TEAM BASEBY RACING

Team Baseby Racing are pleased to say that on Saturday 10th November, Mark got back in the saddle at an open practice at Sittingbourne.

After completing two sets of 4 laps on Aarons bike, Mark confirmed that he is feeling good and felt that he had never been off the bike which is great news.

Aaron also looked really sharp as the lads kept up their winter training.

Next week we will be seeing a couple of potential sponsors, both of which we are really excited about.....more news hopefully soon.

Team Baseby Racing were all in attendance at the Mildenhall Fen Tigers Presentation night on Saturday night and for Mark it was a great night with him picking up a number of awards, including the Fen Tigers Shareholders Shield for Most Improved Rider.

With the Mildenhall promotion also making sure that Aaron was involved and talking to him about his future a good night was had by all.

Both Mark and Aaron would like to thank all the fans and sponsors at both Mildenhall and Sittingbourne for all their support last season.

Well its the end of the season for Mark & Aaron now.

We will be spending the winter getting both lads fit and ready for the 2008 season and working on the bikes.

As soon as there is any news about the new season we will let you know.

In the meantime we are still looking for sponsors for next season, so if you are interested please contact us at:

Nikko@teambasebyracing.com

See you all soon.

Team Baseby Racing

On Sunday Aaron took part in the first Shareholders Junior Championship at West Row, Mildenhall.

Against some very experienced and top young riders Aaron produced a fine performance to finish with 7 points from his five riders with two 2nds and three 3rd places.

The event was one by West Row specialist Matt Wright with the very impressive young Dane, Jan Graversen taking 2nd place and Boston rider Darren Mallett third.

Scores:

WINNER: Matthew Wright
2nd: Jan Graversen
3rd: Darren Mallett

1. Nicky Glanz 3, 0, 1, 2, 2 = 8
2. Henning Loof R, Fx, N, N, N = 0
3. Mark Thomspon 1, 2, Fx = 3 Withdrawn
4. Aaron Baseby 2, 2, 1, 1, 1 = 7
5. Darren Mallett 3, 1, 3, 1, 2 = 10
6. Wayne Dunworth 0, Fx, R, R, 0 = 0
7. Jai Pickard 1, 1, Fx, 1, 0 = 3
8. Karl Mason 2, 1, 3, 1, 1 = 8
9. James Holder 2, 2, 1, 3, 2 = 10
10. Jerran Hart 0, 2, 2, 2, 3 = 9
11. Jan Graversen 3, 3, 3, 3, Fx = 12
12. Rob Smith 1, 3, 2, 0, 3 = 9
13. Joe Haines 3, 3, 3, 2, 2 = 13
14. Daniel Halsey 1, 3, 2, 3, 3 = 12
15. Shane Henry 0, 0, 0, 2, 0 = 2
16. Matthew Wright 2, 0, 2, 3, 3 = 10

Res:
Adam Lowe 1, 0, 1
Kieran Morris 0, 1

Aaron takes his place in the first ever Annual Shareholders Junior Championship at Mildenhall on Sunday 14th October.

Riding order is:

1. Nicky Glanz
2. Henning Loof
3. Mark Thompson
4. Aaron Baseby
5. Kozza Smith
6. Wayne Dunworth
7. Jay Pickard
8. Karl Mason
9. James Holder
10. Jerran Hart
11. Jan Graversen
12. Simon Lambert
13. Ben Hopwood
14. Dan Halsey
15. Shane Henry
16. Matt Wright

The meeting is being sponsored by Simpson Racing UK & Beeline Oils.

Admission prices are £10 adults, £8 concessions and £2 children 15 and under with kids under 5 free.

At the meeting on Tuesday night against Glasgow the new Team Baseby Racing pit shirts were on show for the first time as worn by Paul & Nikko. (Due to having his arm in a sling Mark could not wear his ).

They seemed to create a lot of interest and the feedback was very positive.

Dont forget these shirts are available to purchase (and pictures of the shirts will be on this website in the next couple of days). Check out the Merchandise page for details.

On Tuesday night at West Row, Mark received the money that had been collected for him at the last home meeting from the Fen Tigers Supporters Club.

Mark would like to thank all the fans who donated to the collection, it is very much appreciated.

We will keep you up to date with progress on Marks injury over the coming weeks.

On Thursday 13th September Mark went back to hospital for further checks and unfortunately the news is now that Mark has dislocated his collerbone as well as the ligament damage.

He will be in a sling for a further 4-6 weeks, (the Doctors say 6, Mark says 4 ).

He is in good spirits and cannot wait to get back to racing.

Mark will try to get down to West Row next Tuesday to see everyone and thanks everyone for their support, best wishes and the collection last week.

More news as we have it.

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Team Baseby Logo, designed by Swerve Racewear.

The logo appears on the Front Page of this website and will also appear on all official Team Baseby Racing Merchandise.

Watch out over the next few days on for exclusive pictures of the new 2008 Pit Shirts on this site.

New Logo

Sittingbourne finished their CL campaign with 2 losses at the double header meeting at the Old Gun Site on Sunday.

