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Certainly can't see any problems at the moment, as Damon says the lightest shower about an hour or so ago, but nothing of any consequence. Yesterday was fine too bar an odd shower.

From the Official Mildenhall website Mildenhall Fen Tigers are likely to be without their captain Lewis Blackbird for at least the next six weeks. His lay-off follows his heavy fall in the KOC win at King's Lynn on Wednesday night. Confirming the news, Fen Tigers' co-promoter Chris Louis revealed the extent of the injury. "Lewis dislocated his shoulder and in the end it was out for the best part of four hours. That meant he had to undergo an operation under general anaesthetic to have it put back into place. The doctors say the recovery time is weeks rather than days which is disappointing for everyone, not least Lewis. But he'll still be there in the pits helping the other lads and I'm sure he'll be back in the saddle as soon as possible. We'll operate rider replacement for Sunday's match against Scunthorpe, which will give the rest of the team an extra outing." Sunday's clash with the Saints has become the Fen Tigers' first league match of the season, after the home and away matches with Buxton fell victim to the wet weather.

Thanks speedball appreciated

Look forward to seeing Fenwick and Phillips and Clegg ride for the first time!

Hi Mike As far as I know last night was a league match. The times I got for Heats 1 - 4 were as follows 1 - 65.10 2 - 67.50 3 - 66.50 4 - 68.47 Hopefully Speedball can confirm if I heard correctly, agree with what you say about the tannoy! Re the IoW fixture on the 30th May, is that still on, on the Kings Lynn website they are at home to Lakeside that evening in the EL? We were coming to the IoW match so good to know if it is on or not.

Good stuff Baggy! Screamer must have been watching on updates! I agree about the lack of track time, although bar more teams entering the NL I don't know what can be done, but for youngsters like Jake Knight, Lewis Kerr 14 NL meetings plus maybe the chance of a couple more isn't enough.Being a standalone Mildnehall have entered the NT this year and hopefully if we have the success of 2011, the likes of Joe, Josh, Stefan ,Nathan etc will have around 30 meetings to look forward to. But they would I am sure say that is not enough. Josh is an exciting talent, who certainly has something about him, but so does his partner Nathan Stoneman. In the three meetings so far he has shown a maturity beyond his years, fine technique and that no one will bully him in the first turns. Heat 13 being an excellent example. Also have to mention Dan Halsey too, often overlooked as he goes about his business in a quiet efficient manner, but he certainly looks back to the form that earned him a place in the Rye House PL side. He will make a mockery of his 4.76 starting average for sure!

Yes please speedball that would be good.I only have heats 1-4 and a couple of timescheers

Say it quietly, but the forecast on the BBC actually looks ok for tomorrow! Looking forward to seeing some speedway, catching up with BDJ Racing and hopefully Mildenhall going through into the semi finals Bring it on!

Scunthorpe line up 1. Lewis Kerr (g) 2. Tommy Fenwick 3. Adam Wrathall 4. Tom Young 5. Gary Irving 6. Danny Phillips 7. Max Clegg

Is Richard Franklin still part of the Scunthorpe set up? Could they not line up in no particular order Guest Wrathall Franklin Young Irving Clegg Phillips I don't think you can compare Heeps performances in the NL with those in the PL. Riders like Gjedde, Frampton etc are far better than he meets in the NL and a much harder test at such an early stage in his career. I am sure he will continue to pile up the points in the NL whilst learning his trade quickly in the PL. He is an exceptional young talent for sure

As I sit typing this the sun is shining brightly into the dining room! Are we at last going to be able to get our league season underway? We are due to welcome the current N L champions, and who can forget the classic meeting at Mildenhall last October ? Has there ever been a better meeting in the 3rd tier? Scunthorpe are a much different side to last season, but in Max Clegg and Danny Phillips they could well have the next two in a line of young British talent to come off their production line. TheIr battles with our own young stars Josh Bates and Nathan Stoneman will be well worth seeing Should be a cracker and following the main event The Complete Car Services Fen Tiger Cubs will ride against the Peterborough Thundercats in the AJL. Lets hope the sun keeps shining!

The 2nd Round of the British Youth Championships will be held at Mildenhall on Sunday 13th May as the Fen Tigers take a break from NL action. Gates open 1.00pm for a 3pm start Adults & Concessions £5.00 Children 15 & under free - Programme £1.50 Meet the riders - Fen Tigers Capitan Lewis Blackbird & No.1 Cameron Heeps will be in attendance to sign autographs & have photos taken with their bikes between 1.00 and 2.30pm. There will be a bouncy castle, face painting & a raffle. 36 heats split into three groups with a final in each group - 125, 250 & 500cc groups The meeting is sponsored by Ridgeons of Newmarket & Troy Dudley Plumbing Top Prizes for the winning riders of each group sponsored by D J Evans (Bury) ltd & FB Race Plates ! Should be a fantastic occasion and incredible value for money to!

The 2nd Round of the British Youth Championships will be held at Mildenhall on Sunday 13th May as the Fen Tigers take a break from NL action. Gates open 1.00pm for a 3pm start Adults & Concessions £5.00 Children 15 & under free - Programme £1.50 Meet the riders - Fen Tigers Capitan Lewis Blackbird & No.1 Cameron Heeps will be in attendance to sign autographs & have photos taken with their bikes between 1 and 2.30pm. There will be a bouncy castle, face painting & a raffle. 36 heats split into three groups with a final in each group - 125, 250 & 500cc groups The meeting is sponsored by Ridgeons of Newmarket & Troy Dudley Plumbing Top Prizes for the winning riders of each group sponsored by D J Evans (Bury) ltd & FB Race Plates ! Should be a fantastic occasion and incredible value for money to!

