In saying that, there was nothing lucky about this Mildenhall victory. Although the Somerset fans could point to a spate of retirements due to bike problems, nothing should be taken away from the Fen Tigers who were superbly led by Jason Lyons and Daniel King. Somerset opened up a six-point lead in the early stages, but the match was all square at the halfway point, courtesy of Ben Barker's engine blowing to smithereens in heat eight.  | | Stephan Katt (left) inside Brent Werner |
This gave Mildenhall the first of their two maximum heat-advantages, which proved to be crucial in deciding this match. This fact was re-enforced when both Glenn Cunningham and Simon Walker shed chains on the final bend in heat 11, as they were poised to take advantage of Jason King losing some drive in the dash for the line. From thereon in, the visitors ensured that they did not allow the home riders the opportunity to get back into the match. So much so, that they had the meeting victory in the bag with a heat to spare.  | | Emil Kramer |
The home riders seemed to have no answer to the greater gating ability of the Fen Tigers. With both Cunningham, and, to a lesser degree, Magnus Zetterstrom, having a subdued match, there was no way back for the Rebels. The only consolation for the Somerset fans was the home debut of Emil Kramer - the replacement for the injured Paul Fry. He showed what a good signing he could be for the Rebels in scoring 11 points, including two race wins from his five rides. | 
