1986 Australian Individual Speedway Championship

1986 Australian Individual Speedway Championship
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The 1986 Australian Individual Speedway Championship was held at the Pioneer Park Speedway in Ayr, Queensland on 11 January. Eighteen-year-old Brisbane based rider Troy Butler surprised by winning his first (and only) Australian Championship and in doing so becoming the youngest winner in the history of the Australian Championship since it was first run in 1926. The top four placed riders were all from Queensland with he first non-Queenslander being fifth placed South Australian Steve Baker who lost a runoff for fourth place to Steve Regeling. Baker and Regeling were the only riders to defeat Butler on the day. ^{[1] [2]}

In the absence of six time and reigning champion Billy Sanders who had died in England in April 1985, Victoria's three time national champion Phil Crump was the favourite to take out his fourth title. However, after winning his first race, Crump suffered engine failure in his next two rides to put him well out of contention. He won his fourth ride but again suffered engine drama in his last race to eventually finish 12th with just 6 points. ^{[3] [4]}

1986 Australian Solo Championship

• Australian Championship
• 11 January 1986
• Ayr, Queensland - Pioneer Park Speedway
• Referee:
• Qualification: The top four riders go through to the Commonwealth Final in Manchester, England.

Pos.	Rider	Points	Details
	Troy Butler ( )	13	(2,3,3,3,2)
	John Titman ( )	12	(3,2,3,3,1)
	Alan Rivett ( )	11	(3,3,2,2,1)
4	Steve Regeling ( )	10	(2,3,2,E,3+3)
5	Steve Baker ( )	10	(3,0,3,2,2+2)
6	David Jackson ( )	9	(0,2,3,2,1)
7	Chris Watson ( )	8	(1,3,1,2,1)
8	Stephen Davies ( )	8	(2,1,1,1,3)
9	John McNeill ( )	8	(2,1,1,2,2)
10	Glyn Taylor ( )	7	(0,3,2,2,0)
11	Mark Fiora ( )	7	(1,1,0,3,2)
12	Phil Crump ( )	6	(3,E,E,3,E)
13	Dave Cheshire ( )	4	(1,2,1,0,0)
14	Brent Nott ( )	3	(1,0,0,1,1)
15	Ray Palmer ( )	2	(0,E,1,0,0)
16	Dale Watson ( )	1	(0,1,F,F,0)
17	Peter Chrisopher ( ) (Res)	1	(-,-,-,1,-)
18	Craig Dennan ( ) (Res)	0	(Did not ride)

Classification

Placing	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos	21	22
	(6) Troy Butler	13		2				3			3							3			2		13	1
	(2) John Titman	12	3					2				3				3				1			12	2
	(13) Alan Rivett	11				3	3							2		2					1		11	3
4	(12) Steve Regeling	10			2					3		2			E						3		10	4	3
5	(7) Steve Baker	10		3					0					3	2					2			10	5	2
6	(11) David Jackson	9			1				2		2					1						3	9	6
7	(9) Chris Watson	8			0		2						3					2		1			8	7
8	(1) Stephen Davies	8	2				1				1				1				3				8	8
9	(15) John McNeill	8				2			1			1						2	2				8	9
10	(3) Glyn Taylor	7	0						3				2				2				0		7	10
11	(14) Mark Fiora	7				1		1					0		3							2	7	11
12	(10) Phil Crump	6			3			E						E			3		E				6	12
13	(4) Dave Cheshire	4	1							2				1				0				0	4	13
14	(5) Brent Nott	3		1			0					0					1					1	3	14
15	(8) Ray Palmer	1		0						E			1			0			0				1	15
16	(16) Dale Watson	1				0				1	F						F			0			1	16
R1	(R1) Peter Chrisopher	1																	1				1	R1
R2	(R2) Craig Dennan	0																					0	R2
Placing	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos	21	22

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside

gate B

gate C

gate D - outside

References

1. "Individual Australian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
2. "The Australian Solo Championhip". Vintage Speedway. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
3. "Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Australii". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
4. "Australian Speedway Championship Results". Australian Speedway Championship. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

See also

• Australia national speedway team
• Sport in Australia
• Motorcycle Speedway