Trelawny Tigers
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| Club information | |||
| Track address | Clay Country Moto Parc Longstone Pit Old Pound Nanpean St Austell Cornwall |
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| Country | United Kingdom | ||
| Founded | 2001 | ||
| Closed | 2003 | ||
| Team manager | Mark Phillips | ||
| Team captain | Chris Harris | ||
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| Colours | Yellow and Black | ||
| Track size | 230 metres (250 yd) | ||
| Track record time | 53.10 seconds | ||
| Track record date | 20 August 2002 | ||
| Track record holder | Emiliano Sanchez | ||
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Trelawny Tigers operated as a British Premier League speedway team during the 2001–03 seasons at the Clay Country Moto Parc. 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.
The team enjoyed limited success on track, the highlight being winning the 2002 Premier Trophy competition after defeating Sheffield Tigers over two legs.
During the club's short history the 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. The track record holder was Argentinian star Emiliano Sanchez
In 2003 the club also ran a Conference League team known as the Trelawny Pitbulls. Drawing from rider experience within the senior team and from other clubs the team enjoyed mixed fortunes.
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