BATTLE OF THE BIRMINGHAM TEAMS SEES BULLS TAKE THE HONOURS
Tuesday May 28, 2024
The Birmingham battle of the two Perry Barr sides saw the DUCTAIR Bulls take the honours gaining their first league points in the MDL this season.
The SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes went into the lead in the first race with a 4-2 but the Bulls bounced back with a 5-1 in heat 2 after Max Broadhurst crashed out whilst battling with Jacob Fellows to put the Bulls in the lead.
A drawn heat 3 maintained the two point lead at 10-8 before Eli Meadows the Buffaloes captain took the chequred flag ahead of Fellows with partner Will Boraston getting the better of Joe Crewe to level the scores at 12 apiece.
Rival skippers Billy Budd and Eli Meadows had a classic battle in heat 5 with the Bulls No, 1 taking the honours and with Bulls Joe Crewe getting the better of Jake Breeze the lead went to the Bulls 16-14.
Going down a last header decider Jacob Fellows raced a vital heat win over Max Broadhurst that secured victory for the DUCTAIR Bulls. Jack Crewe and Will Boraston had a ding dong battle for third with Crewe just holding on.
Despite defeat the SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes remain top of the MDL table.
DUCTAIR BULLS 20 (Billy Budd 3r 8, Jacob Fellows 3r 8, Joe Crewe 3r 3+1., Jack Crewe 3r 1) SUPPORTERS CLUB BUFFALOES 16 ( Eli Meadows 3r 8, Max Broadhurst 3r 4, Jake Breeze 4r 2+1, Will Boraston 3r 2)
M W D L F A PTS BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 3 1 1 1 56 51 3 LEICESTER CUBS 3 1 1 1 49 57 3 BIRMINGHAM BULLS 2 1 0 1 37 34 2
