SPEEDWAY chief Stewart Dickson has reminded his riders they have business to do on the track - despite the hype surrounding their spectacular new surroundings.

Sunday will mark a major new start for the Allied Glasgow Tigers as the 2015 season starts following a £750,000 takeover and revamp of their stadium.

Dickson's side will take on Edinburgh Monarchs in the Spring Trophy, looking to beat the Armadale men for the first time in 10 meetings. Their last victory against the Monarchs came at the end of 2013.

Much of the focus on the day will be off-track as fans get a first glimpse of the new-look Peugeot Ashfield Stadium, but Dickson insists his job is to get the on-track launch off to the best possible start.

He said: "We rode our last meeting in September, so it's been an extremely long winter. I think it's fair to say it's mostly been an off-track focus and I've never known a winter like it.

"But come Sunday, there's going to be a lot of hype off the track and it's something I need to keep my eye on. For me, it's a speedway match, and I need to get into the riders' heads and get them focused.

"One or two will not have raced in a Glasgow-Edinburgh derby before - as with one or two of theirs. All the niceties are something special but the result is the main thing for me, and I've got to make sure that the riders go well.

"We've reshaped the track a little bit - we've made it a bit wider coming into the bends and going out - so I want them to get plenty of laps in practice.

"At the end of the day, we need to get off to a good start, and we want to try and win. I want to make sure we're all focused and we're not admiring the surroundings too much. Let other people do that - the team's got a job to do."

While the Glasgow line-up is virtually brand new, Edinburgh have a few debutants of their own - some of whom will be racing the Ashfield circuit for the first time.

But Dickson says he won't underestimate his opponents in a fixture which has a tradition for throwing up some major shocks and controversy.

He added: "I think Edinburgh have won the last nine against us, so they'll be going for 10 in a row. It would be nice to stop them.

"But this is a new era for us with different riders and we won't underestimate them at all. We know it'll be tough - they always give a good account of themselves at Glasgow and I don't expect Sunday to be any different.

"Hopefully we can have the bit about us to win - that's the plan."

Fans are encouraged to get along to the Peugeot Ashfield Stadium from 1pm on Sunday to sample the facilities.

The meeting starts at 3pm with the home side led by newly-appointed captain Aaron Summers.

The new era for the Tigers follows the purchase of the club and stadium by brothers Gerry and Michael Facenna, who run major city firm Allied Vehicles.