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EKSTRALIGA | WROCLAW MAX FOR SPEEDWAY GP NEWCOMER KURTZ

Aussie ace Brady Kurtz stormed to a 14 paid 15-point maximum on his home PGE Ekstraliga debut for Wroclaw as they raced to an emphatic 60-30 victory over Zielona Gora on Sunday.

Kurtz went unbeaten by an opponent over five rides as he picks up pace ahead of his full-time FIM Speedway Grand Prix debut at the WWK FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut on May 3.

He was brilliantly supported by 12 paid 13-point tallies from both 2021 Speedway GP world champion Artem Laguta and former SGP2 star Bartlomiej Kowalski, with Dan Bewley bagging nine paid 11 and Maciej Janowski scoring seven points.

Speedway GP first substitute Leon Madsen led the Falubaz scoring on nine paid 10 points, with Jaroslaw Hampel and Przemyslaw Pawlicki adding eight.

In the day’s other match, triple European champion Mikkel Michelsen starred on 12 paid 13 points for Torun, sealing his side a 45-45 draw away to Gorzow.

Michelsen split Speedway GP rivals Anders Thomsen and Andzejs Lebedevs to limit the home side to a 4-2 in heat 15, earning Torun a precious point on the road. Czech charger Jan Kvech and Patryk Dudek also impressed for Torun, scoring 10 paid 11 apiece, with world No.2 Robert Lambert adding seven.

Thomsen was Gorzow’s top scorer on 12, with Slovak star Martin Vaculik and young gun Oskar Paluch notching nine paid 10 apiece, while Lebedevs raced to eight points.

For full details of the day’s results, scorers and the latest league table, click HERE.