Team Websites for News and More Detailed Match Reports:
Mildenhall Fen Tigers Website (Official)

Live Updates for a Current or Recent match: Live Speedway Updates
Discussion on Matches and Other Speedway Issues: Speedway Forum

Mildenhall Fen Tigers v Kings Lynn Stars
Premier League, 28 May 2006
West Row Stadium, Mildenhall

Mildenhall 45
1Jason Lyons334^33 ..160
2James Brundle0Fx11*. ..21
3Andrew Moore1210. ..40
4Jason King00X2. ..20
5Daniel King3132*2* ..112
6Jon Armstrong30131* ..81
7Barry Burchatt2*0F.. ..21
Kings Lynn 47
1Daniel Nermark1*120. ..41
2Troy Bachelor23301 ..90
3Trevor Harding32*02. ..71
4Kevin Doolan2*3330 ..111
5Tomas Topinka2231. ..80
6Chris Mills11*2*1*. ..53
7John Oliver01*2*0. ..32

* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).

Mildenhall introduced Andrew Moore to the team in place of Shaun Tacey while King’s Lynn were at full strength.

Mildenhall must be kicking themselves! Had they given John Armstrong a TR when they trailed 29-39 going into heat 12 rather than the ineffective Andrew Moore in heat 9 and had the match unfolded as it did thereafter the Fen Tigers would have won this match 48-47 instead of losing it 45-47. It’s easy to be wise after the event but Andrew Moore had been less than impressive in his home debut up till then and the only opponent he beat was Daniel Nermark in heat 5.

Jason Lyons won the opening heat from Troy Batchelor and Daniel Nermark and a 3-3 but Mildenhall took a 5-1 in heat 2 from the reserves race in which Barry Burchatt did well to hold off Chris Mills. One heat later it was all square again when new signing Andrew Moore finished third to Trevor Harding and Kevin Doolan for a 1-5 with Doolan passing Moore on the line. Heat 4 won by Daniel King from Tomas Topinka was shared. At the back Barry Burchatt and John Oliver had a good scrap which ended when Burchatt made a mistake on the fourth bend. The score after the opening four races was 12-12.

Troy Batchelor won heat 5 by passing Andrew Moore with Daniel Nermark third so the Stars took a two point lead with the 2-4. Jason Lyons won heat 6 from Topinka and Mills for a shared race but King’s Lynn struck three massive blows in the next three races. In heat 7 Kevin Doolan and Trevor Harding took a 1-5 from Daniel King opening up a six point lead for the Stars. In heat 8 the visitors’ lead stretched to 10 points when Troy Batchelor and John Oliver added another 1-5 with James Brundle third. This took the score after eight races to 19-29.

It looked all over for the Fen Tigers when King’s Lynn made it a hat trick of 1-5s in heat 9. This time it was Tomas Topinka and Chris Mills who did the damage relegating Andrew Moore, who was on a TR, to third place. The Stars now led by 14 points and it was hard to see any way back for the home side. Jason Lyons took a TR in heat 10 but was beaten into second place by Kevin Doolan. With Jon Armstrong third the Fen Tigers at least took a 5-3 advantage but they still trailed by 12 points with both TRs blown. In heat 11 there was a bit of a mystery when Troy Batchelor was replaced by Chris Mills. Daniel King won from Daniel Nermark and Jon Armstrong so the home side pulled another two points back. Heat 12 was shared thanks to a Jon Armstrong win for the home side and the score after 12 races was 32-42.

At last the Fen Tigers scored a 5-1 when Jason Lyons and Daniel King took maximum points from Tomas Topinka and Daniel Nermark leaving them 6 points adrift with two races to go. Kevin Doolan won heat 14 to wrap up the points for the visitors scoring the three points they needed for success. Maybe it’s just as well he did for Mildenhall finished with another 5-1 again from Jason Lyons and Daniel King, this time from Troy Batchelor and Kevin Doolan, to finish only two points down.

Match Report by Merlin