Fen Tigers Look To Consolidate Position At Top of Trophy Table

The Mildenhall Fen Tigers proudly sponsored by Manchetts Rescue and Recovery will be looking to strengthen their position at the head othe National Trophy table when they head west this Friday evening to face the Plymouth Gladiators.

It will be a much changed Fen Tigers team however, as Championship calls, exams and injury robs Mildenhall of Danny Ayres, Jason Edwards and David Wallinger respectively. Cradley number one Max Clegg replaces Ayres, whilst 2018 Plymouth rider and ex Fen Tiger Ryan Terry Daley covers for Wallinger. Mildenhall will operate rider replacement for Edwards.

The Gladiators with have Richard Andrews back in their line up after he missed the visit to West Row recently, whilst Sheldon Davies continues to cover for the injured Jamie Bursill. Fen Tigers team manager is looking for his charges to bounce back after the KO Cup tie at Leicester, he said “We head to Plymouth confident we can put on a good show even though we are missing our top three. The management team have worked hard to get excellent replacements who go well at Plymouth and we can, I feel, be very competitive and come away with something from this long trip.

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Fen Tigers Face Uphill Task In KO Cup Tie!

The Mildenhall Fen Tigers proudly sponsored by Manchetts Rescue and Recovery were left licking their wounds following a chastening defeat against the Leicester Lion Cubs this afternoon.

There was anearly injury to David Wallinger who managed to get no further than the first bend in his opening ride before he locked up and left the following Jamie Halderwith nowhere left to go. Both riders were treated for some time on the track before, thankfully, both walked from the crash with the help of the paramedics. Wallinger suffered damage to his wrist and the Fen Tigers management await news of his injury following a visit to hospital this evening.

This added to both Fen Tigers reserves experiencing difficult afternoons left the remaining team members fighting to keep the score close. They battled hard, led by Danny Ayres and with excellent backing from the improving Charlie Brooks, but could not contain a powerful top   three that included ex Fen Tiger Luke Ruddick who scored a highly impressive eleven points. Only Ayres and Brooks were race winners for the Fen Tigers and the lack of race wins contributed to a final score in favour of the home side 55-34.

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Fen Tigers Start KO Cup Campaign At Leicester

The Mildenhall Fen Tigers proudly sponsored by Manchetts Rescue and Recovery travel to the Paul Chapman and Sons arena this Sunday (4pm start) to face the Leicester Lion Cubs in the 1st leg of their KO Cup tie.

The Fen Tigers travel in good heart following last Sunday’s demolition of Plymouth and a fine performance in their opening NL fixture at Cradley where the Fen Tigers led until the final race. Leicester, meanwhile, were hoping to start their season at Plymouth this evening, but that meeting fell foul of the weather so Sunday’s meeting will be their first competitive fixture of 2019.

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