In the first meeting they went down 38-51 to Plymouth - scores below:

Sittingbourne 38 Plymouth 51

Sittingbourne
Dean Felton 6+1 (5)
R/R
Andre Cross 4+1 (3)
Joe Reynolds 0 (3)
Harland Cook 5+2 (5)
Aaron Baseby 6+2 (6)
Jerran Hart 16 (7)

Plymouth
Seemond Stephens 12 (5)
Nicki Glanz 6+1 (4)
Tom Brown 10+2 (5)
Rob Smith 11+1 (4) Paid Max
Jamie Westacott 6+1 (4)
Jaimie Pickard 2 (4)
Ben Hopwood 4+1 (4)

In the second meeting they went down 40-53, no details are available at the moment.

Mark Baseby Racing are proud to announce an agreement with Swerve Racewear to produce exclusive Team Baseby Racing Pit Shirts.

Check out our New Merchandise page for details.

Aaron takes centre stage this weekend as he takes his place in the Sittingbourne Crusaders line-up on Sunday in the home double header against Plymouth and Boston.

Aaron will line up at reserve for the Crusaders in the last home meetings of the season.

Details will be posted on Monday.

Following two crashes at West Row last night, Mark sustained severe ligament damage around his collarbone.

Early indications from the track last night were that Mark may have broken his collarbone and possibly his clavier (sp).

After X-Rays on the following morning though it was confirmed that the collarbone was not broken but that there was severe ligament damage.

Mark will be in sling and out of action for a minimum of six weeks which means his season is over.

We will keep you up to date with progress as Mark starts his recovery.

It has also been confirmed by the Mildenhall promotion that there will be a collection for Mark at Sundays meeting against Rye House and we would like to thank them for this.

Mark rides for the Mildenhall Fen Tigers tonight at West Row against the Newport Wasps.

Marks fantastic displays have left Mildenhall Team Manager, Laurence Rogers with a problem as Mark is nearing 12 meetings for the Fen Tigers this season which means we would gain an official average for next season. The problem facing Rogers is that Mark is averaging over 4.00 at the moment but if he does not complete 12 meetings he will start next season on a very attractive 3.00 average.

Rogers and Team Basesby Racing will be discussing this over the coming week to decide what is best for both parties.

Finally, watch this space for some potential great news regarding Aaron in the coming weeks. 

In the double header at the Old Gun Site on Sunday, both Mark and Aaron were in the points in the first meeting against the Weymouth Wildcats as the Crusaders pot up a spritied fight before finally going down 43-47. Aaron had a very impressive four rides, scoring in every race including a paid win as he finished with 5+3.

The scores were:

Sittingbourne Crusaders = 43

1) Danny Warwick 0, R, Fx, 2 = 2
2) James Theobald 1, 1, 0 = 2
3) Dean Felton 1', 1', 0, 2 = 4+2
4) Harland Cook 2, 2, 2, 2, 2' = 10+1
5) Mark Baseby 2', 3, 2, 1' = 8+2
6) Aaron Baseby 2', 1, 1', 1' = 5+3
7) Jerran Hart 3, 3, 2, 1, 0, 3 = 12

Weymouth Wildcats = 47

1) Lee Smart 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 15
2) Nathan Irwin T, T, 0, 3, R, 1 = 4
3) Jay Herne 0, 2, 3, 3, 3 = 11
4) R/R (Dan Giffard)
5) Karl Mason R, 3, 1, 2', 0 = 6+1
6) Sam Hurst 0, Fx, 2', 3, 1 = 6+1
7) Terry Day 2', 1, 1, 1, Fx = 5+1
8) Kyle Newman 0 = 0

In the second meeting the Crusaders went one better by beating the Rye House Raiders 49-39.

This time Mark took the honours with a brilliant 14 points.

Scores were:

Sittingbourne 49

1. Danny Warwick 1 Fx 2* 0 3 1
2. Joe Reynolds 0 1 E 1
3. Dean Felton © 3 2 3 2 10
4. Harland Cook 1 F E 3 4
5. Mark Baseby 3 3 3 2 3 14
6. Aaron Baseby 1 1 1 2* 5 1
7. Jerran Hart 3 2* 2 3 1* 1 12 2

Rye House 39

1. Karlis Ezergallis 3 3 3 2 3 0 14
2. Ben Powell RR
3. Robert Mear 2* 2 2 Fx 3 2 11 1
4. Gary Cottham Fx 0
5. Daniel Halsey 1 3 2 0 1 7
6. Nick Laurence F 0 1 1 2
7. Kyle Norton 2 F 2* 1 X E F 5 1

Below article reproduced with kind permission of David Crane:

Mark Baseby believes Mildenhall’s team spirit is the key to his impressive current form since being promoted into the side in July.

Mark & Aaron both line up for the Crusaders for the this double header meeting on Sunday.

Starting at 12:00 noon they will face the Weymouth Wildcats followed by the rearranged fixture against the Rye House Raiders

Then on Tuesday 4th September Mark returns to the Mildenhall Fen Tigers lineup against the Newport Wasps.

In a tremendous meeting against the Clevlend Bays on Saturday at Redcar Mark scored his first maximum of the season and Aaron scored 3+2 including a paid win.

In one of the best CL meetings of the season the score finished 45-45 as Mark over took CL legend Mark "Buzz" Burrows in Heat 15 for the heat win and therefore gained a great away draw for the Crusaders.

