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MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 2024 (League Matches only, excluding bonus points) Compiled by Mike Moseley. Rider Mat Rides Points BP Total Average Kai Ward 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Eli Meadows 7 22 63 0 63 11.45 Ryan Ashcroft 4 11 30 1 31 10.91 Bailey Fellows 3 7 17 0 17 9.71 Jacob Fellows 4 13 30 1 31 9.23 Sonny Springer 1 4 9 0 9 9.00 Billy Budd 3 8 17 0 17 8.50 Max Broadhurst 5 12 24 0 24 8.00 Harrison Rogers 7 23 45 4 49 7.83 Hayden Watts 1 3 5 0 5 6.67 Jamie Etherington 3 8 11 1 12 5.50 Joe Crewe 9 31 41 13 54 5.29 Liam Cox 3 9 11 2 13 4.89 Harley Driscoll-Freeman 7 23 21 2 23 3.65 Jack Crewe 8 28 25 9 34 3.57 Jake Breeze 6 18 10 4 14 2.22 Will Boraston 6 16 8 1 9 2.00 Ben Phillips 1 4 2 0 2 2.00 Wayne Hutt 1 1 0 0 0 0.00

MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE AVERAGES 2024 League matches only. Averages don't include bonus points. (Compiled by Mike Moseley) BIRMINGHAM (BULLS) RIDER MAT RIDES POINTS BP TOTAL AVERAGE Bailey Fellows 2 5 13 0 13 10.40 Jacob Fellows 4 13 30 1 31 9.23 Billy Budd 3 8 17 0 17 8.50 Hayden Watts 1 3 5 0 5 6.67 Joe Crewe 7 25 34 10 44 5.44 Harley Driscoll-Freeman 1 3 3 0 3 4.00 Jack Crewe 7 24 20 7 27 3.33 Max Broadhurst 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 BIRMINGHAM (BUFFALOES) Ryan Ashcroft 2 6 18 0 18 12.00 Eli Meadows 7 22 63 0 63 11.45 Max Broadhurst 4 11 24 0 24 8.73 Harrison Rogers 1 3 5 2 7 6.67 Jake Breeze 6 18 10 4 14 2.22 Will Boraston 6 16 8 1 9 2.00 Ben Phillips 1 4 2 0 2 2.00 LEICESTER Kai Ward 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Ryan Ashcroft 2 5 12 1 13 9.60 Sonny Springer 1 4 9 0 9 9.00 Bailey Fellows 1 2 4 0 4 8.00 Harrison Rogers 6 20 40 2 42 8.00 Jamie Etherington 3 8 11 1 12 5.50 Jack Crewe 1 4 5 2 7 5.00 Liam Cox 3 9 11 2 13 4.89 Joe Crewe 2 6 7 3 10 4.67 Harley Driscoll-Freeman 6 20 18 2 20 3.60 Wayne Hutt 1 1 0 0 0 0.00

BIRMINGHAM Speedway are delighted to confirm their participation in the 2025 ROWE Motor Oil Premiership. The Brummies have met conditions that were recently agreed following a cash flow crisis at the end of the 2024 campaign. And club CEO Nigel Tolley informed league chiefs of their position at a British Speedway Promoters’ Ltd meeting on Tuesday. “It goes without saying that it’s a massive relief,” Tolley said. “The situation has been changing day-by-day but with some hard work behind the scenes and the generosity of people out there, we found ourselves in the position we needed to be at at this stage. “We’re not completely out of the woods just yet but we’re where we needed to be at this point to be back at the tapes next season and just as importantly, we now have a path that will enable us to clear all outstanding debts in the near future. “Team building for 2025 is underway and I will do everything I can to build a team the supporters can really relate to and get behind because I think that’s something they missed out on a little bit this year. “We’re certainly not just hanging in there to make up the numbers and our aim is to be a much more competitive force in next year’s Premiership. “We can now start going back to the riders we’ve already been speaking to and hopefully we’ll be able to announce our first signing by the end of this week.”

