Brady Kurtz
 Kurtz in 2019 | |
| Born | 27 September 1996 Cowra, New South Wales Australia |
|---|---|
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 2014–2015 | Somerset |
| 2016 | Plymouth |
| 2016–2019 | Poole |
| 2020–2024 | Belle Vue |
| Sweden | |
| 2019–2021 | Vetlanda |
| 2022–2024 | Dackarna |
| Poland | |
| 2016–2017 | Piła |
| 2017, 2023–2024 | Rybnik |
| 2018–2020 | Leszno |
| 2018–2019 | Rawicz |
| 2020–2022 | Łódź |
| Denmark | |
| 2016 | Esbjerg |
| 2013, 2021 | Holsted |
| Individual honours | |
| 2016 | Australian Champion |
| 2013/14, 2014/15 | NSW State Champion |
| 2010, 2012 | Australian U16 Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2022, 2024 | British champions |
| 2023 | Premiership Pairs |
| 2023 | Swedish Eliserien champion |
| 2015 | British Div 2 KO Cup |
| 2014 | Premier Shield |
| 2014 | British Div 2 Fours |
Brady Kurtz (born 27 September 1996) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Born in Cowra, New South Wales, Kurtz isn't the only racer in his family. Brady's older brother Todd Kurtz is a fellow Speedway rider.
Brady got his first break into British Speedway riding in the Premier League with the Somerset Rebels. He was part of the Somerset team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 3 August 2014, at the East of England Arena.[3]
After two impressive years with the Rebels, Kurtz was named in the Poole Pirates team to compete in the 2016 Elite League.[4][5] This news didn't come as a surprise, as Kurtz had already been the subject of interest from Poole for some time. The Poole promoter Matt Ford had gone on record lauding Kurtz as an "outstanding talent" that "every single club wants to snap up as an asset". Kurtz said of his future team "I have been looking up to the Poole Pirates since I was seven years old and used to watch them on TV all the time. To have Matt Ford looking at me and saying those things is like a dream come true."[6] Kurtz doubled up with Plymouth Devils and was part of the Plymouth team (with his brother) that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 23 and 24 July 2016, at the East of England Arena.[7]
Kurtz was the 2016 Australian Champion having won the 4 round series in January 2016.[8] He is taking part in the qualifying rounds for Grand Prix entry.[9]
In 2020, he signed for the Belle Vue Aces in the SGB Premiership.[10] In 2022, he captained Belle Vue to the league title during the SGB Premiership 2022.[11]
In 2023, he re-signed for Belle Vue again for the SGB Premiership 2023.[12] Kurtz along with Dan Bewley and Jake Mulford won the Premiership Pairs for Belle Vue in June 2023.[13]
In 2024, he captained Belle Vue for thir title winning season[14][15] and helped Australia secure a silver medal at the 2024 Speedway of Nations on his home track in Manchester.[16] Kurtz ended his season in style by winning the 2025 GP Challenge and subsequently qualifying for the 2025 Speedway Grand Prix.[17]
World final appearances
[edit]World team Championships
[edit]- 2024 Speedway of Nations - Runner Up
Individual Under-21 World Championship
[edit]- 2015 - 8th - 22pts
Under-21 Speedway World Cup
[edit]- 2015 -
Mildura, Olympic Park Speedway - 3rd - 29pts (7) - 2016 -
Norrköping, Norrköping Motorstadion - 2nd - 37pts (7)
Speedway Grand Prix results
[edit]| Year | Position | Points | Best finish | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 26th | 2 | 15th | Wildcard rider in Australia |
References
[edit]- ^ "Brady Kurtz Australia". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "KURTZ-AINS UP ON ELITE CAREER FOR BRADY". Poole Pirates. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "PICTURES: Six-y display has Poole Pirates thumbing the record books". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Speedway: Up-and-coming star Brady Kurtz flattered by Poole Pirates interest". Bournemouth Echo. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "2016 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Taking out the 2016 Australian Solo Speedway Championship is a dream come true for up-and-coming star Brady Kurtz". MCNews.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Lambert poised for GP qualifer [sic] on King's Lynn soil". www.lynnnews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Meet the Aces". Belle Vue Aces. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "2022 Premiership Grand final results". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Bewley back as Aces declare team". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Premiership Pairs @ Leicester". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Aces reveal class of 24". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Sensational Grand Final performance from West Cumbria's Dan Bewley". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Great Britain wins FIM Speedway of Nations World Title in Manchester Thriller". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "I oto do Grand Prix wraca Anders Thomsen. Cały na biało". Gorzów Wielkopolski Nasze Miasto. Retrieved 5 October 2024.