Mark Thompson

• Latest News:
• 16th October 07
• Heard from Mark yesterday and he went to the hospital and he has cracked two ribs and has severe bruising. Get well soon Mark.
• 15th October 07
• Mark had a disappointing return to Mildenhall, he scored 3 from 3 rides before withdrawing himself form the meeting. His first race he was pushed wide by Henning Loof and fell but the ref brought all four back. In the rerun mark did not get the best of starts and was in fourth place until Henning pulled up with Ef. Mark's second race he came second to Jan Graverson and in his third ride he tangled with Halsey and was excluded. Mark had to be taken to the medical room in the ambulance. He had pains in his chest and i will let you know if i hear any more news.
• 13th October 07
• Mark will be riding at Mildenhall in the shareholders meeting at 4.30 tomorrow. The cost for this will be £10.00. Mark is looking forward to the meeting to help him regain his fitness level after the bad headaches he suffered. The CT scan came back fine but is getting too much blood to the brain which caused the tiredness. He is now feeling better and we wish him luck for tomorrow.
• There will also be a new article added to the article section soon.
• 4th October 07
• Mark will be back at Mildenhall as he has been invited to take part in the Shareholders Junior Championship on 14th October at 4.30. Many fans will welcome him back and I appreciate all the people who have asked me how he is getting on. I do pass on your well wishes to him.
• The Lincolnshire Trophy which Mark won in 2006 is yet to be arranged due to Kings Lynn needing the track. We hope to bring you news about this soon.
• 24th September 07
• Mark rode in the David Nix Memorial Meeting at Scunthorpe and just missed out on getting to the semi- final. He scored 9 points ( 1,3,3,1,1). There was 3 riders on 9 points and Benji C went through because he had 2nd place finish where  Mark had 3rd place after the wins. In heat 18 Lambert had a problem with bike causing Mark to have to lay his bike down, it was all four back and Lambert was given time to fix the bike. Mark's wins were 59.9 and 60.7 with the fastest heat time 59.5. The event was won by Adam Roynon who did not drop a point all evening (6 wins).
• 21st September 07
• I have spoke to Mark and he has told me that the headaches are a little better but he has not had any results yet.
• Mark will be riding at Scunthorpe at the David Nix Memorial Meeting on 23rd September. The start time will be 3pm. It will be great to see Mark in action again and we wish him all the best.
• 22nd August 07
• This website was started one year ago. Mark and myself would like to thank everyone who has visited the site and thank you for your support. Things are a little quiet right now but we will let you know when Mark is racing again and also how he is feeling.
• 8th August 07
• There has been a press release on the British Speedway Forum from Weymouth. The reason Mark has not been able to ride is that he has been suffering from Migraines and they have been more frequent lately. Mark will be having a scan shortly to hopefully find the course and is prescribed medication which advises him not to drive. We will let you know how he gets on.
• 5th August 07
• Mark was unable to ride today. We will let you know when he will next be in action.
• 3rd August 07
• Mark will be riding for Weymouth at Buxton on Sunday 5th Aug.
• 29th July 07
• Mark scored 8 points today at Scunthorpe.Final score scunthorpe 54 - Weymouth 37.
• Mark scored  6 points at Redcar against Cleveland yesterday. Final Score Clevland 44- Weymouth 46.
• 27th July 07
• Weymouth rained off.
• 23rd July 07
• Mark rode friday night and scored 5+1 from 4 rides (1+1,1,1,2). He rode at the no.3 position. He loaned his bike to Terry Day in heat 8. This was Mark's first home meeting back at Weymouth.
• The next chance to see Mark in action is at Weymouth next friday. Then it is on the road Saturday against Clevland and Sunday at Scunthorpe.
• 18th July 07
• Mark has joined Weymouth to replace David Mason who is out injured.
• His next match will be Friday at Weymouth against Oxford. Start time 7.15.
• 15th July 07
• Mark scored 4+1 ( 1,2,1*,0) tonight at Oxford for Weymouth. He replaced David Mason who is out at the moment injured. Final score 49- 44.
• 14th July07
• Mark will be riding at Oxford tomorrow night for Weymouth. Good luck Mark, we will let you know how he gets on.
• 13th July 07
• Mark did not ride in the Top Gun at Sheffield last night. He has not sorted out a team yet but we will let you know when he does.
• 8th July 07
