A GENEROUS supporter has offered to assist Pirates star Linus Sundstrom with buying a super-charged engine – similar to the one he has been borrowing from team-mate Brady Kurtz.

David Smith, a lifelong fan who owns Bournemouth Bedding Centre, said he would be prepared to stump up around £2,000 to help the Swedish ace purchase new machinery.

His gesture was made during an informal question-and-answer session following a press conference after Pirates's 45-45 draw with Wolverhampton at Wimborne Road last night.

Sundstrom's fortunes have improved significantly since Kurtz first offered to loan him the engine ahead of meetings against Rye House earlier this month.

The 27-year-old banked 15 paid 19 points from the two matches and won the rider-of-the-night award after collecting 10 paid 11 against SGB Premiership high-fliers Wolves.

Pirates clawed back an eight-point deficit to force a last-heat decider against Wolves with Sundstrom passing dangerman Rory Schlein to finish third as they salvaged a draw.

Speaking at the press conference, Sundstrom publicly thanked Kurtz for the loan of his engine before confirming he had tried to buy it.

He said: "I’ve been on his case since last week. I even told Middlo 'say to Brady, if you don’t sell that engine to Linus, I'll throw you out of my house!'

Kurtz, who lodges with Middleditch, was then asked by Mr Smith whether he would be prepared to sell the engine to Sundstrom.

He replied: "If I had enough engines to sell, I would sell one to everyone. I have enough engines for me to use and have it for a reason. It doesn't just sit in the corner.

"It’s definitely possible we could organise something similar or as close as we can from the same tuner maybe."

When informed the engine would cost between £4,000 and £5,000, Mr Smith said he could "definitely contribute towards it, maybe a couple of thousand."

Meanwhile, team boss Middleditch admitted to having had mixed feelings after Pirates's draw, a result which kept them at the foot of the table.

He said: "The boys fought back well. We were eight down and it was looking pretty grim. A draw wasn’t what we had wanted but we got out of jail.

"I was pleased with the boys, they dug deep when perhaps it looked like it was drifting away from us.

"I am happy in one way but disappointed in another. You still have to get points on the board so that’s all that matters.

"It’s a puzzle because I look at the team Matt has assembled this year and I know all these riders are very capable.

"The league isn’t over by a long way yet. We're languishing at the bottom but have been there before. We can certainly make this up."

Pirates face Wolverhampton at Ladbroke Stadium on Monday before hosting Leicester at Wimborne Road two days later.