HIGH HOPES FOR FEN TIGERS

MILDENHALL co-promoter Lee Chipchase says the Fen Tigers are fired up to mount a strong defence of their National Development League title.

The West Row club staged a successful ‘Meet the Riders’ night on Saturday to introduce their 2022 squad to supporters, and are highly ambitious to build on last year’s third-tier triumph.

Chipchase said: “We really saw last year how speedway success is achieved by a unit that functions as team that’s far more than a group of individuals, and we can see that again with the group of riders we have put together to go on and seek to retain the title.

“I don’t believe we’ll be beaten by anyone at West Row and can pick up points as we did last term on the road, and that’ll be enough on that basis to get us into the play-offs – and we’ll see how we go from then.”