CLEVELAND Burnt Tree 'BAYS'
1. Mark Burrows © 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, =13
2. Martin Emerson 2*, 2*, f, 0, =4+2
3. Steven Jones 1, 2, 1, 2, =6
4. Gary Beaton 0, 1*, 3, 3, 0, =7+1
5. Ashley Johnson 1*, 2, fx, r/c, =3+1
6. David Wallinger 3, f, 2, f/inj r/c, r/c, =5
7. Rusty Hodgson 0, 2, r/c, 1, 1*, 1, 2* =7+2
Team Manager; Jason Pipe

SITTINGBOURNE Spray Tex 'CRUSADERS’
1. Dean Felton © 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, =10
2. Joe Reynolds 0, 0, 1, r/c, =1
3. Mark Baseby 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, =15 (maximum)
4. Harland Cook 2*, 1, 1, e/f =4+1
5. James Theobald 0, 1, 2, 0, =3
6. Aarron Baseby 1*, 0, 0, 2*, r/c, =3+2
7. Jerran Hart 2, 3, 3, x/t, e/f, 1, =9

On a sunny Sunday afternoon Mark recorded his first PL Heat victory in typical fasion. In Heat 2 against the Isle of Wight Mark missed the gate and then went from 4th to 1st in three laps to record his first PL Heat victory.

The Heat details are:

Heat 2; Mark Baseby, Chris Johnson, Tom Brown,Tomas Suchanek E/F
Time; 52.28

Against tough opposion he finished with 4 plus 1 from 4 rides as the Fen Tigers recorded a well deserved victory.

Mark then attended his first Fan Forum in the the Fenmen Bar after the meeting.

Scorecard courtesy of speedway.updates

Mildenhall Tigers
1) Tom P Madsen ------ 3,2*,1,1* = 7+2
2) Shaun Tacey ------- 1,3,2*,0 = 6+1
3) Kyle Legault -------- 3,2,3,3,2 = 13
4) Paul Fry ------------ 1,0,2*,3 = 6+1
5) Jason King --------- 3,1,2,2 = 8
6) Mark Baseby ------- 3,0,1*,0 = 4+1
7) Tomas Suchanek --- E/F,2*,3,2*,0 = 7+2

Isle of Wight Islanders
1) Chris Holder ------------- 2,3,3,3,3 = 14
2) Corey Gathercole -------- 0,1,1,E/F = 2
3) Jason Bunyan ----------- 2,6,3,1,1 = 13
4) Krzysztof Stojanowski --- 0,2*,2*,2 = 6+2
5) Glenn Phillips ------------ 1,1,1,0,2* = 5+1
6) Tom Brown -------------- 1*,0,0,0 = 1+1
7) Chris Johnson ----------- 2,0,0, = 2

The Mildenhall Fen Tigers had a difficult weekend going down away at Somerset (39-50) at also at home for only the second time this season against Birmingham (42-48).

On Friday Mark scored 4 plus 1 from 4 rides at Somerset as the Fen Tigers struggled at the Oak Tree Arena.

Somerset Rebels = 50

1. Magnus Zetterstrom 3, 2', 3, 3, 2' = 13+2
2. Simon Walker 1, 3, 1, 1 = 6
3. Emil Kramer 3, 3, 3, Fx, 3 = 12
4. Stephan Katt R, R, 0, 3 = 3
5. Ritchie Hawkins 2, 2, 3, R = 7
6. Jordan Frampton 2', 0, 1, 0 = 3+1
7. Danny Warwick 3, 0, 3, Fx = 6

Mildenhall Fen Tigers = 39

1. Tom P Madsen R, 1', 2, 1', 0 = 4+2
2. Shaun Tacey 2, 2, 0, 0! = 4
3. Kyle Legault 2, 1, R, 3 = 6
4. Paul Fry 1', 3, T, 1' = 5+2
5. Jason King 1, 1, 1', 2 = 5+1
6. Mark Baseby 1, 0, 1, 2' = 4+1
7. Tomas Suchanek 0, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1 = 10

On Sunday the disappointment continued when the Fen Tigers were beaten by the Birmingham Brummies in a meeting they should have won.

With too many of the top riders struggling, the Fen Tigers were well beaten.

Mark scored 2 plus 1 from 3 rides with the highlight a paid win behind Tomas in Heat 2.

Mildenhall = 42

1. Tom P Madsen: 0, 2, 2, 3, 0 = 7
2. Shaun Tacey: 1, 1', 1', 1' = 4+3
3. Kyle Legault: 1', 3, 3, 3, 2 = 12+1
4. Paul Fry: 2, 1, 1, 2 = 6
5. Jason King: 0, 1, 1, 0 = 2
6. Mark Baseby: 2', 0, 0 = 2+1
7. Tomas Suchanek: 3, 1, 2, 3, 0 = 9

Birmingham = 48

1. Ulrich Ostergaard: 3, 2, 2, 2, 3 = 12
2. Ben Powell: 2', 0, 0, 0, 0 = 2+1
3. Jason Lyons: 3, 3, 3, 1', 1 = 11+1
4. R/R: BP, MH, ES
5. Emiliano Sanchez: 2', 3, 2, 1', 1 = 9+2
6. Lee Smart: 0, 0, 0 = 0
7. Manual Hauzinger: 1, 3, 2', 3, 0, 2, 3 = 14+1

All meeting details courtesy of speedway updates.

