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Australian speedway rider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brady Kurtz (born 27 September 1996) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1][2]
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 |
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]
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