Mildenhall Fen Tigers
| Mildenhall Fen Tigers | ||
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| Club information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track address | Mildenhall Stadium Hayland Drove West Row Mildenhall | |
| Country | England | |
| Founded | 1975 | |
| Team manager | Robert Henry | |
| Team captain | Daniel Halsey | |
| League | National League | |
| Website | www.mildenhallfentigers.co | |
| Club facts | ||
| Colours | Yellow and Black | |
| Track size | 260 meters | |
| Track record time | 49.85s | |
| Track record date | 17 April 2011 | |
| Track record holder | Adam Roynon | |
| Current Team | ||
| Rider | CMA | |
 Stefan Nielsen |
8.32 | |
| Jon Armstrong |
8.11 | |
| Daniel Halsey |
6.57 | |
| Josh Bates |
5.30 | |
| Aaron Baseby |
5.26 | |
| Liam Rumsey |
3.00 | |
| Nathan Stoneman |
3.00 | |
| Total | 39.56 | |
| Major team honours | ||
| National League (BL Div 2) Champions National League Fours Champions Conference League Champions Conference League KO Cup Winners Conference League Trophy Winners Conference League Fours Winners National League Knock Out Cup National League Champions National League Fours Champions National League Pairs National Trophy |
1979 1984, 1987 2003, 2004 2003, 2004 2000, 2002, 2004 2004 2011, 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 | |
The Mildenhall Fen Tigers are a British speedway team, currently riding in the National League.[1]
The original track was built in 1971 on farm land owned by Terry Waters, with chef Bernie Klatt the driving force behind establishing speedway in Mildenhall.[2] Klatt had been the head chef at the officers club at the nearby air force base, and later established a restaurant at the track.[2] The track moved to a second area on the same farm in 1973.[3] After running as a training track, the Mildenhall team entered the New National League in 1975.
The club moved up to the Premier League in 2006 after twelve seasons in the Conference League when new promoter Mick Horton took over.[4] In 2007 Stadium owner Carl Harris formed Fen Tigers Limited with the intention of selling the company shares to the fans. Lifelong supporter Simon Barton bought a major shareholding in the club until the promotion sold to Keith & Jonathan Chapman in August 2008.[5][6] Team manager Laurence Rogers was replaced with former Tigers rider Richard Knight. At the beginning of the season the club struggled to find a sponsor, so uniquely, the fans collectively sponsored the team.[7]
2014 team
-
Brendan Johnson - Connor Coles
- Connor Mountain
- Danny Halsey
- Jack Kingston
- Joe Jacobs
- Josh Bates
2013 team
- Aaron Baseby
- Danny Halsey
- Liam Rumsey
- Jon Armstrong
- Josh Bates
- Nathan Stoneman
- Stefan Nielsen
- Ryan Terry-Daley
2012 team
- Lewis Blackbird
-
Cameron Heeps - Danny Halsey
- Joe Jacobs
- Josh Bates
- Nathan Stoneman
- Stefan Nielsen
- Aaron Baseby
2011 team
- Cameron Heeps
- Jack Hargreaves
- Lewis Blackbird
- Joe Jacobs
- Mark Baseby
- Aaron Baseby
- Danny Halsey
2010 team
- Jerran Hart
- Olly Rayson
- Luke Priest
- Barrie Evans
- Nick Laurence
- Joe Jacobs
2009 team
- Barrie Evans
- Olly Rayson
- Luke Priest
- Joe Jacobs
- James Birkinshaw
- Nick Laurence
- Taylor Poole
2008 Team
-
Sebastian Truminski -
Jan Graversen - Casper Wortmann
- Barrie Evans
- Lee Smart
- Paul Lee
-
Henning Loof
Also Rode :
-
Kaj Laukkanen - Robbie Kessler
-
Theo Pijper - Mark Baseby
- Jari Makinen
- James Cockle
- Matthew Wright
- Michal Rajkowski
- Marek Mroz
- Shane Colvin
-
Grant Tregoning (Signed at the start of the season, but did not ride.)
2007 Team
- Tom P Madsen
- Shaun Tacey
-
Kyle Legault - Jason King
- Paul Fry
-
Tomas Suchanek - Mark Baseby
- Nicki Glanz
Also Rode:
- Jamie Smith
- Mario Jirout
2006 Team
- Shaun Tacey
- Jon Armstrong
- Jason King
- Daniel King
- Matthew Wright
- Jason Lyons
- James Brundle
- Barry Burchatt
-
Brent Werner - Andrew Moore
- Ben Powell
References
- ↑ Bamford, Robert (2008). Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008. Methanol Press. ISBN 978-0-9553103-5-5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Butt, Randall (1980) "Dream Come True", Speedway Star, 15 November 1980, p. 7
- ↑ "Fen Tigers are Ready", Speedway Star, 2 November 1974, p. 14
- ↑ Bamford, Robert (2007-03-01). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-4250-3.
- ↑ "Lynn promoter takes over Tigers". BBC. 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ↑ "Stars buy Mildenhall speedway". Lynn news. 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ↑ "Speedway fans become club sponsor". BBC. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
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