AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP LATEST

Yet again Jack Holder was left cursing countback as he was frozen out of the A Final by fellow Pirate Brady Kurtz.

Kurtz won their heat 7 encounter which proved critical as both riders finished on a matching 11 points. Whilst Kurtz claimed an A Final berth, Holder went into the B final where his elder brother Chris took the honours.

The night though belonged to Max Fricke, who for the second successive round dropped just a solitary point and now leads the Championship by 8 points, having won three of the four rounds staged.

Rohan Tungate finished second in the A Final and is now second overall on 58 points, one clear of Chris Holder who was third in the fourth round final.

Kurtz who was fourth, closed a point in on Jack Holder who is fourth in the standings on 43 points, two clear of fifth placed Brady.

Scorers:M.Fricke (18); R.Tungate (17); C.Holder (12); J.Holder (11); B.Kurtz (12); S.Masters (10); J.Lidsey (10); N.Morris (9); R.Douglas (8); J.Stewart (3); T.Kurtz (6); J.Sedgmen (4); Z.Keleher (4); B.Cook (3); K.Thompson (2); Z.Cook (1); M.Pickering (0)

Series Standings 

M.Fricke (66); R.Tungate (58); C.Holder (57); J.Holder (43); B.Kurtz (41); S.Masters (39); J.Lidsey (38); N.Morris (35); R.Douglas (27); J.Stewart (26); T.Kurtz (23); J.Sedgmen(18); Z.Keleher (14); B.Cook (14); K.Thompson (11); Z.Cook(7); M.Pickering (0)