Newport Hornets 47 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 46.
NUMBER-ONE heat leader Todd Kurtz and skipper Jay Herne led from the front as the Drillerman Hornets recovered from a 10-point deficit to secure a British National League victory at Queensway Meadows Stadium on Saturday night.
Kurtz landed an 18-point maximum, including a tactical heat win, from five races while fellow-Australian Herne also posted a double-figure score after the Hornets had trailed 32-22 with only six heats remaining.
Newport Hornets 47: 1 - Todd Kurtz 18(5): 2 - Tom Young 1+1(5); 3 - Rider replacement for Brendan Johnson; 4 - Matt Bates 8+2(5); 5 - Jay Herne (capt) 11(5); 6 - Richard Andrews 4(4); 7 - James White-Williams 5+1 (7).
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 46: 1 - Jack Hargreaves (capt) 10(5); 2 - Rider replacement for Joe Jacobs; 3 - Dan Halsey 11+1(6); 4 - Mark Baseby 4+1(4); 5 - Lewis Blackbird 5+1(4); 6 - Aaron Baseby 6+3(6); 7 - Cameron Heeps 10+1(5).
* Tonight's speedway results: British Elite League - Eastbourne 57 Poole 35; Lakeside 42 Coventry 48.
British Premier League - Plymouth 36 Berwick 57; Rye House 53 Redcar 36; Workington 36 Edinburgh 20 (abandoned after nine heats, rain. Result does not count).
British National League - Newport Hornets 47 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 46; Stoke 61 Isle of Wight 34.
See Monday's Argus Sport for full report on Newport Drillerman Hornets v Mildenhall Fen Tigers.
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