Polish shooting star Bartlomiej Kowalski pulled off a huge last-heat win over Gorzow heroes Jack Holder and Anders Thomsen to earn Wroclaw a vital 46-44 victory at the Edward Jancarz Stadium on Friday.
The sides went into the final race of the PGE Ekstraliga showdown with visitors Wroclaw holding a slender 43-41 advantage, and former SGP2 bronze medallist Kowalski ensured they retained their lead with a win over Gorzow’s big guns.
The Pole topped the Wroclaw scoring on 10 paid 12, while Dan Bewley notched nine and world No.2 Brady Kurtz added eight paid nine.
Aussie champion Holder starred for Gorzow on 12 paid 13, with Danish racer Thomsen picking up 11 and Norwegian talent Mathias Pollestad scoring 11 paid 13 points.
In the day’s other meeting, Speedway GP stars Bartosz Zmarzlik, Kacper Woryna and Fredrik Lindgren all racked up the points as Lublin annihilated hosts Czestochowa 64-26.
Woryna topped the Lublin scoring on 14 points, with Zmarzlik registering a 12-point maximum and Lindgren unbeaten by an opponent on 11 paid 15. Slovak star Martin Vaculik tallied 12 paid 14. Danish rider Mads Hansen led the Lions scoring on eight points.
Sunday’s matches see champions Torun host Leszno, with Zielona Gora welcoming Grudziadz.
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