Mildenhall 2025

[szkocjasid]

How about?

Jack Smith 8.73

Jack Kingston 6.45

Sam Beebee 5.50

Alex Spooner 5.07

Josh Warren 4.93

Rhys Naylor 4.13

Sam Woolley 3.00

Total 37.81

 

Other options Luke Crang (5.49), Ryan Kinsley (7.67), Elliott Kelly (4.41), Jason Garrad (8.36), 

Joe Alcock (4.36), Kelsey Dugard (5.71), Adam Extance (4.00) & Josh Embleton (3.47).

 

Some of these riders may have retired, but may also be willing to ride again?

 

Just hope Mildenhall run.

[Rayleigh]

7 hours ago, TJ45CSW said:

I fully agree with what your saying and I will be there along with all the other supporters whenever i can be.

My point just was a strong side may attract more fans than a weaker one that is unlikely to win. As I previously said I can see the team having riders such as Stefan Nielsen, Ryan Kinsley who will always give 100% was only curious if anyone had information because finding riders who aren’t currently associated with any other clubs might be difficult.

 

5 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

How about?

Jack Smith 8.73

Jack Kingston 6.45

Sam Beebee 5.50

Alex Spooner 5.07

Josh Warren 4.93

Rhys Naylor 4.13

Sam Woolley 3.00

Total 37.81

 

Other options Luke Crang (5.49), Ryan Kinsley (7.67), Elliott Kelly (4.41), Jason Garrad (8.36), 

Joe Alcock (4.36), Kelsey Dugard (5.71), Adam Extance (4.00) & Josh Embleton (3.47).

 

Some of these riders may have retired, but may also be willing to ride again?

 

Just hope Mildenhall run.

Spot on both of you. Good luck in 2025

[secsy1]

Wishing everyone concerned at todays meeting all the success you deserve for the time and effort being put in 👍

Please let all know what's happening after the meeting!

[TJ45CSW]

Does anyone have any updates from today’s meeting?🐯

[Rayleigh]

MILDENHALL ARE BACK 🙂

Well done to all the genuine fans for coming today and getting behind the project. All it needs now is for the BSPA to rubber stamp their admittance to the NDL (surely the BSPA wont block them).

For me, as a Rye House die hard I can now come on Saturday nights and cheer on the opposition except when Kent Crusaders/Kings/Eagles visit (I am still disgusted about what shenanigans went on in October down at Iwade) and I hope Mr Ribbons has his team motivated for what will surely be a don't miss evening

Edited Sunday at 11:17 PM by Rayleigh

[ellioth4]

Mildenhall Speedway Press Release 03/25 dated 3/2/25:

Trust gets massive thumbs up from Fen Tigers' supporters

140 Mildenhall Speedway supporters packed into West Row Village Hall on Sunday (2nd Feb.) to give a resounding vote of approval to a re-launch of the club, a significant number agreeing to contribute towards the funding mechanism put in place via a Community Trust which will ensure the Fen Tigers can return to track for the 2025 season.

The Steering Committee of Steve Ribbons, Kieran Phillips, Jeremy Reader, Di Farmer and Derek Barclay have been charged with responsibility for progressing the application for Mildenhall to join the National Development Trophy [NDT] competition for 2025 and to confirm a team (all of which will be riders not associated with any other 2025 British Speedway side) to bring the Fen Tigers back to action for their Golden Jubilee season.

And it’s going to be Saturday Night that’s alight for racing for this latest Mildenhall Speedway era, as Ribbons explained, “We have secured, thanks to the cooperation of track owners Spedeworth International, ten weekends across the Speedway season and the plan is to have a meeting on the Saturday night, followed each time by a practice/training session on the next morning. This is, we feel, the perfect model for developing riders - so youngsters and others who come along to the training are able to graduate to second half racing. And the practice/training on Sundays will provide a vital income stream to subsidise the Fen Tigers’ promotion.”

The enthusiasm in the packed room was tangible and a massive fillip not just for those seeking to bring Speedway back to West Row after a year’s hiatus but for the sport nationally, as Fen Tigers’ ‘original’ (debuting in that 1975 season) and club legend, Rob Henry told the crowd, “When I started my Speedway career with Mildenhall the track hadn’t long been laid on what had been a potato field. Now it’s vital for all who care about both this club and the sport in general that we don’t ever go back to seeing potatoes growing there again. In those early days we thrived on flat out enthusiasm which was felt throughout the town and wider area and I can feel that same sense of enthusiasm in this room today.”

The former Fen Tigers’ skipper went on, “What’s needed in Speedway these days to bring back the glory days of the sport is time, patience and money – and what we see today with this launch of the Mildenhall Speedway Fen Tigers Supporters Society is that there’s clearly a future here and that the sport as a whole needs clubs like ours to be up and running today”.

Of the new Community Trust model, Steve Ribbons (who has a background in bringing clubs back into Speedway having done so in the past at Rye House, Wimbledon and Sittingbourne) stated, “This is first for British Speedway, a club owned entirely by its supporters, with all posts and decisions not made by a promoter but voted on by shareholders; and the enthusiasm and support shown at our launch meeting on Sunday bodes very well for a sustainable and promising future. All monies will stay within the Trust, which needs a capital outlay at first for the licence to run which involves a bond paid to the British Speedway Promoters Ltd company and some infrastructure at the venue. With the commitments received on Sunday by those signing up to the Trust, we are very close now to reaching the necessary target for that initial outlay.”