• Happy Birthday Mark - hope you have a great day. 
• 6th July 07
• New article from Cambridge Evening News posted in articles section.
• 3rd July 07
• I spoke to Mark tonight and he told me that he actually quit Mildenhall due to personal reasons. Mark has re -injured his arm and shoulder and the doctor has advised him to rest it for a couple of weeks. Mark would like to wish the riders well for the season and thank all the fans who supported him.
• We will let you know when there is any news on Mark's future.
• 2nd July 07
• Mark has been released from Mildenhall- a statement will follow.
• 1st July 07
• The meeting today has been cancelled due to a water logged track.  Mark would have withdrawn from the meeting as he had aggravated an old injury.
• 28th June 07
• The Fen Tigers battled hard at Kings Lynn last night after being 12 points down after heat 8 to pull it back to only lose by 3 points. Mark's meeting did not start well when he was squeezed by the kings Lynn pair and fell. The chain was taken off his bike but the Ref did not put on the red lights to stop the race. This clearly should have been all four back. He then failed to score in his 2n'd race and then was taken out of heat 12 and put in heat 13 to replace Tom P Madson. Track Staff worked hard to get this meeting on as it wasn't perfect track conditions.
• Next meeting will be at home on Sunday when the Glasgow tigers come to visit.
• 24th June 07
• The meeting against Newport has been cancelled due to the weather.
• The next meeting for the Tiger's will be on Wednesday 27th June at Kings Lynn. The next home meeting will be against Glasgow on the 1st July.
• 20th June 07
• The meeting at West Row on Saturday has been postponed due to maintenance at the stadium not being completed. Sunday 24th June the Tigers travel to Newport so lets hope for some good weather and a good meeting.
• 14th June 07
• Top Gun meeting postponed. We will let you know when it is re staged and hopefully Mark will be able to attend.
• Good Luck to Mark tonight at Sheffield, lets hope the weather is better than last night. Mark is riding in the Top Gun Individual.
• Last nights meeting against Birmingham was rained off again last night. A new date has not been set yet.
• 11th June 07
• It was a long weekend with a trip to Workinton on Saturday 9th June. Mark had a tough meeting and was pulled out of heat 12 and replaced by Suchanek when they both had a point each from two rides. Suchanek was gifted the points as blue exceeded the two minutes and a replacement went off 15metres. After the long drive back home they had to ride against Stoke at Mildenhall. Mark had another rough meeting scoring 1 point from 3 rides but the Tigers turned the meeting around to win by getting two 5-1's in heat 14 and 15. the final score was 49- 44.
• The next meeting will be away to Birminham on Wednesday.
• Mark will be at Sheffield on Thursday for the Top Gun Individual.
• Tommo's diary has now been updated.
• 8th June 07
• Tomorrow the Fen Tigers will travel to Workington with the return match at home on Sunday.
• Mark will riding in the Top Gun Individual Championship at Sheffield next Thursday. Mark came second in this event last year so we hope he can get the top spot on the rostrum and win it this year. Good luck Mark.
• The Fen Tigers arrived at Sheffield and kept the meeting close until heat 12, then two 5-1's for Sheffield sealed the victory for them and they won 52-38. Mark scored 4+1 from 4 rides (3,0,0,1*). Mark won heat 2 from the gate in a time of 61.7 so the night started well until problems with the bike (Carb) struck in his next two heats. In heat 12 Kyle pushed James c wide and that left room for him and Mark to take 2nd and 3rd place. The team tried really hard and if Mark hadn't had bike problems I am sure he would have scored more. In my opinon he should have replaced Suchanek in heat 14 as Suchanek had no points and was struggling where Mark likes Sheffield's track.
• There was an article in the Cambridge Evening news last night titled "Tiger Thompson wants Premier Show." This has been added to article section on the site.
• 4th June 07
• Mark scored 3 from 5 rides (0,0,3,0,0) It was a bit of a tough meeting. The first two races didn't go Mark's way. In heat 11 both Mark and Tommy Allen fell on the first corner, this was a unsatisfactory start all four back. In the re-run Mark was in second place chasing Chris Neath when Neath's bike packed up and Mark and Paul took the Fen Tiger's first 5-1. His time was 53.65. He then replaced Tom P who withdrew from the meeting but didn't score from his next two rides.