Mark has two meetings this weekend for the Fen Tigers.

On Friday night he rides at No 6 for the Fen Tigers away at Somerset and one Sunday he rides, again at No 6 at home against the Birmingham Brummies.

After a weekend of Conference League meetings last week, Mark is looking forward to the step up again this weekend with two tough fixtures.

Fen Tigers line up for both meetings.

1. Tom P Madsen

2. Shaun Tacey

3. Kyle Legault

4. Paul Fry.

5. Jason King

6. Mark Baseby

7. Tomas Suchanek

An inside report this week as Nikko went "behind the scenes" and worked alongside Mark and Aarons Dad Paul in the pits for the meeting at Boston.

Arriving at the stadium an hour and a half before the meeting, it was a case of a quick bite to eat and then unloading Marks and Aarons bikes from the van along with all the spares, suits etc.

As Paul had set the bikes up before the trip it was a case of minor adjustments after we had inspected the track and then it was down to warming the bikes up as the lads got ready. There is no other way to discribe standing in the pits when 14 bikes are all going at the same time except for LOUD !! Thank goodness for the ear protectors. 

It was going to be a busy night with Mark or Aaron out in Heats 2,4,5,6,8,9,11,13 and 15 and so we decided that I would stay by the track with the chain lubricant ready for when the lads came back from a race while Paul got the other bike ready. In case you have ever wondered what the mechanics are doing when the riders come off the track and the mechanics are spraying something onto the bike - it is chain lubricant spray that goes onto the chain as the rider revs the engine - now you know.

This seemed to work well and the only other minor adjustments on the night were to change the gearing and turn both real tyres mid way through the meeting so we could use both sides of the tread.

The meeting itself was a mix bag for Mark, two good wins a second and then two falls and Aaron struggled at first on the huge Norfolk Arena track before a supurb second in Heat 8 as the Crusaders went down 55-38.

Then its time to pack up the van and head off home.

Thanks to Mark, Aaron and especially Paul for letting me help (hope I wasnt too much in the way) and it certainly showed another side to speedway experience.

Boston Barracudas = 55

1. Paul Cooper -2 -2 -3 -2 = 9
2. Shane Waldron -1' -1' -3 -2' = 7+3
3. Darren Mallett -3 -2 -1 -3 -1' = 10+1
4. Simon Lambert -2' -1' -3 -3 -2 = 11+2
5. Matt Wright -2 -2' -2 -1' = 7+3
6. Adam Lowe -Fx -3 -1' -2' = 6+2
7. Kieran Morris -3 -R -1 -1 = 5

Sittingbourne Crusaders = 38

1. Danny Warwick -3 -3 -6^-3 -3 = 18
2. Aaron Baseby -0 -0 -2 -0 = 2
3. Dean Felton -1 -R -1 -2 = 4
4. James Theobald -0 -1 -0 -F = 1
5. Mark Baseby -3 -3 -2 -Ex -Fx = 8
6. Joe Reynolds -2 -Fx -R = 2
7. Jerran Hart -1' -1 -0 -0 -1 = 3+1

Heat Results


Heat 01: Warwick,Cooper,Waldron,A.Baseby (63.3) (3-3)
Heat 02: (Re-Run) Morris,Reynolds,Hart(FRem),Lowe(Fx) (68.3) 3-3 (6-6)
Heat 03: Mallett,Lambert,Felton,Theobald (63.3) 5-1 (11-7)
Heat 04: M.Baseby,Wright,Hart,Morris(Ret) (63.6) 2-4 (13-11)
Heat 05: Warwick,Mallett,Lambert,A.Baseby (63.3) 3-3 (16-14)
Heat 06: (Re-Run) M.Baseby,Cooper,Waldron,Reynolds (64.3) 3-3 (19-17)
Heat 07: Lowe,Wright,Theobald,Felton(Ret) (65.5) 5-1 (24-18)
Heat 08: Waldron,A.Baseby,Morris,Hart (65.1) 4-2 (28-20)
Heat 09: Lambert,M.Baseby,Mallett,Hart(Res) (63.1) 4-2 (32-22)
Heat 10: Cooper,Waldron,Felton,Theobald (65.8?) 5-1 (37-23)
Heat 11: Warwick(TR),Wright,Lowe,A.Baseby (63.4) 3-6 (40-29)
Heat 12: Mallett,Felton,Morris,Reynolds(Ret) (63.8) 4-2 (44-31)
Heat 13: Warwick,Cooper,Wright,M.Baseby(Ex) (63.9) 3-3 (47-34)
Heat 14: Lambert,Lowe,Hart,Theobald(Fell) (63.7) 5-1 (52-35)
Heat 15: Warwick,Lambert,Mallett,M.Baseby(Fx) (Awarded) 3-3 (55-38)

Details from www.speedway-updates.co.uk

The weather struck again as the Fen Tigers were due to take on 3 meetings in 3 days over the weekend.

On Friday night the Fen Tigers went down in a disappointing performance to Edinburgh 40-53

Scores were:

Edinburgh – Matthew Wethers 16+1 (7), Kai Laukkanen 12+1 (5), George Stancl 11+2 (5), Derek Sneddon 7 (4), Andrew Tully 4+2 (4), Aaron Summers 2+1 (3), Kalle Katajisto 1 (3). 

