BRADY WINS TO TAKE POLE SPOT

BRADY KURTZ will travel to Mildure for the final round of the Australian Championship on Sunday as the series leader following his third round victory on Friday at Gillman Speedway.

After another solid set of rides during the qualifying heats,opening with two second places (beaten by Jack Holder and Nick Morris) Kurtz then went unbeaten in his next three rides to secure the quick route to the final. Here he had to contend with Justin Sedgmen, a fellow 13-pointer, and round one winner Rohan Tungate (11) along with B-final winner Sam Masters - one of four 11 point scorers who missed the automatic cut (Holder, Max Fricke, and Morris the other three).

It was third time lucky for Kurtz after missing out on a rostrum place in the previous two rounds, coming out on top of a very tight first turn to secure the win that has edged him into the championship lead ahead of the final round on Sunday.

That concluding leg is being streamed on-line and can be accessed by either of the following links

http://livestream.com/nrgtv/events/4659101

Gillman result:

1. B.Kurtz 13+4; 2. J.Sedgmen 13+2; 3. R.Tungate 11+3; 4. S.Masters 11+1; 5. M.Fricke 11; 6. N.Morris 11; 7. J.Holder 11; 8. T.Proctor 9; 9. B.Waters 6; 10. M.Campton 5; 11. J.Pickering 5; 12. J.Stewart 4; 13. K.Sproule 4; 14. A.McDonald 4; 15. C.Riordan 2; 16. J.McDonald 0;

Championship Standings after 3 rounds:-B.Kurtz 42 (11, 14, 17); S.Masters 40 (15, 13, 12); R.Tungate 40 (18, 8, 14); M.Fricke 37 (15, 11, 11); N.Morris 36 (9, 16, 11); J.Holder 31 (9, 11, 11); M.Campton 30 (10, 15, 5); J.Sedgmen 28 (10, 3, 15); B.Waters 19 (3, 10, 6); T.Proctor 19 (6, 4, 9); J.Stewart 17 (6, 7, 4); J.Pickering 11 (3, 3, 5); A.McDonald 10 (2, 4, 4); J.Grajczonek 7 (7, 0, 0); C.Riordan 7 (4, 1, 2); K.Sproule 7 (2, 1, 4); J.McDonald 3 (0, 3, 0)

Picture: DAVID PAYNE