DUCTAIR BULLS WIN CLASH OF THE BIRMINGHAM SIDES TO GO TOP OF MDL
Tuesday June 25, 2024
Both sides were hit by late withdrawals and had to run three man teams using rider replacement for the missing riders.
The SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes , already without the high scoring Max Broadhurst who has a broken scaphoid which requires surgery with his season looking over, lost Jake Breeze to illness.
The DUCTAIR Bulls lost Bailey Fellows when he blew his engine warming his bike up after a successful return to the track the day before at Leicester.
The Buffaloes battled hard but had to admit defeat after conceding two 5-1’s in heats 3 and 6 with the other four races shared with 3-3’s.
Buffaloes skipper Eli Meadows continued his good form notching up a 12 point maximum from his four rides but with Will Boraston and Ben Phillips adding only 2 more the Bulls took the honours 22-14 to leapfrog their rivals into top spot.
Bulls skipper Billy Budd returned to action after finishing his exams and notched 9 points from his 4 outings.
Local lads Joe and Jack Crewe , who show improvement each time they ride hit their best scores of the season with Joe on 7+3 and Jack on 6+3 with the brothers enjoying their first 5-1 together in heat 6.
The league title could still be anybody’s and could go right down to the wire. The two sides meet again on July 8th with everything to go for with the Buffaloes looking to bring in a replacement for Max Broadhurst to keep their title hopes alive.
DUCTAIR BULLS 22 ( Billy Budd 4r 9, Joe Crewe 4r 7+3, Jack Crewe 4r 6+3) SUPPORTERS CLUB BUFFALOES 14 ( Eli Meadows 4r 12 MAX, Ben Phillips 4r 2, Will Boraston 4r 0)
M W D L F A PTS BIRMINGHAM BULLS 5 3 0 2 79 63 6 BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 5 2 1 2 87 86 5 LEICESTER CUBS 5 1 1 3 77 94 3