• Mark will next be in action on Thursday night at Sheffield as the Fen Tigers meet the Sheffield Tigers.
• The Track Staff gave Mark £50.00 from their track fund to help with the two engines which have blown recently.
• 1st June 07
• Mark has now brought an engine which he tried out from Danny King. It has been serviced by Michael Lee and Mark scored well with it against Newcastle. Lets hope that the great scores continue as Rye House come to West Row for the second League of the KOC on Sunday. The Fen tiger's lost by 9 points at Rye so need to make them up. A warm welcome to new riders Paul Fry and Tomas Suchanek from Mark Thompson racing.
• 27th May 07
• The meeting against Kings Lynn has been rained off. A new date will be arranged soon. Mark will next be in action next week at West Row against Rye House in the KOC.
• I have noticed there is a problem with the guest book. At the moment i do not know why it is not working but will be looking into it and hope to have it back soon.
• 24th May 07
• There have been some changes within the team, Mario has been released by the club and two new riders have been signed. Paul Fry and Tomas Suchanek will join the Fen Tigers for Sunday's meeting against Kings Lynn. Mark will be riding at no.6 again with Shaun Tacey taking the other reserve place.
• 21st May 07
• A change of race day saw the Newcastle Diamonds come to West row on Saturday. The meeting was dedicated to a little boy Charlie  who was going to be the race day mascot and sadly passed away after a battle with cancer. His favourite riders were Mark and Shaun and he was so excited at the thought of coming to see them race. Mark Thompson Racing sponsored heat 8 in his memory as Shaun and Mark usually ride this heat together however Mark was moved to the no.6 race jacket but Shaun won the heat. Mark had a great evening scoring 5+4 from 4 rides (2*,1*,1*,1*). This was a fantastic performance.
• Saturday  night after the meeting the Fen Tigers made the long trip to Glasgow. Mark scored 3 from 5 rides (1,1,1,0,F-ex). Mark rode really well in this meeting and felt he had the speed and was trying hard to take 2nd place a couple of times but just couldn't find a way pass. In his first race he laid the bike down to avoid hitting his fallen team mate.  In his last race he fell coming out of the third bend and hit the fence hard. Mark was down for a while being checked out by the first aide team but walked back to the pits. Speaking to Mark afterwards he said his shoulder and neck hurt but otherwise he was ok.
• 18th May 07
• Mark will be guesting for Oxford tonight against Swindon. Good luck Mark.
• Mark scored 1 from 5 rides at Oxford
• Mark will next be in action tomorrow night for Mildenhall at West Row and then it is a long trek to Glasgow to meet the tigers on Sunday.
• I would like to inform people that there will be a delay in posting Saturday and Sunday's meeting results due to my son's surgery. I will post as soon as i can but i will be going to Glasgow so it could be Tuesday or Wednesday.
• 17th May 07
• Mark scored 2+1 from 4 rides (1,1*,0,0) at Sheffield tonight for Redcar. Mark blew an engine in the pits and had to use his other bike which was set up different. Mark was gutted and felt he could scored more if he hadn't blown the engine.
• 15th May 07
• Mark will be guesting for Redcar at Sheffield Thursday 17th May. Good Luck Mark.
• 13th May 07
• Last night the tigers travelled to Stoke. Heavy clouds threatened and it started to rain about 7pm. The rain continued for the first few heats. Mark was moved to no.6 and his partner was Daniel Giffard (G) was at 7. Mark had a disappointing meeting and failed to score from his 3 rides but the Fen Tigers went on to win the meeting. Score was Stoke 40 - Mildenhall 50.
• 11th May 07
• The meeting at Somerset tonight was also rained off so Mark will next be in action at Stoke tomorrow night. Lets hope the British weather improves and the meeting goes ahead.
• 10th May 07
• The meeting against Birmingham was rained off last night. The re-arranged date for this fixture is 13th June. 
• Mark will be in action tomorrow night (11th) for Redcar as they visit Somerset. Good luck Mark.
• Mark will next be in action for the Fen Tigers at Stoke on Saturday 12th. The start time is 7.30.
• 7th May 07
• Yesterday the Redcar Bears came to West row. The score was Mildenhall 47, Redcar 45 and Mark scored 6+1 from 7 rides ( 2,0,0,0,2,1*,1 ). In heat two Jamie courtney fell causing Chris Johnson to also fall and Mark had to lay his bike down to avoid hitting them. Chris Johnson came in for the re-run but had to withdraw after the race so Mark had to take Chris's remaining rides. We hope that Chris will be ok.
