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National Speedway StadiumKirkmanshulme Lane, Manchester, M12 4WB
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Date | Tapes Up | Competition | Season | Additional Info |
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Monday, July 22, 2024 | 7:30 pm | ROWE Motor Oil Premiership R2 | 2024 | Belle Vue win the aggregate point |
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BELLE Vue stars Brady Kurtz and Dan Bewley conjured a big finish for the Aces to secure the aggregate point against Oxford.
Kurtz and Bewley combined for 5-1s in Heats 13 and 15 of the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership clash as the home side won 54-36, overturning a 16-point deficit from their defeat at Cowley last week.
The final race of the night was a thriller with the Aces riders coming from the back against Spires duo Maciej Janowski and Rohan Tungate.
Kurtz and Bewley both scored 13+1 for the hosts who saw Jaimon Lidsey walk away from a heavy crash in Heat 3 and continue in the meeting, whilst Tungate scored ten for the Spires.
Said Kurtz: “They have a lot of class riders in their team so beating them is never easy. We really wanted that aggregate bonus point, especially after last Thursday I think we redeemed ourselves.
“It was a real team effort to get this result. Everybody chipped in and did their bit, and that’s what we really need to be doing as we get closer to the play-offs.”
Oxford manager Peter Schroeck said: “It’s very deflating to come here with a 16-point lead and not take away the aggregate point.
“We didn’t really lose it in Heat 13 or 15, you know what can happen in those races around here with Belle Vue have their big guns out. The last race was exciting to watch for the supporters, with the wall of death stuff from Brady Kurtz.
“We lost the aggregate point in other races where we should have scored more. It could prove costly at the end of the season and we need to make up for it elsewhere.”
ROWE MOTOR OIL PREMIERSHIP R2
BELLE VUE 54: Brady Kurtz 13+1, Dan Bewley 13+1, Norick Blodorn 7+2, Ben Cook 7+1, Jaimon Lidsey 6+1, Antti Voulas 6, Jake Mulford 2+1.
OXFORD 36: Rohan Tungate 10, Maciej Janowski 7+1, Charles Wright 7+1, Chris Harris 7, Erik Riss 2, Ashton Boughen 2, Luke Killeen 1+1.
Belle Vue win the aggregate point
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