ALAN GRAHAME MEMORIAL DATE MOVED (AGAIN!)—NOW MONDAY OCTOBER 7TH With the Premiership play off final now moved to Monday 30th September with the 2nd leg at Leicester postponed on Thursday , the Birmingham promotion have made the sensible decision to not run against it. This is partly due to rider availability but also how it would affect the attendance with people either going to the meeting or watching it on Eurosport. Brummies co-promoter Laurence Rogers has the unenviable task of sorting the logistics for the meeting and ensuring the four teams have riders! He said, “ well I’ve had to change the date a few times now and tie in the availability of the riders to represent the four Midlands teams. I am hoping the majority, if not all, of the riders who were due to line up on the 30th will be able to ride on October 7th. It’s also ensuring we have the medical cover, security and staff in place and that the stadium is available that day! We also have five sponsors in place for the meeting and they can hopefully be in attendance plus our commercial manager Steve Rolleston has several possible sponsors for 2025 due to be there. “ “We also have had a good response for advance tickets including a lot taking up the Gold VIP ticket so again I have to make sure all those who have booked so far are able to make the new date. It’s not too late for fans of any of four sides – Birmingham, Cradley, Wolverhampton or Coventry to pre-book on this Trybooking link : https://www.trybooking.com/uk/DUNT We will be confirming the riders for each side once the confirmations are received .”

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MDL BULLS SET UP TITLE DECIDER WITH TIGHT WIN OVER LEICESTER CUBS The destiny of the 2024 Midland Development League will now go down to the wire in the final clash of the two Birmingham sides on Monday 9th September. A close fought battle against the Leicester Lion Cubs saw the DUCTAIR Bulls secure victory in the final heat to put them back on top by just one point ahead of the SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes. So any result on 9th September is possible. A Buffaloes win or a draw would see them take the honours from their rivals to take the title. A Bulls win would give them top spot so it’s all to ride for ! The clash between the Buffaloes and the Leicester Lion Cubs was a topsy-turvy affair but it took a mammoth heat 6 effort by the Bulls to secure the win and the two points. The Cubs took the honours in heat 1 with Harrison Rogers and guest Ryan Ashcroft starting with a 5-1. The Buffaloes then pulled that back with a 5-1 of their own in heat 2 with Cubs losing Harley Driscoll-Freeman with a shoulder injury as Jack Crewe took a race win followed home by skipper Jacob Fellows ahead of Liam Cox. This tied the scores at 6 apiece. The Bulls took the lead 11-7 with debutant Hayden Watts tasting victory with Joe Crewe joining him for a 5-1 to make it 11-7. The maximum heat wins continued in heat 4 but this time for Leicester as Ryan Ashcroft and Cubs skipper Harrison Rogers notched their second 5-1 to level the scores at 12 apiece. Heat 5 was a drawn heat as Harrison Rogers secured his paid maximum ahead of Hayden Watts and Jack Crewe. So with the scores at 15-15 it was all down to heat 6. Ryan Ashcroft gated but Jacob Fellows powered under him followed by Joe Crewe and despite Ashcroft’s effort the home duo took a 5-1 to win the clash for the DUCTAIR Bulls 20-16. DUCTAIR Bulls 20 ( Jacob Fellows 3r 6+1. Joe Crewe 5+2. Hayden Watts 5. Jack Crewe 3r 4+1) Leicester 16 ( Harrison Rogers 3r 8+1 paid max, Ryan Ashcroft 3r 6+1, Liam Cox 2 M W D L F A PTS BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 7 4 1 2 130 113 9 BIRMINGHAM BULLS 7 4 0 3 122 121 8 LEICESTER CUBS 8 2 1 5 126 144 5