• Next meeting will be on Wednesday 9th May, away against Birmingham. Start time is 7.45.
• 2nd May 07
• Nicki Glanz will not be guesting for us this Sunday it will be Chris Johnson. This has been posted by Dub on the unofficial site.
• 1st May 07
• The Fen Tigers went to Rye house last night for the 1st leg of the knock out cup. Mark scored 1+1 from 3 rides (1*-0-0). He was switched from heat 8 to heat 9 with Thomas Suchanek who was guesting for us for this meeting. The final score was Rye- 50 Mildenhall- 41.
• Sunday 6th May the Redcar Bears come to West Row. Mark will move to no.6 and Nicki Glanz will be a guest at no.7.
• 29Th April 07
• Today the Rye House Rockets came to West Row for the first leg of the knock out cup. Mark was joined today on the parade by Aaron Slattery who was one of the mascots for the day. Mark scored 4 from 3 rides (3-1-0). He first race saw him team up with a former Fen Tiger team mate Chris Johnson(I.O.W) and they team rode a brilliant race to score a  5-1 in a time of 52.12. Unfortunately the meeting was abandoned after a crash involving Stuart Robson in heat 9. The paramedics were on the track for a long time and all at Mark Thompson Racing would like to wish Stuart a speedy recovery. Today's meeting will be rescheduled at a later date. 
• Monday 30th April the Fen Tigers will go to Rye House for the 1st leg.
• 22nd April 07
• Today Somerset returned to Mildenhall for the start on the Premier League. Mark scored 3+1 from 4 rides (2-0-1*-0). The final score was Mildenhall 45 - Somerset 48. Mark's first race saw him overtake Danny Warwick for 2nd place on the back straight in heat 4. Mark had chased him and caused him to make a mistake to get by. In heat 8 he followed his team mate (Tace) home for a third place.
• The next meeting will be at home next Sunday (29th) where the Tigers face the Rye House Rockets in the Knock Out Cup with the return leg on Monday night at Rye House.
• Friday 20th April the Fen Tigers went to Somerset for the return leg of the Premier Trophy. Mark had a rough night and failed to score however his heats were changed and this may of had an effect.
• 16th April 07
• Yesterday Mark scored 3 from 5 rides (3-0-0-0-fex). The meeting started well for Mark with a fantastic win in heat 2 in a time of 51.1. This is his first home win for the Tigers. The next few races Mark missed the gate and was unable to catch up but in his last race he was in second place when the bike lifted and he fell on the second bend. Mark has grazed his shoulder but is ok.
• 8th April 07
• Today Mildenhall travelled to Newport for the re-turn leg. Due to Jamie getting injured the rider replacement rides could only be taken by Mark or Jason King. Mark scored 2+1 from 5 rides (1*-0-0-0-1). Mark gated well in his first race and was leading till he was passed by Simmons and Mark was in second place until Jason king passed him on the line. Mark said he enjoyed the visit to Newport.
• Last night Mildenhall took on the Newport Wasps in Premier Trophy action. Mark scored 2+1 from 4 rides (1*-0-1-EF).  In heat 8 Mark was first out of the gate but it was called back as an unsatisfactory start. The re-run saw Mark make the gate again but N.Simmons(Newport) fell so it was stopped and he was excluded. The 2nd re-run Mark was unlucky to not make the gate this time and came third. Mark Suffered from electrical failure in his last race.The meeting was stopped after heat 14 because of a nasty crash involving N. Simmons(Newport) and J.Smith(Mildenhall).  Nick was able to walk back to the pits and Jamie was taken to the hospital. All at Mark Thompson Racing would like to wish Jamie a speedy recovery.
• More photos have been added to the 2007 gallery. I will add more  as soon as i receive them.
• 4th April 07
• Last night Mark rode at the Isle of Wight against the Islanders. He scored 1+1 from 4 rides ( F/rem-1*-0-F/rem). He was very unlucky in his first ride as former team mate Andrew Bargh made a mistake on the 2nd corner and Mark had to lay his bike down to avoid hitting him, which resulted in Mark remounting but unable to catch the pack. 
• The next action will be Saturday at Midenhall against Newport. The start time for this meeting will be 2.30. The return leg will be at Newport the following day.
• 2nd April 07
• A busy weekend with two meetings saw mixed results. The first meeting Saturday at Rye House saw Mark fail to score. In his first race his bike was cutting out so he had to change bikes. The whole team struggled to catch the flying Rockets. Next day the Rockets come to west row and Mark scored 3+1 from 4 rides (2-1*-0-0) The first heat started as a 5-1 to us but was deemed as unsatisfactory start so all 4 were brought back.
