{"id":4174,"date":"2026-02-06T10:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/?p=4174"},"modified":"2026-02-06T10:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:08:17","slug":"brady-kurtz-to-lead-2026-belle-vue-aces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/brady-kurtz-to-lead-2026-belle-vue-aces\/","title":{"rendered":"Brady Kurtz to lead 2026 Belle Vue Aces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WORLD No.2 Brady Kurtz will be back to lead Belle Vue in their chase for ROWE Motor Oil Premiership honours this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian enjoyed a stellar 2025 campaign, going agonisingly close to the sport\u2019s biggest prize in his debut Grand Prix campaign.<\/p>\n<p>With treble British Champion Dan Bewley also signed up for the Aces once more, it means the Manchester club will be tracking two of the world\u2019s top three riders \u2013 with four of the top eight competing regularly in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Kurtz said: <em>\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to it again. 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