MDL BUFFALOES CONTINUE WINNING STREAK …IT’S ALL TO PLAY FOR AS THEY OPEN UP 3 POINT LEAD AT TOP OF TABLE It’s not all over … but the Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes have one hand on the 2024 Midland Development League title. They took full advantage of the Birmingham DUCTAIR Bulls problems to secure a 25-11 win and put them 3 points ahead of their Perry Barr rivals. This was the biggest win of the season for the Buffaloes and with two meeting remaining the destiny of the league title now could go down to the wire in the final MDL meeting on 9th September. The Bulls can bring the league points deficit down to one with a win next Monday over the Leicester Lion Cubs to set up a thrilling finale to the 2024 campaign. The DUCTAIR Bulls were with the Fellows cousins for this clash against the Buffaloes with Bailey without machinery and Jacob having to pull out. Leicester’s Harley Driscoll-Freeman stepped in as a guest but the Bulls were hit by skipper Billy Budd pulling out after one ride. He was winning heat 1 against rival skipper Eli Meadows when his rear chain snapped causing damage that was irreparable forcing him out of the meeting. Joe Crewe battled on to top the Bulls scoring with 7 but the Buffaloes had the edge with Eli Meadows and Ryan Ashcroft again notching 9 point maximums whilst guest Harrison Rogers backed them up with 5+2 from his 3 rides. Jake Breeze changed bikes after his no. 1 bike went flat and added 2 points to his team’s efforts. For the Bulls Jack Crewe had two falls but he battled hard for his team and is learning all the time. With Max Broadhurst and Will Boraston out injured the duo were pitside supporting their team mates as they look towards lifting the league title on September 9th but the Bulls will take things to the wire with hopefully both sides at full strength. SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes 25 ( Ryan Ashcroft 3r 9 max, Eli Meadows 3r 9 max, Harrison Rogers 3r 5+2, Jake Breeze 3r 2) DUCTAIR Bulls 11 ( Joe Crewe 4r 7, Harley Driscoll-Freeman 3r 3, Jack Crewe 4r 1+1, Billy Budd 1r 0) M W D L F A PTS BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 7 4 1 2 130 113 9 BIRMINGHAM BULLS 7 3 0 4 102 105 6 LEICESTER CUBS 7 2 1 4 110 124 5

depends what forecast you look at as all are different !! .,.....showing windy later but still warm . Not being horrible but posts like this don't help clubs !!

BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES GO BACK TO TOP OF MDL WITH NARROW VICTORY OVER LEICESTER LION CUBS. In a close fought battle the Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes regained the lead in the league table leap frogging their Birmingham rivals , the DUCTAIR Bulls , defeating the Leicester Lion Cubs18-16. Leicester were missing a few of their regular side through holidays and brought in two DUCTAIR Bulls in Bailey Fellows and Joe Crewe. Home skipper Eli Meadows opened up with a win in heat 1 after partner Will Boraston had crashed in the original staging. Buffaloes debutant Ryan Ashcroft , in for the injured Max Broadhurst and unavailable Hayden Watts, took victory in heat 2 with the Lion Cubs tucking him behind him to share the heat keeping the scores locked together at 6 apiece. Heat 3 saw Lion Cubs Harley Driscoll-Freeman fall on bend 4 with home man Will Boraston laying his bike down but inuring his ankle and being unable to take his place in the re-run. Eli Meadows raced away to his second win ahead of Cubs guest Bailey Fellows with the 3-2 putting the Buffaloes one ahead at 9-8. It was another shared heat in the 4th race as Ryan Ashcroft took his second win ahead of Harrison Rogers and guest Joe Crewe so the home side held a narrow one point advantage at 12-11. Eli Meadows took heat 5 to record a 9 point maximum with partner Jake Breeze having bike problems and unable to get the better of Harrison Rogers and Harley Driscoll-Freeman so another drawn heat meant the home side went into the last race one point up at 15-14. Heat 6 ended up as a match race with Will Boraston out with an ankle injury whilst for the Lion Cubs guest Bailey Fellows had bike problems and couldn’t take his place. Ryan Ashcroft secured victory for his side and his 9 point max ahead of Joe Crewe. The SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes now have a one point advantage at the top of the table ahead of the DUCTAIR Bulls. They meet next Monday with the league title still very much up for grabs . Birmingham Buffaloes 18 ( Eli Meadows 3r 9 max, Ryan Ashcroft 3r 9 max, Jake Breeze 3r 0, Will Boraston 1 r 0) Leicester Lion Cubs 16 ( Harrison Rogers 3r 6, Joe Crewe 3r 4+2, Bailey Fellows 2r 4, Harley Driscoll-Freeman 3r 2+2) M W D L F A PTS BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 6 3 1 2 105 102 7 BIRMINGHAM BULLS 6 3 0 3 91 80 6 LEICESTER CUBS 7 2 1 4 110 124 5

