Speedway fan 208 Posted June 23 MDL BIRMINGHAM DUCTAIR BULLS NARROW THE GAP AT THE TOP OF THE TABLE TO ONE POINT WITH 20-15 AT LEICESTER The 2024 MDL title race becomes more interesting with the Birmingham DUCTAIR Bulls gaining a win to move into 2nd spot behind the Birmingham Buffaloes. The two sides meet at Perry Barr on Monday night with a Bulls win moving them to top spot so it should be some clash! The Lion Cubs were hit by the unavailability of No. 1 Kai Ward due to work commitments with Rider Replacement utilised to cover his rides. They then lost skipper Jamie Etherington after he crashed out in heat 3 taking a rider replacement ride and was withdrawn from the clash. Heat 1 saw Joe Crewe get into an awkward slide on a wet patch coming out of bend 2 and despite his efforts to steer his machine the referee excluded him after the race for crossing the white line with both wheels! The home took the lead in heat 2 6-5 before the Bulls edged ahead 9-8 and extended that to 10-13 before the ever improving Harrison Rogers took heat 5 ahead of Bailey Fellows , having his first meeting of the season ending with 8 points . His cousin Jacob Fellows also notched 8 after getting a late call up to ride for Leicester in the main meeting scoring 2+1. The Crewe brothers battled hard and did their bit towards their team’s win in a unique family feel with two cousins and two brothers ! For the home side Harley Driscoll-Freeman gained more important track time . Leicester Lion Cubs15 ( Harrison Rogers 4r 9 . Jamie Etherington 2r 3, Harley Driscoll-Freeman 4r 3) Birmingham DUCTAIR Bulls 20 (Bailey Fellows 3r 8, Jacob Fellows 3r 8, Jack Crewe 3r 2+1, Joe Crewe 3r 2) M W D L F A PTS BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 4 2 1 1 73 64 5 BIRMINGHAM BULLS 4 2 0 1 57 49 4 LEICESTER CUBS 5 1 1 3 77 94 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Speedway fan 208 Posted June 25 (edited) MDL DUCTAIR BULLS WIN CLASH OF THE BIRMINGHAM SIDES TO GO TOP OF MDL 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 Edited June 26 by Speedway fan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Speedway fan 208 Posted July 16 REVISED FIXTURES MDL FIXTURES 2024 MON 15 APRIL BIRMINGHAM BULLS V LEICESTER A FIXTURE OFF SUN 21 APRIL LEICESTER V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES A FIXTURE 18-18 SUN 12 MAY LEICESTER V BIRMINGHAM BULLS A FIXTURE 18-17 MON 13 MAY BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V BIRMINGHAM BULLS A FIXTURE ---OFF SUN 19 MAY LEICESTER V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES B FIXTURE 13-22 MON 27 MAY BIRMINGHAM BULLS V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES A FIXTURE 2016 MON 3 JUNE BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V LEICESTER A FIXTURE 2 17-13 SUN 23 JUNE LEICESTER V BIRMINGHAM BULLS B FIXTURE 15-20 MON 24 JUNE BIRMINGHAM BULLS V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES B FIXTURE 22-14 MON 8 JULY BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V BIRMINGHAM BULLS A FIXTURE OFF MON 29 JULY BIRMINGHAM BULLS V LEICESTER A FIXTURE MON 12 AUG BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V LEICESTER B FIXTURE MON 19 AUG BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V BIRMINGHAM BULLS A FIXTURE MON 26 AUG BIRMINGHAM BULLS V LEICESTER B FIXTURE MON 9 SEPT BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V BIRMINGHAM BULLS B FIXTURE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
