Brady Kurtz

Brady Kurtz
	Kurtz in 2019
Born	27 September 1996; Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
Current club information
British league	Belle Vue Aces
Career history
Premier League/Championship
2014–2015	Somerset Rebels
2016	Plymouth Devils
Elite League/Premiership
2016–2019	Poole Pirates
2020–	Belle Vue Aces
Individual honours
2010, 2012	Australian U16 125cc Champion
2012	New South Wales U16 Champion
2013, 2014	New South Wales State Champion
2014	New South Wales Under-21 Champion
2016	Australian Champion
Team honours
2014	Premier Shield
2014	Four-Team Championship winner
2015	Knock-Out Cup winner

Brady Kurtz (born 27 September 1996) is an Australian speedway rider.

Biography

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, who has ridden for the Plymouth Devils amongst other teams in the UK.

Career

Brady got his first break into British Speedway riding in the Premier League with the Somerset Rebels. After 2 impressive years with the Rebels, Kurtz was named in the Poole Pirates team to compete in the 2016 Elite League.[1][2] 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."[3]

Brady Kurtz is the current (2016) Australian Champion having won the 4 round series in January 2016.[4] He is taking part in the qualifying rounds for Grand Prix entry.[5]

World final appearances

Individual Under-21 World Championship

2015 - / / - 8th - 22pts

Under-21 Speedway World Cup

2015 - Mildura, Olympic Park Speedway - 3rd - 29pts (7)
2016 - Norrköping, Vargarna Speedway - 2nd - 37pts (7)

Speedway Grand Prix results

Year	Position	Points	Best Finish	Notes
2016	26th	2	15th	Wildcard rider in Australia

References

"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.
"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.

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[1] "KURTZ-AINS UP ON ELITE CAREER FOR BRADY". Poole Pirates. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

[2] "PICTURES: Six-y display has Poole Pirates thumbing the record books". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

[3] "Speedway: Up-and-coming star Brady Kurtz flattered by Poole Pirates interest". Bournemouth Echo. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

[4] "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.

[5] "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.