Trelawny Tigers

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Trelawny Tigers
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Club information
Track addressClay Country Moto Parc
Longstone Pit
Old Pound
Nanpean
St Austell
Cornwall
Country United Kingdom
Founded2001
replaced the
St Austell Gulls
Closed2003
Team managerMark Phillips
Team captain Chris Harris
Club facts
ColoursYellow and Black
Track size230 metres (250 yd)
Track record time53.10 seconds
Track record date20 August 2002
Track record holder Emiliano Sanchez
Major team honours
Premier Trophy 2002

Trelawny Tigers operated as a British Premier League speedway team from 2001 to 2003 at the Clay Country Moto Parc. [1]

Contents

History

The club was formed in 2001, as a replacement for the St Austell Gulls team that had raced at the venue since 1997. Trelawny Tigers joined the Premier League (division 2) and finished 14th in their inaugural 2001 Premier League speedway season. [2] [3]

The team enjoyed limited success on track, the highlight being winning the 2002 Premier Trophy competition after defeating Sheffield Tigers over two legs. [4] During the club's short history, its top rider was Chris Harris. The club were responsible for bringing Slovenian Matej Žagar into British League Scene in 2003 and he firmly established himself as one of the Premier League's top riders. [5] The track record holder was Argentinian Emiliano Sanchez.

In 2003, the club also ran a junior team known as the Trelawny Pitbulls who competed in the Conference Trophy competition. [1] After the 2003 season (in which the Tigers finished 8th) the team was disbanded. [6]

Track

The track, 230m in length, was unique in its setting being situated in a disused china clay pit near St Austell, Cornwall. The compact track was renowned throughout the league for the quality of its preparation and the racing it produced.[ citation needed ]

Season summary

Extended content
Year and leaguePositionNotes
2001 Premier League speedway season 14th
2002 Premier League speedway season 14th
2003 Premier League speedway season 8th

Riders previous seasons

Extended content

2003 riders=

2002 riders

2001 riders

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References

  1. 1 2 Bamford, Robert (2004). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2004. NPI Media Group. ISBN   0-7524-2955-8.
  2. ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "S Austell Trelawny Speedway". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Bamford, Robert (1 March 2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN   978-0-7524-4250-1.
  5. ↑ "Matej Zagar". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 September 2021.


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