Speedway GP World Championship leader Brady Kurtz maintained his red-hot form by racing to 14 points for Wroclaw as they triumphed 50-40 away to Rybnik in the PGE Ekstraliga on Friday.
Kurtz heads into the FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague on May 31 with a five-point lead over five-time world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik atop the Speedway GP standings.
The Cowra-born man has also been piling up the points in Poland and dropped just one from five rides as he collected four heat wins. He was nicely supported by Speedway GP rival Dan Bewley, who scored 10 paid 12 for the visitors, while Maciej Janowski notched nine paid 11.
Former World Under-21 champion Maksym Drabik bagged 11 paid 12 points for Rybnik, with triple Speedway GP world champion Nicki Pedersen scoring 10 paid 11. Rohan Tungate registered nine.
In the day’s other match, Warsaw wild card Patryk Dudek followed up his third place at PGE Narodowy last Saturday by scoring a 12 paid 15-point maximum for Torun, as they won 52-38 at home to local rivals Grudziadz.
Danish racer Mikkel Michelsen also impressed on 13 points, with Emil Sayfutdinov adding 12 paid 13 and world No.2 Robert Lambert scoring seven paid 10 points.
In-form Danish racer Michael Jepsen Jensen collected nine for Grudziadz, with Jaimon Lidsey, Jakub Miskowiak and Kevin Malkiewicz all scoring seven paid eight points apiece. Max Fricke picked up four paid five from three races.
Sunday’s matches see Gorzow host champions Lublin, with Czestochowa racing at home to Zielona Gora. For full details of the day’s results, scorers and the latest PGE Ekstraliga table, CLICK HERE.