• Next action will be at the IOW on 3rd April. Mark will have to ride against former team mate Andrew Bargh.
• 26th March 07
• Mark was in action at West Row last night against Somerset Rebels in the Premier Trophy. He scored 1 from 3 rides,   (F-ex,1, 0.) Mark took a hard fall in heat two on the first bend and has hurt his shoulder. Hope you soon feel better Mark.
• The next action will be at Rye House on Sat 31st March, start time 7pm with the return leg at Mildenhall the next day.
• 23rd March 07
• Yesterday Mildenhall went to Sheffield for the final leg of the Top Tiger Trophy. The final result was Sheffield 59- Mildenhall 31. Mark scored 5 points from 4 rides (1-3-1-0). Mark said that after a slow start he talked with Simon Stead and then came out for a superb win from the gate in heat 4 ( 66.3). This is his first win of the season ( hopefully there will be many more). The bike was having a few problems but Mark admits it was a mistake by him which caused him to fall to the back in his last race. He was pleased with the 5 points and would like to thank all the fans that travelled to Sheffield to support the team.
• 19th March 07
• Yesterday saw Sheffield come to town for a challenge meeting and Mark scored 3+2 from 4 rides. His first ride saw him follow his team mate J. King home to take a 5-1. The next two rides he tried hard but was pushed to the back. His last ride he followed his team mate K. Legault to take a third place.
• 14th March 07
• Today was press and practice at west row and after the photo shoot the riders went on the track. Photos form the event will be added shortly.
• Mark also met some people from Larkfield and posed for pictures. They have made new discs to show riders grid positions and gave these to Mark. The group would like to say thank you to him.
• Mark will be in action at West Row for the Fen Tigers on Sunday 18th March against Sheffield, start time is 4.30 with the return match at Sheffield on Thursday 22nd March, start time 7.45.
• 12th March 07
• Yesterday Mark was practicing with the rest of the team before the fans forum. The bike looked really sharp and the practice session looked good. Mark is really looking forward to the new season.
• Press and Practice will be on Wednesday 14th March. The press will be taking pictures at noon and the riders should be on the track around 1pm. Fans are welcome but please use the turnstiles instead of pit entrance.
• 5th March 07
• Regal Engines- a company based in Essex have agreed to sponsor Mark this season. Many thanks for your support. You can contact then by accessing their website from the sponsor's page.
• Sunday 11th March there will be a fans forum at the stadium to meet the team at 4.30 followed by a disco. Entrance is Adults £2 and u16 £1.
• 1st March 07
• There is an article about Mark in tonight's Cambridge Evening News. The article is titled "Thompson is ready to roar for the Tigers" and was written by Matt Dempsey. There will also be an article in next weeks Ely Weekly News and Newmarket Weekly News.
• 16th Feb 07
• After press and practice on the 14th March there will be a fans forum where you can meet the riders. Times and more information will be available nearer the time. 
• 8th Feb 07
• The fixtures for the Mildenhall Fen Tiger's meetings are now posted on the official site.
• There are two articles about Mark in this weeks speedway star. I will post them soon on the articles page.
• 4th Feb 07
• I have added some early pictures of Mark to the site in a new album called early days. One picture is the 1996 Fen Tigers. Many thanks to the Thompson's for allowing me to use the pictures. If anyone has any pictures they would like to share please email me.
• 28th Jan 07
• We would like to announce that Vic Clarke has agreed to sponsor Mark this season. Thank you Vic for coming on board and we would also like to thank all his sponsors for 2007. Sponsorship is very important and if anyone is interested they should contact Mark or email me and I will pass the information on to him.
• Mark is really looking forward to the season ahead and being part of the Fen Tigers. Mark and Jamie Smith did attend the meeting tonight.
• Press and Practice is scheduled for Wednesday 14th March. More details will be posted nearer the time.
• 25th Jan 07
• The Mildenhall Fen Tigers will open the season with a challenge match against Sheffield at West Row on Sunday 18th March at 4.30.
• 21st Jan 07
• The Fen Tigers team is now complete