Mildenhall – Kyle Legault 16 (5)(with 6 point TR), Shaun Tacey 8+1 (5), Tom P Madsen 6+1 (4), Tomas Suchanek 5 (5), Paul Fry 3+2 (4), Mark Baseby 1 (3), Jason King 1 (4).

Saturdays meeting against Berwick was called off after another day of rain. Rearranged date to be confirmed.

On Sunday the last meeting of the tour took place at Newcastle where the Fen Tigers put on a better performance, taking the bonus point but going down  42- 48 - on the day.

Scores were:

After a difficult start at Edinburgh Mark showed his potential by scoring a very impressive 4+3 one his first visit to Newcastle.

With the Fen Tigers due to make an announcement about a possible change for Sunday, watch this space for news.

After the stunning victory against Kings Lynn on the Saturday night, the Fen Tigers went down by 6 points at the Newport Wasps.

In a close meeting, the Fen Tigers will be looking to gain another bonus point later in the season.

Mark was on the pace throughout the night and gained one point from three rides. 

Newport Wasps = 48

1. Michal Rajkowski 3, 1, 3, 3, 2=12
2. Tom Hedley 0, 3, 1, 2*=6+1
3. Phil Morris 2, 3, 3, 2, 0=10
4. Tony Atkin 1*, 1, 2*, 2=6+2
5. Chris Schramm 3, 0, 3, 1=7
6. Nick Simmons 2, 2, 1, 1*=6+1
7. Barry Burchatt 0, 1, 0, 0=1

Mildenhall Fen Tigers = 42

1. Tom Madsen 1*, 2, 2, 2, 3=10+1
2. Shaun Tacey 2, 0, 2*, 0=4+1
3. Rusty Harrison (G) 3, 3, R, 3, 1=10
4. Jason King 0, 1, 3=4
5. Paul Fry 0, 2, 1, 0=3
6. Mark Baseby 1, 0, 0= 1
7. Tomas Suchanek 3, 2, 3, 1, 1, 0=10

Heat Results


Heat 01:Rajkowski,Tacey,Madsen,Hedley 60.24 3-3 3-3
Heat 02:Suchanek,Simmons,Baseby,Burchatt 59.61 2-4 5-7
Heat 03:Harrison,Morris,Atkin,King 60.20 3-3 8-10
Heat 04:Schramm,Suchanek,Burchatt,Fry 61.17 4-2 12-12
Heat 05:Morris,Madsen,Atkin,Tacey 61.37 4-2 16-14
Heat 06:Hedley,Fry,Rajkowski,Baseby 59.77 4-2 20-16
Heat 07:Harrison,Simmons,King,Schramm 61.08 2-4 22-20
Heat 08:Suchanek,Tacey,Hedley,Burchatt 60.95 1-5 23-25
Heat 09:Morris,Atkin,Fry,Baseby 61.23 5-1 28-26
Heat 10:Rajkowski,Hedley,Suchanek,Harrison (ret) 60.78 5-1 33-27
Heat 11:Schramm,Madsen,Simmons,Tacey 61.42 4-2 37-29
Heat 12:Harrison,Morris,Suchanek,Burchatt 61.04 2-4 39-33
Heat 13:Rajkowski,Madsen,Schramm,Fry 61.34 4-2 43-35
Heat 14:King,Atkin,Simmons,Suchanek 61.52 3-3 46-38

Heat 15 Line-up: Red Morris Blue Rajkowski Green Madsen Yellow Harrison
Heat 15 res:Madsen,Rajkowski,Harrison,Morris 61.51 2-3 48-42

On a night that will live long in the memory for Fen Tigers fans, Mark made an impressive start to his Fen Tigers PL season with a battling 3+1 from three rides.

Clearly up for it before the meeting Mark went out in Heat 2 and, in bizarre fashion, came second behind teammate Tomas after James Brundle, who atcualy finished the heat in 2nd place was then excluded from the heat by the referee for not having a dirt deflector on his bike.

As Mark commented after the meeting, " I saw that Brundles bike had no dirt deflector and I told Assistant Manager Blayne Scroggins. I battled to try and beat Brundle on the track but I am happy to start with a 5-1 after his exclusion".

Mark followed this up with a fourth place in Heat 7 behind exc Elite League riders, Nermark and Lee and teammate Paul Fry but Mark was always in the race.

Marks final ride saw a third place in Heat 11.

After the meeting, Mark was introduced to the fans at the press conference and recevied a great reception alongside match winner Tomas who was 0.02 seconds from the track record in Heat 2.

Early comments from the fans show that they appreciate Marks all action style and effort and speaking to Marks Dad and mechanic Paul after the meeting all at Mark Baseby Racing agreed that it had been a good debut.

When it becomes clearer who the other rider is we will update the site with the meetings Mark will be racing for the Fen Tigers for the rest of the season.

