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WORLD Champion Jason Crump and Great Britain star Scott Nicholls have added their names to Coventry's Brandonapolis individual event on March 26.Crump joins fellow Elite League exile Nicki Pedersen in a star-studded line-up for a meeting which is sure to attract a bumper crowd. Nicholls will again race for local club Ipswich on loan from the Bees.Coventry co-boss Alun Rossiter said: "When we first came up with the idea for the meeting, it was important for us to secure the current World Champion if at all possible."I'm delighted that it's all agreed with Jason who is a great rider and a great ambassador for the sport, and I'm sure the fans will be in for a treat."

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CHRIS Harris is ready to step up his performance level as Coventry skipper.The Cornishman insists he can maintain his position at the top of the Bees averages after a good run of form at the end of last season.He told speedwaygp.com: "I had a better year than I did the previous season and put a point on my average. But it wasn't as good as I wanted it to be - I wanted to be an out-and-out No.1."I didn't really achieve that until the last two months of the season. I feel I can really build on what I finished with last year and I'm ready to become an out-and-out No.1 this season."