          1. -  Mario Jirout (ave - 8.00)

          2. -  Shaun Tacey (ave - 6.18)

          3.-   Kyle Legault (ave - 7.00)

          4. -  Jamie Smith (ave 4.04)

          5. -  Tom P Madsen (ave - 6.29)

          6.-   Jason King ( ave 4.76)

          7. -  Mark Thompson (ave 3.00)

          8. -  Mark Baseby (ave 3.00)

• We would like to wish all the riders good luck for the season.
• 15th Jan 07
• Message From Mark taken from Fentigers site.
• I would just like to say a big thank-you to the MISA for helping me out with my 1st 10 tyres, its a great help and it means alot that i have people out there willing to help me, thank -you, tommo
  
• Misa  have now joined with the supporters club and will become The Mildenhall Speedway Supporters Club. The Misa club had £386.00 in there account and this money will pay for Mark's tyres for the first ten home meetings of the new season. Many thanks for this.
• 4th Jan 07
• Happy New Year to everyone from all at Mark Thompson Racing. Mark has had a training session at Kings Lynn and is now working on building the bikes. I will post more news as I get it. Mark is looking forward to the start of the new season.
• I have added some more pictures from last season and there is a word search which i hope you will enjoy.
• 17th Dec 06
• Mark has signed for the Mildenhall Fen Tigers as one of the reserves for the 2007 season. Congratulations to Mark. It is great news that he was able to move up to the premier team after a successful season with the Academy. 
•  David Crane quotes "Thompson returns for his seventh season with the club after spending last season captaining & topping the averages for Mildenhall Conference team. This will be the first chance the 27-year-old has been given to make his mark at PL level and he comes into the team as reserve."

          Lawrence Rodgers quotes " Tommo and I have a close working relationship- he's ridden 24 premier league  matches in his career, 14 of which were for me, and he did very well for me as well. i seem to be able to get the best out of him so I'll be aiming to do that."

• 11th Dec 06
• Mark informed me today to say he had not signed as Lynn's no.8 but the option may be available if he doesn't get a team place elsewhere. He wants to ride and would love to be back at Mildenhall in the premier team.
• 24th Nov 06
• I have posted of small part of the article from Speedway star in Article section hope you enjoy it. I will also be adding more photos during the off season and will post any news about Mark as i receive it.
• 12th Nov 06
• Last night Mark won the Website "rider of the year" which I was asked to present to him. He also won the "Gardener of the year" which is given by the track staff. It was a great evening and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the supporters club for all their hard work. Photos will be added to the site shortly.

        Mark with Danny King and their trophies, Danny won website rider of the year for Premier team.