Mildenhall Fen Tigers = 50 (95)

1. Tom P Madsen 3 2* 2 1 = 8+1
2. Shaun Tacey 2* 3 3 1* 0 = 9+2
3. Theo Pijper 1 0 0 2* = 3+1
4. Jason King 3 3 3 1 = 10
5. Paul Fry 2 1 0 0 = 3
6. Mark Baseby 2* 0 1 = 3+1
7. Tomas Suchanek 3 0 2* 3 3 3 = 14+1

Kings Lynn Stars = 42 (90)


1. Tomas Topinka 0 2 3 3 2 = 10
2. Chris Mills 1 1* 1 2* = 5+2
3. Daniel Nermark 0 6 0 1 = 7
4. Paul Lee 2 2 3 2 1* = 10+1
5. Trevor Harding 3 0 1* 2* = 6+2
6. James Brundle 0 1 0 2 0 = 3
7. Simon Lambert 0 1 0 = 1

Heat Results

Heat 01: Madsen. Tacey. Mills Topinka. 5-1 51.4
Heat 02: Suchanek. Baseby. Brundle exc. Lambert exc. 5-0 10-1 50.22
Heat 03: King. Lee. Pijper. Nermark. 4-2 14-3
Heat 04: Harding. Fry. Lamb. Suchanek. 2-4 16-7 51.8
Heat 05: King. Topinka. Mills. Pijper. 3-3 19-10
Heat 06: Tacey. Madsen. Brundle. Harding exc. 5-1 24-11 51.91
Heat 07: Nermark. Lee. Fry. Baseby. 1-8 25-19 52.23
Heat 08: Tacey. Shuckanek. Mills. Brundle. 5-1 30-20 52.16
Heat 09: King. Brundle. Harding. Pijper. 3-3 33 -23 51.35
Heat 10: Lee. Madsen. Tacey. Nermark. 3-3 36-26 51.69
Heat 11: Topinka. Mills. Baseby. Fry. 1-5 37-31 52.59
Heat 12: Suchanek. Pijper. Nermarkl. Lambert. 5-1 42-32 52.34
Heat 13: Topinka. Harding. Madsen. Fry. 1-5 43-37 51.34
Heat 14: Suchanek. Lee. King. Brundle. 4-2 47-39 52.62
Heat 15: Suchanek. Topinka. Lee. Tacey. 3-3 50-42 No time given

On the 2nd July the Mildenhall Fen Tigers announced that they had released reserve Mark Thompson and replaced him with Mark Baseby and another rider who would be announced in the coming weeks. Mark and the new rider will share the reserve berth for the rest of the season while continuing to ride for their respective Conference League sides.

Mark is really looking forward to riding in the PL for his parent club and his first meeting couldnt be more difficult as it is this Saturday at West Row against last years Champions, the Kings Lynn Stars.

More reaction throughout the week but all at Mark Baseby Racing wish Mark "Thommo" Thompson all the best for the rest of the season.

In a close meeting, Sittingbourne went down 43 - 52 to Stoke.

Mark scored 10+1 from 5 rides with a fall in his first heat when chasing 2nd.

A better performance from the team and another good night from Mark.

Details courtesy of Speedway Updates.

Stoke Spitfires = 52

1. Barrie Evans 3, 3, 2, 2 = 10
2. Kriss Irving 0, 1, 1, 0 = 2
3. Jack Hargreaves 3, 3, 2', 2', 1= 11+2
4. Sam Dore 2', 1, 3, N = 6+1
5. John Branney 3, 2, 3, 1', 3 = 12+1
6. Gary Flint 3, F, 0, 0 = 3
7. Guy Kerdrew 1, 0, 3, 3, 1 = 8

Sittingbourne Crusaders = 43

1. Dean Felton 2, 2, 4!, 0, 0 = 8
2. Joe Reynolds 1', 0, 2, 1' = 4+2
3. Andre Cross 1, 1, 1, 0 = 3
4. Mark Baseby 0, 3, 3, 2', 2= 10+1
5. Danny Warwick 2, 2, 1, 3, 6! = 14
6. Aaron Baseby 2, 0, 0 = 2
7. Jerran Hart 0, 1', 0, 1 = 2+1

Heat Results


Heat 01: Evans, Felton, Reynolds, Irving 3-3 65.7
Heat 02: Flint, A Baseby, Kerdrew, Hart 4-2 7-5 69.3
Heat 03: Hargreaves, Dore, Cross, M Baseby frem 5-1 12-6 68.8
Heat 04: Branney, Warwick, Hart, Kerdrew 3-3 15-9 66.6
Heat 05: Hargreaves, Felton, Dore, Reynolds 4-2 19-11 66.5
Heat 06: Evans, Warwick, Irving, A Baseby 4-2 23-13 66.0
Heat 07: M Baseby, Branney, Cross, Flint fell 2-4 25-17 66.0
Heat 08: Kerdrew, Reynolds, Irving, Hart 4-2 29-19 67.9
Heat 09: Re-run Dore, Hargreaves, Warwick, A Baseby 5-1 34-20 67.8
Heat 10: M Baseby, Evans, Cross, Irving 2-4 36-24 66.0
Heat 11: Branney, FELTON, Reynolds, Flint 3-5 39-29 66.6
Heat 12: Kewdrew, Hargreaves, Hart, Cross 5-1 44-30 67.6
Heat 13: Warwick, Evans, Branney, Felton 3-3 47-33 66.9
Heat 14: Re-run WARWICK, M Baseby, Kerdrew, Flint 1-8 48-41 69.0
Heat 15: Branney, M Baseby, Hargreaves, Felton 4-2 52-43 65.9

Sittingbourne go into the Conference League Fours tonight with the following team.

