Tigers win at home!!

Mildenhall Fen Tigers got their Premier Trophy season off to the perfect start with a 54-38 victory over Somerset Rebels at West Row on Sunday.
After three heats, the Tigers were trailling by four points. However, this marked a fight-back by the hosts in what became an eventful clash. Mario Jirout and Shaun Tacey hauled the Suffolk side back into contention after recording a maximum 5-1 win in heat six. Kyle Legault and Jamie Smith followed this success with another 5-1 triumph in heat nine, giving Mildenhall a 10- point lead. Heat 13 saw a pile up at the first bend and the hosts took advantage of the rerun with a 5-0 win. Controversy was sparked in heat 14 after Somerset's Zetterstrom collided with Jamie Smith. The home rider showed his anger at the aggression from his West Country opponent. The controversy continued in the pits, and among the crowd, as the race was rerun with Zetterstrom excluded.This time, Jason King and Smith raced home unscathed, obtaining a crucial 5-1 win.The final heat saw Legault tie up a Tigers' victory following a 3-3 draw.Talking about the controversey in heat 14, co-promoter Simon Barton said, "Although we understand that emotions can run high during controversial moments of a meeting, we do ask both supporters and riders to try and remain calm." Mildenhall 54:
(Jirout 7+1, Tacey 8+2, Legault 13, Smith 6+2, Madsen 10+1, King 9+1, Thompson 1).Somerset 38: (Zetterstrom 11, Walker 3, Kramer 14+1, Suchanek 1, Hawkins 1, Frampton 4+1, Warwick 4+1). Mildenhall Fen Tigers will be looking to win back-to-back home matches when they take to the track against Rye House Rockets on Sunday (start 4.30pm). The Rockets defeated the West Row based outfit 44-48 in last year's fixture and have assembled another strong side for 2007. Team manager Laurence Rogers knows the threat posed by this Sunday's visitors."It looks like being a tough weekend for us," he said."Rye House are many people's favourites for honours this season and we know they pose a significant threat."They have a solid side with the sensational 16-year-old Tai Woffinden in reserve, but we are ready for them and we are looking for another strong performance from the team."

Devastating news from Ipswich...

Former World Champion, Mark Loram, who was involved in a horrific crash at Foxhall Stadium during the match with Reading Bulldogs last Thursday evening, is currently in hospital in Norwich recovering from his injuries.
He suffered a fracture to his left leg above the knee and also a fracture to his left arm. Mark underwent a lengthy operation on Thursday night to pin his leg and the surgeon performing the operation was happy with the outcome. Mark is in reasonable spirits but extremely frustrated to be injured so soon after completing his preparations prior to the start of the season.The length of the recuperation period he will require is at present uncertain and further information on this will be issued in a week or two when more is known.

Tigers home to Somerset Sunday 25th.

The official start of the speedway season gets underway on Sunday when Mildenhall Fen Tigers open their Premier Trophy campaign by hosting Somerset Rebels at their West Row-based track.
The contest will see a host of riders competing against their former club, including Mildenhall team manager Laurence Rogers, who was formerly the team boss and promoter at Somerset."We will be looking to put one over them and this is one I really want to win," said Rogers. Fen Tigers' Jason King, Mario Jirout and Jamie Smith used to compete for the West Country outfit and the latter rider cannot wait to compete against his old team. "This is one I am definitely looking forward to. I want to show them what they have missed out on and help the Fen Tigers to victory," said Smith. Former Fen Tigers, Jordan Frampton and Ritchie Hawkins, return to West Row in Somerset colours, adding extra spice to the opening meeting. Kyle Legault will be looking to show his new fans the real side of himself following his poor season start. The pre-race parade is due to start at 4.15pm and the race action at 4.30pm.

Sheffield Tigers dominate the Fen Tigers(76-104 agg)

FORM man Andre Compton made it 20 race wins on the trot as Sheffield wrapped up their pre-season campaign with a thumping win over Mildenhall at Owlerton Thursday night.
Compton roared to another 15 point maximum as Sheffield notched a comfortable 59-31 over the Fen men. He led by example as Tigers made heavy weather of the first clutch of
races, before flexing their muscles in the second half of the meeting with four 5-1s in the last six heats. Heat leaders Ricky Ashworth and Ben Wilson also hit double figures, but boss Neil Machin will have been most pleased by the performance of his undercard riders. Joel Parsons was paid for three wins, while James Cockle was worth more than his two points. Reserves James Birkinshaw and Paul Cooper bagged paid 16 between them as Mildenhall were put to the sword in the later stages. But Sheffield didn't have it all their own way in the first half. The visitors had kept the score tight at 16-14 after five races. Then, Sheffield picked up the pace with two successive 5-1's. Former Tiger Kyle Legault made a miserable return to Owlerton, scoring just four. TIGERS: A. Compton 15, R. Ashworth 10, B. Wilson 10, P. Cooper 8+1, J. Parsons 7+2, J. Birkinshaw 7, J. Cockle 2. MILDENHALL: S. Tacey 7, J. King 6, M. Jirout 5+1, M. Thompson 5, K. Legault 4, T. Madsen 2+1, J. Smith 2.

Mildenhall Fen Tigers 45, Sheffield Tigers 45

Mildenhall Fen Tigers were given a stern test in their opening speedway event of the 2007 season on Sunday 18Tth March . Kyle Legaults' previous club,Sheffield Tigers were the visitors to West Row in the first of a two-legged Top Tiger Trophy Challenge, with the contest ending in a draw. The Fen Tigers handed debuts to five new team members as Kyle managed 3 second places from four starts. Shaun Tacey got the hosts off to the perfect start by winning the first race and this was followed by Jason King and Mark Thompson achieving a maximum 5-1 win. After the visitors had fought their way back into the meeting, Mildenhall's Mario Jirout and Shaun Tacey teamed up for another 5-1 win. At 39-39, Jamie Smith and Jason King also won 5-1 to regain Mildenhall's advantage but the West Row club lost by the same score in the last race of the evening as Sheffield snatched a last gasp draw. New Mildenhall Co-promoter Simon Barton was pleased with the result. "We were up against a very strong Sheffield side and very nearly took the victory," he said. "It was particularly pleasing to see all riders contributing to the score line. That strength in depth will ensure many victories at West Row this season. "The challenge match is regarded as a warm up ahead of the Premier Trophy campaign which begins this Sunday when Mildenhall take to their home circuit against Somerset. Team manager Laurence Rogers said, "It all starts for real on Sunday. We have three former Somerset Rebels in our side in Jason, Mario and Jamie, so we will be looking to put one over them."

Kyle legault interview.

The new Mildenhall Fen tigers heat leader, took time Friday for an indepth workshop set interview. With Wheels'n dirt producer, Darren Sawyer, behind the camera, Kyle was totally at ease with his new found status as Heat leader. Shot at one of his sponsors, St Catharines motorcycle center, Kyle answered questions on his time at Sheffield, his future with Mildenhall and his chance to qualify for the '08 Grand prix. With enough material to, possibly fill a 30 minute show, Cogeco's "The Source", will air the interview in May, closer to the start of the Canadian season.

Kyle could leave for his new team as early as Monday 5th March if all the paperwork comes through in time. This will allow him to practice and ride in the double legged, home/away Sheffield meeting.