrow victory, which was decided by a run-off, against Newcastle Diamonds.

Owner Laura Morgan said: Its a really tough start. You have got to start somewhere and sometimes its better to get the toughest out of the way.

At Redcar we had a good win and last weekend saw some brilliant racing from both sides, so we have got some track time under our belts.

Although Premier League glory remains the number one target, Morgan is also taking the League Cup seriously.

Comets reached the semi-final stage last season but bowed out after an 85-97 loss on aggregate to Peterborough.

Morgan added: The league is the number one we are looking at but the League Cup is definitely something we are targeting.

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