BRITISH SPEEDWAY NOVEMBER 30, 2024

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ACES RETAIN THEIR STARS IN 2025

BELLE Vue will defend the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership title with five of the riders who steered them to glory in this year’s Grand Final against Leicester.

Skipper Brady Kurtz, Dan Bewley, Jaimon Lidsey and Norick Blodorn have all sealed returns to the Manchester club in 2025 along with Rising Star Jake Mulford.

The Aces have also moved to sign Zach Cook – with his brother Ben having joined King’s Lynn – whilst Australian youngster Tate Zischke is back after his initial stint was cut short by serious injury on his debut this summer. Antti Vuolas is the other member of the victorious side to miss out.
Club CEO Mark Lemon said: “Having to break up a title-winning team is always very difficult but obviously that’s a situation forced upon us by rules.

“But I have great faith in Zach. He has shown fantastic progress over the last season and he will fit into the side perfectly.
“There’s a great deal of power at the top end and potential right down the order.
“We are led by two Grand Prix riders and both Brady and Dan were outstanding as we won the title last season.
“There’s room for improvement from Jaimon, Norick, Tate and Jake. If they can fulfil their potential, we will be a huge threat home and away.”

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BIRMINGHAM have announced the signing of Australian star Keynan Rew after he spent the last two seasons with Ipswich.
Rew is the only member of the Witches’ 2024 line-up to be leaving Foxhall ahead of the new ROWE Motor Oil Premiership campaign, and Brummies CEO Nigel Tolley says his arrival at Perry Barr is a major coup for the club.
Tolley said: “To be able to lure someone away from a club like Ipswich says a lot about our objectives for 2025 and where we want to be ourselves as a club.

“Keynan is one of the most highly rated riders out of those in their early-twenties, and anyone who has seen him race for Ipswich over the last couple of years will know exactly why.
“We found that out a couple of times, especially when he scored 13+2 against us at Perry Barr in the Knockout Cup!
“He has developed and improved so much in his first two years, and we have high hopes that that trajectory will continue with the Brummies in 2025.”

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ASHTON Vale and Senna Summers are the first two riders to be confirmed for Oxford Chargers in next season’s National Development League.
Both rode for the club in 2024 with Vale heading to Cowley after a spell with Kent the previous year, whilst Summers made his full NDL debut.
16-year-old Vale achieved an average of 6.17 as the Chargers finished third in the final league table, whilst Summers, 19, will return next year on 3.44.