MDL LEICESTER LION CUBS VICTORY OVER TABLE TOPPING DUCTAIR BULLS With riders missing and late guest call up of Max Broadhurst returning from injury having to withdraw the table topping Birmingham DUCTAIR Bulls went down 17-12 to the Leicester Lion Cubs. This makes the league table very tight with just one point separating the three sides. The Bulls were without Billy Budd (van problems)and Jacob Fellows (on holiday) and lost guest Max Broadhurst in his first ride with his wrist not strong enough to continue. Leicester were also down to three riders with Ben Phillips breaking down in his van on the way to the meeting so were using rider replacement. Things started in the worst possible way in heat one for the home side with Jack Crewe coming down on the first bend and excluded from the re-run. Then Max Broadhurst pulled up in pain whilst second in the re-run and the Lion Cubs duo of Harley Driscoll-Freeman and Liam Cox racing to a 5-0 heat win. Things could have got worse for the DUCTAIR Bulls when Driscoll-Freeman fell with the returning Ryan Ashcroft taking victory and the scores were now 3-8. Taking his third ride in succession Driscoll-Freeman fell and was excluded. Ashcroft took victory so with a drawn heat the Lion Cubs were 11-6 up. But the Bulls bounced back in heat 4 with a maximum 5-1 heat win with Bailey Fellows combing with Joe Crewe to outpace Liam Cox and bring the scoreline to 11-12. But heat 5 saw the Lion Cubs secure the league points with a 5-1 for the impressive Driscoll-Freeman and Cox with Jack Crewe having clutch problems and not finishing the race and brother Joe not recovering from a slow start . With the scores at 12-17 the final race was not staged with the curfew time reached. Leicester now return to Perry Barr on August 12th to face the SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes in a race for the title that looks like going down to the wire. DUCTAIR Bulls 12 ( Joe Crewe 4r 6+1, Bailey Fellows 2r 5, Jack Crewe 3r 1) Lion Cubs 17 ( Ryan Ashcroft 2r 6 max, Harley Driscoll-Freeman 4r 6, Liam Cox 3r 5+2) M W D L F A PTS BIRMINGHAM BULLS 6 3 0 3 91 80 6 BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 5 2 1 2 87 86 5 LEICESTER CUBS 6 2 1 3 94 106 5 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 20-16 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 12-17 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

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

SPECIAL DEAL FOR OXFORD FANS TO ATTEND BIRMINGHAM V OXFORD ON MONDAY 8TH JULY ….. A special deal has been arranged for Oxford fans to support their side at Birmingham on Monday 8th July . A coach is being run from Oxford to the meeting with fans gaining from a sponsorship from CHALFONT COACHES , Birmingham have negotiated that sees them get the travel and adult admission for a bargain price of £30 ! The coach will leave the stadium , where cars can be parked , at 4.15 pm . Bookings can be made on line on Trybooking using the ref: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/DQNT There are 50 spaces on the coach so it is a case of first come first served to take advantage of this deal.