• Mark will now enjoy a well deserved holiday before starting winter testing. We will keep you posted on how testing goes.
• 28th Oct 06
• The speedway may have fished but we can all still look forward to the Mildenhall Speedway Supporters Club's Annual Presentation evening which will be held at the Bell Hotel, Mildenhall on Saturday 11th November at 6.30pm. Tickets are £20.00 for non- members and £18.00 for members. If you do not have your ticket you can contact Di Farmer on 07770 481858. Mark is due to attend this event.
• 27th Oct 06
• Mark rode tonight at Kings Lynn for Sheffield and scored 2 points from 5 rides. Two of these rides he replaced Paul Cooper who withdrew from the meeting and his last ride he was replaced by Andre Compton as they tried a tactical sub. Kings Lynn won the meeting and are the Premier League Champions.
• 26thOct 06
• The Fen Finale has now been cancelled by the Mildenhall Management.
• Mark will be riding tomorrow night at the Norfolk Arena for Sheffield. This is the grand final and the winners will be crowned the Premier league Champions. The start time will be 7.30.
• 22nd Oct 06
• The Fen Finale was postponed due to rain and should be re-scheduled for next Sunday 29th Oct at 3pm.
• 15th Oct 06
• Mark rode tonight at Mildenhall for the Academy's last meeting against Buxton. The academy won 51 - 44 and Mark scored 7 points from 4 rides. After the meeting their was fun and games in the pits where the guys got covered with eggs, flour and water.
• Next Sunday it will be the Fen Finale at Mildenhall, start time will be at 3pm.
• 14th Oct 06
• Mark Thompson wins the Lincolnshire Trophy at the Norfolk Arena. Mark's evening did not look good at the start as his main bike which was set up for the track kept cutting out. He went out on the parade lap and the bike stopped again. Garry and Mark were working hard in the pits to try to solve the problem, which they found to be a coil so this was replaced and the bike was working again. Mark went on to score 14 points from 5 rides 2-3-3-3-3. Both Mark Baseby (Academy) and Nathan Irwin (Boston) also scored 14 points. They looked at all the riders and could not separate them by the race wins so they then looked at who had the fastest lap. Both Mark T and Mark B scored identical lap times so it was decided that Mark T would win because he beat Mark B in their last race. This was a fantastic result for Mark. Well done Mark you really deserved it.
• 12th Oct 06
• Mark rode Tuesday night for Sheffield at the isle of Wight, he scored 1+1 from 3 rides. Mark was replaced by Paul Cooper in his last race as he touched the tapes.
• Mark will next ride Saturday at the Lincolnshire Trophy at the Norfolk Arena. 
• 9th Oct 06
• Mark got a total of 15 points from his 5 rides yesterday in a thrilling match against the Newport Mavericks. He scored the fastest time in heat 7 (53.0).
• Mark will next ride Tuesday night at the isle of Wight for Sheffield.  
• 4th Oct 06
• Mark's upcoming fixtures 
•  Sun 8th Oct                    Mildenhall V Newport            4.30pm
• Tues 10th Oct                  Isle of wight V Sheffield        7.30pm
•  Sat 14th Oct                    Boston Lincolnshire Trophy   7.30pm
• Sun 15th Oct                   Mildenhall V Buxton              4.30pm
• Sun 22nd Oct                  Mildenhall Individual Trophy  3.00pm
• Keep checking this section as any more rides that mark is offered will be posted here.
• 1st Oct 06
• The  Lincolnshire Trophy Meeting at Kings Lynn has been postponed due to bad weather. This is a shame as Mark was looking forward to this meeting and improving on last years 3rd place. Hopefully it will be re- scheduled and Mark will be able to compete in it.
• 29thSept 06
• Mark rode tonight at the David Nix Memorial meeting at Kings Lynn. He scored 3-3-1-0-3=10 and also had the fastest time of the night 62.9 in heat 5. There were 3 riders on 10 points so Mark got through to the semi-final because he had more race wins. The semi final was stopped due to N. Irwin moving on the line. In the re-start Mark battled hard with D. Betson, both swapping places when Mark was pushed to the outside causing him to fall. Mark was excluded from the re-run. Speaking to Mark afterwards he stated that Betson did make contact and because of that he fell which lead to him being excluded. He did also let me know that he has injured his wrist in the fall.
• Mark replaced Benji Compton at Sheffield riding as their no.7. Mark scored 2+1 and had bad luck in his second race as he was winning but the engine blew up. He also fell in his last heat but is OK.
• 28thSept 06
