Trelawny Tigers

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Trelawny Tigers

Founded	2001
Closed	2003
Track Address	Clay Country Moto Parc Longstone Pit Old Pound Nanpean St Austell Cornwall
Country	England
Track Size	230 metres
Club Colours	Yellow and Black
Honours	Premier Trophy 2002
Website	Closed

Trelawny Tigers operated as a British Premier League Speedway team during the 2001-2003 seasons at the Clay Country Moto Parc. The track, 230m in length, was unique in its setting being situated in a disused china clay pit near St Austell, Cornwall. The compact track was renowned throughout the league for the quality of its preparation and the racing it produced.

The team enjoyed limited success on track, the highlight being winning the 2002 Premier Trophy competition after defeating Sheffield Tigers over two legs.

During the clubs short history the top rider was Chris Harris. The club were responsible for bringing Slovenian Matej Zagar into British League Scene in 2003 and he firmly established himself as one of the Premier League's top riders. The track record holder was Argentinan star Emiliano Sanchez.

In 2003 the club also ran a Conference League team known as the Trelawny Dameralls Pitbulls. Drawing from rider experience within the senior team and from other clubs the team enjoyed mixed fortunes.