SPECIAL DEAL FOR OXFORD FANS TO ATTEND BIRMINGHAM V OXFORD ON MONDAY 8TH JULY ….. A special deal has been arranged for Oxford fans to support their side at Birmingham on Monday 8th July . A coach is being run from Oxford to the meeting with fans gaining from a sponsorship from CHALFONT COACHES , Birmingham have negotiated that sees them get the travel and adult admission for a bargain price of £30 ! The coach will leave the stadium , where cars can be parked , at 4.15 pm . Bookings can be made on line on Trybooking using the ref: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/DQNT There are 50 spaces on the coach so it is a case of first come first served to take advantage of this deal.

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

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

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MDL Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes add two league points to remain top The Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes kept up their hunt for the 2024 MDL title with a 17-13 win over the Leicester Lion Cubs. With the 10pm curfew the meeting was curtailed at heat 5 with the home side 4 ahead. The Lion Cubs took the lead in heat 1 with the impressive 15 year old Jamie Etherington scorching to a win which he followed up with another in heat 2 before crashing out in heat 3 . The Buffaloes battled away and levelled the scores in heat 3 before taking the lead in heat 4 with Jake Breeze getting the better of Harley Driscoll-Freeman after a four lap battle for third spot. The duo then had another ding dong battle in heat 5 with the Lion Cub falling on the final bend trying to dive under Breeze. With Max Broadhurst winning ahead of Harley Rogers the 4-2 gave the home side victory. The Lion Cubs missed Ben Phillips using rider replacement to cover his rides. Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes 17 (Eli Meadows 3r 8, Max Broadhurst 2r 5, Jake Breeze 3r 3+1, Will Boraston 2r 1) Leicester Lion Cubs 13 (Jamie Etherington 3r 6, Harrison Rogers 3r 5, Harley Driscoll-Freeman 4r 2) M W D L F A PTS BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 4 2 1 1 73 64 5 LEICESTER CUBS 4 1 1 2 62 74 3 BIRMINGHAM BULLS 2 1 0 1 37 34 2

BATTLE OF THE BIRMINGHAM TEAMS SEES BULLS TAKE THE HONOURS 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

BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES SECURE VICTORY OVER LEICESTER LION CUBS TO GO TOP Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes secured a convincing 22-13 win over a short handed Leicester side to go top of the Midland Development League. With a grass track meeting and other speedway clashes the Lion Cubs were missing several riders from their squad and also lost Sonny Springer with engine problems pre-meeting. They had drafted in two guests from Birmingham Bulls in brothers Joe and Jack Crewe whilst Harley Driscoll-Freeman was drafted in for his MDL debut and impressed in his outings . Two Buffaloes ,skipper Eli Meadows and Max Broadhurst ,both raced to nine point maximums as their side went into the lead with a 5-1 in heat 3 from Broadhurst and Jake Breeeze and followed that up with another one in heat 4 from Meadows and Will Boraston to lead 16-8. Joe Crewe crashed out in heat 4 and damage to his throttle meant he sat out heat 6 whilst Will Boraston came down in heat 5 but was okay after being checked over by the medics. LEICESTER LION CUBS 13 (Jack Crewe 4r 5+2, Harley Driscoll-Freeman 4r 5, Joe Crewe 3r 3+1_ Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes 22 ( Eli Meadows 3r 9 (max) , Max Broadhurst 3r 9 (max), Will Boraston 3 r 2+1, Jake Breeze 3r 2+1) M W D L F A PTS BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 2 1 1 0 40 31 3 LEICESTER CUBS 3 1 1 1 49 57 3 BIRMINGHAM BULLS 1 0 0 1 17 18 0

