Mulford joins Middlesbrough

With the WSRA National league season just around the corner Jake Mulford has answered the call for help after the Tigers were left reeling from the retirement of Archie Freeman. Co-promoter Jamie Swales said ‘Jake was offered a place with the Tigers from the very start but was worried his calendar was going to get too busy, but now we need the help Jake is only to happy to help and we will review his fixtures halfway through the season. I really believe this is a great move not only for the Tigers but also the Bears as it will keep Jake on the bike for more vital laps in the early part of the season, we all saw how much that helped Connor last year’

The big down side to this move is Jakes average is much higher than Archies which means we need to make a double change. After a discussion with Elliot Kelly a mutual decision was made for Elliot to sit out the start of the season. Elliot has recently started his own car sales business in Middlesbrough and has been spending every bit of his time trying to make a success of it. Elliot was the first name on the team sheet when we started this project and he remains in our long term plans, but we both agreed while his energy and focus was directed at Teesside Autos it would be best to wait.
So that leave the Tigers looking for one last rider with just 3.14 to play with. Although we only have two and a half weeks until the NDL season starts we have two practice days planned at the track and two NJL matches to contend in that time so we can assess who is the best fit for that last vital spot.