SF 1

Sittingbourne
Dean Felton
Joe Reynolds
Luke Goody
Gordon Meakins

Buxton
Scott James
Jack Roberts
Ben Taylor
Jon Bethell

Oxford
Sam Martin
Grant MacDonald
Kyle Hughes
Ben Hopwood

Scunthorpe
Tai Woffinden
Byron Bekker
Josh Auty
Richie Dennis

SF 2

Cleveland
Mark Burrows
Martin Emerson
Greg Blair
Gary Beaton

Plymouth
Seemond Stephens
Tom Brown
Adam Roynon
Nicki Glanz

Boston
Mathew Wright
Rob Smith
Darren Mallett
Simon Lambert

Weymouth
Lee Smart
Sam Hurst
Nathan Irwin
Karl Mason

Mark lines up in his first British Under 21 Final at Eastbourne this Saturday night.

Full line up.

1. Luke Bowen. 2. Race Off Qualifier. 3. Ben Barker. 4. Daniel King. 5. Edward Kennett. 6. Josh Auty. 7. Jamie Courtney. 8. Adam Roynon. 9. Tai Woffinden. 10. Lee Smart. 11. James Wright. 12. Ben Wilson. 13. Lewis Bridger. 14. Steve Boxall. 15. Mark Baseby. 16. William Lawson.

There will be a run off for the number 2 racejacket between Nicki Glanz, Benji Compton and Robert Mear.

With Mark being the only Conference League only rider to qualifiy directly to the final it will be a major step up for him but he is really looking forward to the challenge of racing against Premier League and Elite League riders.

Best of luck from all at Mark Baseby Racing. 

In the second meeting of the double header, the KO Cup match, Sittingbourne lost 32 - 59 with Mark scoring 14 points from 5 rides.

Sittingbourne: 32 Points

1: Dean Felton:........3-2-0-2- = 7
2: Aaron Baseby:......0-0-1-2- = 3
3: Luke Goody:.........0-0-0-2-1 = 3
4: Mark Baseby:.......2-3-4-2-3 = 14
5: Martin Elliot:........0-0-0-0 = 0
6: Joe Reynolds:.......2-1-0 = 3
7: Jon Stevens:........0-1-0-1*-0 = 2+1

Rye House: 59 Points.

1: Ben Powell: R/R: 1) Hart. 2) Hart. 3) Hart. 4) Hart.
2: Gary Cottham:.....2-1*-3-3-0 = 9+1
3: Harland Cook:......1-2*-1-3 = 7+1
4: Robert Mear:.......3-3-3-3-2 = 14
5: Barry Burchatt:....3-3-3-3- = 12
6: Lee Strudwick:.....1-1-1-0- = 3
7: Daniel Halsey:......3-2*-2*-1 = 8+2
8: Jerrran Hart:........1*-2-2*-1 = 6+2

Courtesy of Speedway Updates

In the first of the Sundays double Header the Crusaders went down 38-54 to the Cleveland Bays with Mark scoring 8 from five rides.

SITTINGBOURNE 'CRUSADERS’ - 38
1. Dean Felton 3,3,6^,2,2*
2. Joe Reynolds 2*,0,0,0
3. Andre Cross r,r,2,1
4. Mark Baseby 2,3,0,ex,3
5. Gordon Meakins 0,0,0
6. Aaron Baseby 2,1,1,1,1
7. Luke Goody 1*,1,1,0
Team Manager:


CLEVELAND 'BAYS'  - 54
1. Mark Burrows ( capt ) 0,2,2,3,3
2. Rusty Hodgson 0,1*,2*,2*,f,fex
3. Steven Jones 1,2*,3,1*,3
4. Gary Beaton 3,2*,3,2,3,1
5. R/R for Paul Burnett
6. L Lingham 0,1*,1
7. Greg Blair 3,3,3,2*,2*

Courtesy of Speedway Updates

Following on from Marks superb qualification to the British Under 21 Final last weekend its back to Conference League action this week as the Sittingbourne Crusaders host a double header Sunday afternoon 22nd April from noon.

First the Crusaders will be looking to start their Conference League campaign off in winning fashion when they take on the Cleveland Bays.

This will be followed by the return leg of the KO Cup match against Rye House.

Sittingbourne Line up for Weekend.

1 Dean Felton
2 Joe Reynolds
3 Andre Cross
4 Mark Baseby
5 Gordon Meakins
6 Aaron Baseby
7 Luke Goody

Check out the new Under 21 Campaign page for all the news

Photo with kind permission Julie Martin

All at Mark Baseby Racing wish Fen Tiger Jamie Smith best wishes for a full recovery after his horrendous crash last weekend.

Get well soon Jamie.

The season started with one of the most difficult fixtures in the Conference League - Away to the Rye House Raiders.

In a 29-61 defeat Mark top scored from the Number 4 berth with 9+1 from 5 rides.

Crusaders scores:

Its Marks first meeting of the Conference League season on Easter Monday when the Crusaders take on the Rye House Raiders at  Rye House in the first leg of the KO Cup.

Against one of the top CL sides in the country this will be a very difficult start to the season but Mark is ready to go and cannot wait to start this seasons campaign.

Mark sets out on the Under 21 qualifers in the next couple of weeks when he rides in the qualifier at Weymouth alongside brother Aaron.

