Speedway Mildenhall's new No. 1, Mario Jirout, pictured below, officially received his Fen Tigers race-jacket from team manager Laurence Rogers and signed his contract at the indoor Telford Ice meeting last weekend.

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Mildenhall's new No. 1, Mario Jirout, pictured below, officially received his Fen Tigers race-jacket from team manager Laurence Rogers and signed his contract at the indoor Telford Ice meeting last weekend.

Despite missing out on retaining his British Open Championship crown at the event, the 30-year-old Czech international received a huge welcome from the Mildenhall supporters who had made the trip to support their new star.

Jirout, who will be based at King's Lynn during the season, rode at No. 1 for the Rest of the World side that was beaten comfortably 53-25 by England. He made it to the semi-finals in the Pairs event with Tom Brown before bowing out. He then relinquished his individual Open title to former Fen Tigers' league and cup winning captain, Wayne Broadhurst.

Fixtures (Home)

March

18 Sheffield Ch

25 Somerset PT

April

1 Rye House PT

7 Newport PT

15 Isle of Wight PT

22 Somerset PL

29 Rye House PLKOC

May

6 Redcar PL

19 Newcastle PL

27 King's Lynn CHL

June

3 Workington or IOW PLKOC

10 Stoke PL

23 Newport PL

July

1 Glasgow PL

15 Berwick PL

29 Edinburgh PL

August

5 King's Lynn PL

12 IOW PL

19 Workington PL

26 Sheffield PL

September

2 Birmingham PL

9 Rye House PL

October

7 Play-offs/Young Shield Reserved

14 Play-offs/Young Shield Reserved

21 Play-offs/Young Shield Reserved

28 Big Bang TBC

Fixtures (Away)

March

22 Sheffield Ch

31 Rye House PT

April

3 Isle of Wight PT

8 Newport PT

20 Somerset PT

28 Rye House PL KOC

May

9 Birmingham PL

12 Stoke PL

20 Glasgow PL

June

7 Sheffield

20 Kings Lynn PL

24 Newport PL

July

20 Edinburgh PL

21 Berwick PL

22 Newcastle PL

August

3 Somerset PL

9 Redcar PL

11 Workington PL

21 Isle of Wight PL

September

8 Rye House PL

Key: Ch= Challenge,

PT= Premier Trophy,

PL= Premier League, KOC= Knock-out Cup