• Mark has joined Sheffield for the rest of the season. He will be riding tonight at Sheffield and riding at Workington Saturday. This will be a busy 4 days for Mark and we would like to wish him good luck for these meetings.
• 23rd Sept 06
• The two final meetings have now been rescheduled. The Newport meeting will be on the 8th Oct at 4.30pm and the Buxton fixture will be on the 15th Oct at 4.30pm. The Buxton meeting will be free entry.
• 22nd Sept 06
• The meeting scheduled for Sunday 24th Sept has been postponed. This is because the BSPA say that a free meeting should not be scheduled on the same day as the PLRC at Sheffield.
• The next chance to see Mark riding will be Friday 29th September at Kings Lynn for the David Nix Memorial Meeting. The start time for this event will be 7.30.
•  Mark is also scheduled to ride on Sunday 1st October at Kings Lynn for the Boston Lincolnshire Trophy at 7.30. Last year Mark came 3rd in this event so is hoping to improve on last years performance.           
• 17th Sept 06
• Mark rode tonight for Berwick and scored 1-2-0-0-1 from 5 rides. mark said he was feeling 80% better then he did last week so hopefully soon he should be fully race fit. His next scheduled ride will be for the Academy at Mildenhall next week, the start time will be 2pm. This meeting will be free.
• 15th Sept 06
• Mark should be riding for Berwick on Sunday 17th Sept at Mildenhall. We hope Mark will be better and able to ride after his illness.
• 14th Sept 06
• Mildenhall Academy will take on the Newport  Mavericks on Sunday 24th Sept. The start time is to be confirmed. This will be a free meeting.
• 11th Sept 06
• Friday night saw the Mildenhall Academy visit the Boston Barracuda-Braves at the Norfolk Arena. Mark scored 13 points with 4 wins from 5 rides. He was unlucky in heat 9 as a problem with his clutch caused him to finish in third place. Mark won the last nominated race with an exciting battle with Darren Mallet. Mildenhall won the meeting 44 points to 43.
• Saturday night Mark rode at the Conference League Riders Championship at Rye House. Mark scored 8 pts in 5 rides and finished in joint 5th place. The points were 2 -1- 1- 2- 2.
• Mark was due to ride in the Shaun Tacey Testimonial meeting on Sunday but had to pull out due to illness. Hope you soon feel better.
• 6th Sept 06
• Mark is still in some discomfort after the accident  but aims to be fit to ride at Lynn on Friday night 7.30pm. It will be a busy weekend as then he is competing on Saturday night at Rye House for the Conference League Riders Championship 7.00pm.He is also listed as a reserve rider for Shaun Tacey's testimonial which is at Mildenhall 2.00pm on Sunday.
• 29th August 06
• Update on Mark- Betty emailed me to say that  his knee and elbow are swollen and he is very sore. He has written off his bike which is not good but glad that Mark is ok.
• Mark and Andrew came 4th in the CL Pairs meeting at Scunthorpe yesterday. Mark won 3 of his 4 races scoring 12 points. Andrew added 11 points so they had 23 points and came second to Plymouth and qualified for the semi- finals. They were in semi-final 1 against the Scunthorpe B team-  B.Compton and P.Cooper. Mark was pushed wide and hit the fence hard causing him to go over the fence. Mark has hurt his elbow and wrist, he was in a lot of pain and had it in a sling. I will update you when I receive more information. Andrew suffered bike problems in the re-run so it was a 7-0 to Scunthorpe. Mark was unable to ride in the consolation final so that left just Andrew to ride against the Plymouth pair, Andrew won but Plymouth got 5 points to our 4. Well done Mark and Andrew you both rode well and it was a shame it finished this way.
• 27th August 06
• Mark and Andrew will also ride at the Conference League Riders Championship on 9th Sept 06 at Rye House at 7pm.
• 25th August 06
• The CT fixture at Boston has been rearranged for Friday 8th Sept 06.
• Mildenhall will be in group two in the conference league pairs and they will be against Boston, Plymouth, Newport and Cleveland. Group one will be Scunthorpe (A), Buxton, Rye House, Scunthorpe (B) and Stoke. Good luck to Mark and Andrew for this event.
• 22nd August 06
• The next meeting for the Academy will be an away meeting at Rye House on Saturday 26th Aug 06.
• Mark has been confirmed for the Conference League Pairs held at Scunthorpe on Monday 28th August 06. Andrew Bargh will partner him at this event.
• The Conference League Riders Championship will be held at Rye House on Saturday 9th September, Blayne has yet to name the riders who will attend this event.

 

 

 

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