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CHAD Wirtzfeld is ready to have another crack at the shale after nearly three years away, and says his choice of racing for Belle Vue<\/a> in 2024 was a \u201cno-brainer\u201d to kickstart his comeback.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old from Poole has quite the commute to the National Speedway Stadium but is far from phased at the prospect of a 10-hour round trip to race in Manchester.<\/p>\n

A familiar face on the Grasstrack and Long Track scene, Wirtzfeld last appeared in British Speedway in 2021 with the Eastbourne Eagles before the club sadly folded mid-season.<\/p>\n

Since then, he has taken advantage of a few laps on the Isle of Wight and is now serious about reigniting his shale career and is excited at the prospect of starring for the Colts.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI\u2019ve only raced the National Speedway Stadium once, many years ago and it didn\u2019t perhaps go as well as I was hoping it would, but at that time I was still getting used to racing.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI feel I\u2019ve got a lot more experience now than I had then. My Grasstrack racing is going very well and I\u2019ve spent the last couple of years doing everything I can in the UK and Europe to get my name out.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Mark [Lemon] called me about coming to Belle Vue, I feel it was a sign that now was a good time to come back into Speedway because I did enjoy it.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd there\u2019s no way anyone would pass up an opportunity to race on probably the best track in the country, and for me it\u2019s a chance to really work hard on my skills.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n\u201cWith the support network at Belle Vue, I know I\u2019m in one of the best places I could possibly be to further my career, and I will try to do the best I can.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI know I\u2019m capable of scoring good points and I\u2019d love to have a go, maybe, in the Championship, get some guest bookings there if I\u2019m good enough but we\u2019ll see where we get.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

2024 Season Tickets applications are now available online at BELLEVUE-SPEEDWAY.COM\/SEASON-TICKETS<\/a>, with the club offering a Premiership package or combined Premiership\/NDL package.<\/p>\n

Words: Hayley Bromley – Images: Mike Hinves\/Ian Charles<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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