KURTZ COLLECTS FOURTH PLACE AGAIN

A fall in the Grand Final of the second round of the Australian Championship, held at Undera cost Brady Kurtz dearly.

The Pirates' new recruit for 2016 had topped the leaderboard from the heats with 14 points, beaten only by eventual round winner Nick Morris. With four straight wins to complete his programmed rides Kurtz, along with Mason Campton (12)  and Morris (12) were routed direct to the final, whilst Sam Masters joined them once he had won the B final from Max Fricke, Jack Holder and Brodie Waters.

The meeting saw withdrawals by Josh Grajczonek (after 1 ride), Kieran Sproule (2 rides), Justin Sedgmen (3 rides) and Cooper Riordan (3 rides).

Details from Undera:

1. N.Morris 12+4; 2. M.Campton 12+3; 3. S.Masters 11+2; 4. B.Kurtz 14+0; 5. M.Fricke 11; 6. J.Holder 11; 7. B.Waters 10; 8. R.Tungate 8; 9. J.Stewart 7; 10. T.Proctor 4; 11. A.McDonald 4; 12. J.Pickering 3; 13. J.Sedgmen 3; 14. J.McDonald 3; 15. C.Riordan 1; 16. K.Sproule 1; 17. J.Grajczonek 0

The championship continues on Friday 8th January with the third round at Gillman Speedway, concluding on Sunday (10th) at Mildura and the current standings are:-

S.Masters 28 (15, 13); M.Fricke 26 (15, 11); R.Tungate 26 (18, 8); B.Kurtz 25 (11, 14); M.Campton 25 (10, 15); N.Morris 25 (9, 16); J.Holder 20 (9, 11); B.Waters 13 (3, 10); J.Sedgmen 13 (10, 3); J.Stewart 13 (6, 7); T.Proctor 10 (6, 4); J.Grajczonek 7 (7, 0); A.McDonald 6 (2, 4); J.Pickering 6 (3, 3); C.Riordan 5 (4, 1); J.McDonald 3 (0, 3); K.Sproule 3 (2, 1)