Sure, The scores were Ipswich Witches v Rye House Pocket Rockets – Thursday 26th April Ipswich = 18 1. Martin Knuckey Fx, 3, F = 3 2. Joe Graver 3, 3, 2 = 8 3. Niall Strudwick 3, 1, 2 = 6 4. Sam Woods N, 1, 0 = 1 Rye House = 16 1. Tom Braddock Fx, 2, 3 = 5 2. Danno Verge 2, 0, 3 = 5 3. Conor Dwyer 2, 2, 1 = 5 4. Rhys Naylor Fx, 0, 1 = 1 Heat 01: Re-run Graver, Verge, Knuckey Fell ex 3-2 Awarded Comments: Braddock fell excluded bend 2. In the re-run Knuckey fell excluded trying to pass Verge. Heat 02: Re-run Strudwick, Dwyer 3-2 6-4 Comments: Naylor fell excluded. Woods Non-starter in re-run, Dwyer hit tapes went off 15metres. Heat 03: Knuckey, Dwyer, Woods, Verge 4-2 10-6 65.7 Heat 04: Graver, Braddock, Strudwick, Naylor 4-2 14-8 65.1 Heat 05: Verge, Graver, Dwyer, Knuckey 2-4 16-12 68.3 Comments: Good pass by Graver on Dwyer. Knuckey fell when 2nd. Heat 06: Braddock, Strudwick, Naylor, Woods 2-4 18-16 63.8 Comments: Woods hit tapes went off 15metres.

Michael, I asked if it was Ryes only AJL type fixture this season. As I wondered if they had had any other challenges. It is NOT the only league fixture this year as this meeting was a challenge, they are in different leagues Rye House (AJL) and Milton Keynes (MDL) The only league fixture to date took place on Thursday between Ipswich and Rye House!

I think I can help here 1) 31/3/2012 following Peterborough fixture 2) Rye House 3) A challenge as the teams operate in different leagues. A question myself, is this Rye's only AJL type home fixture so far this season??

Cheers Laurence much appreciated

Could anyone post the scores, scorers and times for this one please?

Only 3 to go now!

On behalf of Mildenhall Speedway - We are pleased to announce that the 2nd Round of The British Youth Championship's to be held at Mildenhall on Sunday 13th May will be jointly sponsored by Ridgeons of Newmarket and Troy Dudley Plumbing of Soham. We would like to thank both parties for their valued support of this important event on our speedway calendar.

On behalf of Mildenhall Speedway - Mildenhall Speedway would like to wish Chris all the very best & hope he has a speedy recovery. We look forward to seeing him soon at Mildenhall with the Milton Keynes squad.

From the Official Mildenhall Website - Mildenhall Fen Tigers hope it will be second time lucky as they look to start their National League campaign against Buxton Hitmen at West Row on Sunday, also avoiding an unwanted hat-trick of rain-offs. Since their KO Cup success against King's Lynn nearly a fortnight ago, their National Shield clash at Dudley and what should have been their league opener away at Buxton last Sunday were both washed out. Captain Lewis Blackbird admits his team have been left frustrated by their lack of action. "We had all arrived at Wolverhampton for the Dudley match and even walked the track. But then came another downpour and that was that. At least we got an early shout that the trip to Buxton was off. I was gutted as I really felt we could go there and win." Blackbird continued, "Now we just have to forget all that and concentrate on this weekend, where we are determined to get all three points. Cam (Heeps) wants to follow up his maximum against King’s Lynn with another full house and is determined to get the better of Robert Branford. I am looking forward to coming up against Tim Webster. Let’s just say we had some 'interesting' clashes when he was at Stoke last year!" Tigers' team manager Robert Henry also wants to see his side start the season with a three point win. "Although I would never be complacent I believe we have too much strength in depth for them and they'll be race rusty too. I am confident that if our boys ride to their potential we can pick up all the points on offer. It would be great for them and us if Cam and Danny (Halsey) can go through the card again." The Fen Tigers will be at full strength on Sunday, with teenage reserve Josh Bates now recovered from the shoulder injury he suffered after a heavy fall in the Cup win against King's Lynn. Mildenhall Fen Tigers: 1 Cameron Heeps 9.18 2 Joe Jacobs 6.27 3 Stefan Nielsen 5.28 4 Daniel Halsey 4.76 5 Lewis Blackbird © 7.01 6 Nathan Stoneman 3.00 7 Josh Bates 3.00 Team Manager: Robert Henry Buxton Hitmen: 1 Robert Branford 8.54 2 TBC 3 Richard Andrews 3.41 4 Dean Felton 5.35 5 Luke Priest 5.79 6 Michael Neale 3.00 7 Ryan Blacklock 3.00 Team Manager: Jack Lee The match will be followed by the first Anglia Junior League fixture of the season, when the Complete Car Services Fen Tiger Cubs take on the King's Lynn Lightning. The return fixture will be at the Norfolk Arena next Wednesday (2nd May) after the second leg of the Fen Tigers KO clash with the Young Stars.

Only 5 heats available now!

Excellent Damon

I am trying to prepare Mildenhall's programme for the 2nd round of the British Youth Championship and would be grateful to anyone who can tell me how the point scoring works in this seasons competition. Thanks