SWINDON Robins captain Jason Doyle is focussed on enjoying himself when he takes to the track at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff for the Speedway Grand Prix series this evening.

Despite the pressure of co-leading the World Championship standings, level on 65 points with Poland’s Patryk Dudek, the Aussie is not letting it get to him.

A near-career ending accident in Torun last year, having lead the standings heading into the last two rounds, has given the 31-year-old a different perspective on this year’s competition.

“You have a little bit of nerves but it is too far to go until the end of the Grand Prix calendar,” he told the Advertiser.

“There’s a lot of points to play for and I know how easy it can be for the title to slip away and I think we just need to bang the points in.

“There’s always going to be a tough night and we just have to get through those nights to have the good ones.”

Doyle returned to action for Swindon in their mid-week win over Poole Pirates on Wednesday, but is still showing the effects of the triple bone break as he sported crutches in the pit area.

However, the injury, sustained in Poland on June 18, did not prevent Doyle taking to the bike just a week later as he made the final in Denmark.

He secured 15 points to keep him in the lead of the series and will be looking forward to returning to the track in a better condition than four weeks ago.

“It’s quite nice to go in not as injured as I was at Horsens,” he added.

“It was a must-do kind of thing. If I didn’t go to Horsens then I would be 15 points behind the world championship leaders, so it was a good job in the circumstances.

“Cardiff is going to be another difficult match and I need to score as many points as possible “We have still got another six Grands Prix to go, so there is a lot to play for and I just need to enjoy myself.

“We know what happened last year with injuries and we don’t want to have the same problem again.”

Doyle will also be soaking up the atmosphere in Cardiff, with a signing session taking place in the fans’ zone, in what he calls his home-from-home Grand Prix, dismissing any concerns about the temporary track.

“The BSI and the Speedway Grand Prix do a really good job with the indoor stadiums now, they are sometimes better than some of the permanent tracks,” he explained.

“Cardiff is a great atmosphere for us Aussies because it is kind of like a home Grand Prix, other than Melbourne.

“It’s going to be a good night, hopefully the track can hold up well, like last year.”