More details to follow

Today we are pleased to confirm that Mark has joined his brother Aaron at Conference League Sittingbourne Crusaders.

Mark has decided to concentrate on Conference League racing this year although he is also the Mildenhall Fen Tigers No 8 for their Premier League campaign.

Mark is really looking forward to riding full time at Iwade this year as its a track he knows well and has ridden for many years.

It will also help that Mark and Aaron will ride together and so Team Baseby are united for any season.

Meeting reports will follow over the coming weeks.

Following a good winters practice at the Old Gun Site, Sittingbourne, Mark is looking forward to a closed testing session with the Fen Tigers at West Row next week.

Mark is also looking to attend the Fen Tigers Press & Practice day on Wednesday 14th March.

In Conference League news Mark has signed a CL contract but we are awaiting permission to release the name of the team.

Marks brother Aaron has been signed by the Sittingbourne Crusaders.

Photos from the closed testing session and P&P day at West Row will follow later this month.

The Fen Tigers completed their 2007 Premier League line up today with the announcement that Jamie Smith joins at No 4.

This means the full line up is, in riding order:

1. Mario Jirout 8.00

2. Shaun Tacey 6.19

3. Kyle Legault 7.00

4. Jamie Smith 4.04

5. Tom P Madsen 6.29

6. Jason King 4.76

7. Mark Thompson 3.00

8. Mark Baseby 3.00 

In Conference League news the CL gradings have been published with Mark graded, as last year, as a Grade 3.

Considering Mark is looking to ride as a CL Heat Leader or Second String this season this low grading will make him much sort after.

Marks brother Aaron has been graded as a Grade 1 which is the reserve grading.

In an exclusive chat with this website Mark outlined his thoughts for the new season.

Having spent the winter training hard and also practicing all winter down at Sittingbourne, alongside brother Aaron, Mark is really ready for the upcoming season.

Firstly we spoke about becoming the Fen Tigers No 8 and Mark was really looking forward to racing at Premier League level but decided alongside dad Paul that it would be better for this season to do this from the No 8 spot and gradually gain experience rather than be thrown in full time in one of the reserve spots. Mark was keen to stress however that he was looking forward to opportunities to race again at West Row for the Fen Tigers at some point this season and would be looking for the full step up next year.

Secondly we spoke about Marks Conference League aspirations for the 2007 season. At the moment there is no official confirmation of which team Mark will line up for in the CL but he will be looking to build on last season and be a regular CL Heat Leader this season. Once the official announcement is made we will update this site to cover both the Fen Tigers in the PL and Marks CL club with regular scores and updates from Mark himself. Also we will have a page for Aaron Baseby who will be looking at securing a CL berth for the upcoming season.

Finally Mark, and Paul, wanted to wish all the fans at West Row a Happy New Year and look forward to seeing everyone soon.

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In separate news it looks like the Fen Tigers may complete their team over the weekend of the 14th January with Director of Speedway Mick Horton stating in this weeks Speedway Star of the possibility of  "an exciting international rider" coming in at No1.

BREAKING NEWS - Czech star Mario Jirout signs as No 1 and Shaun Tacey returns

Mark has signed for the Mildenhall Fen Tigers as their No 8 for the forthcoming Premier League season - More details and comments from Mark to follow including his plans for the 2007 Conference League season.

Also the Fen Tigers confirm Jason King returning to West Row

Happy New Year from all at Mark Baseby Racing

At the Fan Forum tonight Mildenhall Fen Tigers announced their first 3 riders for the 2007 Premier League season - Tom P Madsen comes in from Elite League Belle Vue, Kyle Legault and Mark Thompson come in from Sheffield with Thommo taking one of the reserve berths leaving one more up for grabs.

At the Forum Mick Horton discussed each Mildenhall asset in turn and confirmed that Mark is a possibility for the remaining reserve spot at West Row.

Watch this space !!!

Also at the Forum the Fen Tigers share scheme was launched giving fans the chance to invest in the club and own a share of the Fen Tigers assests, including Mark.

All at Mark Baseby Racing wish everyone involved with this venture success.

Nikko

With the news that Mildenhall Fen Tigers promotor Mick Horton is staying at the club and has been joined by West Row Stadium owner Carl Harris and local businessman Simon Barton the future of the Fen Tigers is now secure and team building for the 2007 PL season can commence.

As a Mildenhall asset Mark is looking forward to seeing if there is a place for him for next season.

Will keep you posted.

Nikko

At the time of the relaunch of his website Mark is looking at opportunities for the 2007 season.

As a Mildenhall asset he is keeping a keen eye on team building developments at the Fen Tigers for both their Premier League and possible Conference League team.

As soon as confirmed news is known then we wil update the site.

Nikko

On Sunday 18th Novemeber 2005 Mark signed on the dotted line and became the 5th rider to agree to ride for Mildenhall for the 2006 season. Mark has now become a Mildenhall asset freeing him from his Rye House obligations.

Mark, having spent last season as a Crusader and endearing himself to the Kent crowds with leave a lot of dissappointed fans, but with Sittingbournes still as yet unceratin future Mark feels it is time for him to move on.

He was voted Sittingbourne supporters club rider of the year and he will be sorely missed.

Mark can still be seen as ever practising around the Old Gun Site, and we wish him well fo the coming 2006 season.