Ribbons went on to explain in detail about the agreement reached with the stadium owners, “We have secured the track for the rental cost agreed for the whole weekend when we run – so that’s the Saturday evening for our meetings and then for practice and a training school the next morning on Sunday. We also plan to launch a charity with a working title of the ‘Suffolk Motorcycle Rehabilitation Scheme’ whereby working with other charities and statutory organisations, we’ll give opportunities for young people who may have got involved in antisocial behaviour around the riding of bikes to channel that instead into a positive training and rehab. programme.”

For anyone wishing to join the Supporters Society, a link to the application form will be available shortly.

 

Taken from facebook page.

[Diamonds85]

Very positive news coming out of Mildenhall. I've only ever had the opportunity to visit there once however I must get back down again this season to show my support. I hope they can put a competitive team together before the start of the new season, which is only around the corner now.

[Diamonds85]

Very positive news coming out of Mildenhall. I've only ever had the opportunity to visit there once however I must get back down again this season to show my support. I hope they can put a competitive team together before the start of the new season, which is only around the corner now.

[FromBendThree]

Everyone assuming Mildenhall are a shoe-in for trophy but I would keep champagne on ice for moment. It’s all a bit late, existing clubs have done budgets and may not want, or can fit in, two extra fixtures. I could well see BSP freezing them out for these and perhaps other reasons. Would be a shame as another track must be good for sport.

[secsy1]

With all the links on the website which actually lead to nothing,

Please can anyone do a simplistically link to sign up to supporting Mildenhall speedway.

Far too complicated for us mere morons?  

[Tom Thumb]

28 minutes ago, secsy1 said:

With all the links on the website which actually lead to nothing,

Please can anyone do a simplistically link to sign up to supporting Mildenhall speedway.

Far too complicated for us mere morons?  

The link is on the website home page, just scroll down a bit, just downloaded it so it's working.

http://www.mildenhall-speedway.com/images/news/Mildenhall Speedway Supporters Trust Application Form.pdf

[Petecc]

5 hours ago, FromBendThree said:

Everyone assuming Mildenhall are a shoe-in for trophy but I would keep champagne on ice for moment. It’s all a bit late, existing clubs have done budgets and may not want, or can fit in, two extra fixtures. I could well see BSP freezing them out for these and perhaps other reasons. Would be a shame as another track must be good for sport.

Could also be a problem for some with simply a lack of availability dates or to late to negotiate free dates with landlords etc. It would be a pity but not a surprise. 

[szkocjasid]

6 hours ago, FromBendThree said:

Everyone assuming Mildenhall are a shoe-in for trophy but I would keep champagne on ice for moment. It’s all a bit late, existing clubs have done budgets and may not want, or can fit in, two extra fixtures. I could well see BSP freezing them out for these and perhaps other reasons. Would be a shame as another track must be good for sport.

 

38 minutes ago, Petecc said:

Could also be a problem for some with simply a lack of availability dates or to late to negotiate free dates with landlords etc. It would be a pity but not a surprise. 

I don't see a great reason not to let them in. It's only ONE extra home fixture for clubs. If a club has a rain off they have to fit it in, can't say "we have no spare dates" so I'd like to think that wouldn't be used as an excuse to stop them racing.

 

[FromBendThree]

8 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

 

I don't see a great reason not to let them in. It's only ONE extra home fixture for clubs. If a club has a rain off they have to fit it in, can't say "we have no spare dates" so I'd like to think that wouldn't be used as an excuse to stop them racing.

 

Trouble is that Trophy teams are by and large 2nd strings at most clubs - Leicester the thirds. Clubs will not want to slot in fixtures on rain off days. That would be silly. Also many riders also compete in NDL. Available dates maybe few and far between. It is all rather late with season starting in 6 weeks. We shall have to wait and see. 

[TJ45CSW]

First 3 riders in the Mildenhall team are Sam Woods, Hayden Watts and Kenzie Cossey

[szkocjasid]

3 hours ago, FromBendThree said:

Trouble is that Trophy teams are by and large 2nd strings at most clubs - Leicester the thirds. Clubs will not want to slot in fixtures on rain off days. That would be silly. Also many riders also compete in NDL. Available dates maybe few and far between. It is all rather late with season starting in 6 weeks. We shall have to wait and see. 

I can't deny there may be reasons why it's not ideal for certain clubs, but I just hope they look at the "bigger picture" and don't stop a former club coming back.

There's far more clubs closing down than opening up in the least decade. I hope all teams will work together to make it happen.

[edmon]

5 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

I can't deny there may be reasons why it's not ideal for certain clubs, but I just hope they look at the "bigger picture" and don't stop a former club coming back.

There's far more clubs closing down than opening up in the least decade. I hope all teams will work together to make it happen.

Sadly looks like they are going to miss out as fixtures being issued tomorrow.