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MDL LEICESTER HOLD ON TO GO TOP OF MDL TABLE …DOWN TO THE WIRE TO DEFEAT BULLS 18-17 In a close fought battle a final race fall for Birmingham captain Jacob Fellows as he battled with Leicester’s Harrison Rogers meant that the home side took the honours 18-17 to go top of the table. The DUCTAIR Bulls missing Billy Budd, Sheldon Davies and Bailey Fellows were hit when No. 1 Jack Shimelt was with drawn with a knee injury in the preceding National League encounter. Using Rider Replacement this produced 4 points from the No. 1 berth. Leicester opened with a 5-1 in heat 1 from skipper Kai Ward and Harrison Rogers before Birmingham posted a 4-2 with skipper Fellows taking the chequered flag first with Joe Crewe third to bring the difference to 2 points. Home debutant Wayne Hutt had a chain snap causing him to fall and he failed to make it out for his next 2 rides. Heat 4 saw the Bulls take the lead 13-11 with a 5-1 for Jacob Fellows and 15 year old Jack Crewe making his debut. Leicester bounced back with a heat five 4-2 after Jack Crewe fell twice in the same spot and couldn’t catch up the ground on Leicester debutant Liam Cox and the 4-2 tied things up at 15 apiece as Kai Ward completed his 3 ride maximum. With it all set up for a grandstand finish home man Harrison Rogers led the race with Jacob Fellows in close contention before the Bulls captain took the lead before crashing out and being excluded. This gave the Lion Cubs a 3-2 and a victory by the closest of margins. LEICESTER LION CUBS 18 ( KAI WARD 3R 9, HARRISON ROGERS 3R 5+1, LIAM COX 3R 4, WAYNE HUTT 1R 0) BIRMINGHAM DUCTAIR BULLS 17 ( JACOB FELLOWS 4R 8, JOE CREWE 4R 5+1, JACK CREWE 4R 4+1 TABLE: M W D L F A PTS LEICESTER CUBS 2 1 1 0 36 35 3 BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 1 0 1 0 18 18 1 BIRMINGHAM BULLS 1 0 0 1 17 18 0

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 20-16 MON 3 JUNE BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V LEICESTER A FIXTURE SUN 23 JUNE LEICESTER V BIRMINGHAM BULLS B FIXTURE MON 24 JUNE BIRMINGHAM BULLS V BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES B FIXTURE MON 8 JULY BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V BIRMINGHAM BULLS A FIXTURE MON 22 JULY BIRMINGHAM BULLS V LEICESTER A FIXTURE MON 29 JULY BIRMINGHAM BULLS V LEICESTER B FIXTURE MON 12 AUG BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V LEICESTER B FIXTURE MON 19 AUG BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES V BIRMINGHAM BULLS B FIXTURE

MDL 2024 MDL SEASON STARTS WITH SHARED HONOURS The 2024 Midland Development League opening fixture at Leicester saw the honours shared as the Lion Cubs drew 18 apiece with the Birmingham Buffaloes. The Lions were forced into a late swap to a three man team using rider replacement for Ben Phillips when his machine failed the machine examination. Cubs captain Sonny Springer suffered an engine failure in heat 1 whilst having a battle with the opposition skipper Eli Meadows then reeled off three fine wins. 15 year old Jamie Etherington , who had made his National League debut for Middlesborough in the main meeting , had a troubled meeting after getting a 5-1 with Springer in heat 2 with two falls. Debutant rookie Harrison Rogers rode steadily with three second places to finish with 7 points. For the Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes skipper Eli Meadows lost his maximum chances in his last ride when Sonny Springer defeated him in heat 5. Debutant Max Broadhurst got better with every ride and secured his first race win in his final ride to finish on 6 . Another first time Will Boraston had three third places whilst Jake Breeze was beset by carburettor problems. Leicester Lion Cubs 18 ( Sonny Springer 4r 9 ; Harrison Rogers 4r 7, Jamie Etherington 3r 2+1) Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes 18 ( Eli Meadows 3r 8; Max Broadhurst 3r 6, Will Boraston 3r 3, Jake Breeze 3r 1+1)