The 1990/91 South Australian Individual Speedway Championship was the 45th running of the South Australian Individual Speedway Championship organised by the Speedway Riders Association of South Australia and sanctioned by Motorcycling Australia. The final took place on 29 December 1990 at the 300 metres (330 yd) long Riverview Speedway in Murray Bridge.
The South Australian Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held annually in the Australian state of South Australia to determine the South Australian Champion. The event is organised by the Speedway Riders' Association of South Australia Inc (SRA). and is sanctioned by Motorcycling Australia (MA).
Motorcycling Australia is the governing body for motorcycle racing in Australia, covering road racing, motocross, trials, supercross, dirt track, supermoto and speedway. Motorcycling Australia is affiliated with the international governing body, Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), based in Geneva, Switzerland.
Murray Bridge is a city in the Australian state of South Australia, located 76 kilometres (47 mi) east-southeast of the state's capital city, Adelaide, and 77 kilometres (48 mi) north of the town of Meningie. The city had an urban population of approximately 17,500 as at the 2016 Census making it the fifth most populous urban area in the state after Adelaide, Mount Gambier, Victor Harbor - Goolwa and Whyalla.
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Shane Parker scored a virtually unchallenged 15 point maximum to claim his first South Australian Championship. Damon Richardson finished second on 11 points after defeating Brett Tomkins in a runoff after Tomkins also scored 11 points. Defending champion Scott Norman was hampered by bike troubles on the night and never posed a threat to Parker.
Shane Andrew Parker is a former Australian motorcycle speedway rider and a four time South Australian Champion. Currently he is riding in the Australian season at his home track of Gillman Speedway in Adelaide, and finished second in the 2012/13 South Australian Championship behind reigning champion and Speedway Grand Prix rider, Troy Batchelor. Shane Parker holds one of the unluckiest records in Australian speedway, having been the runner-up in the South Australian title on seven occasions during his career.
Shane Bowes, who was one of the favorites to take out the title after breaking the 4 and 6 lap records at Riverview earlier in the month (after having done the same the previous night at North Arm in Adelaide), was unable to ride in the meeting due to lodging his nomination form one day too late. Organizers considered letting him ride in the state championship, but some of his fellow riders (perhaps mindful of his career best form) insisted that rules were rules and Bowes should be kept out. Bowes and Scott Norman would later get their chance to qualify for the Australian Championship in Alice Springs when they finished 1st and 2nd respectively a special last chance qualifying round arranged due to the large number of leading riders (mostly from New South Wales and Queensland) who had failed to qualify through the various state championships.
Shane Bowes is a former motorcycle speedway rider. Bowes was a finalist in the 1990 Under-21 Speedway World Championship, finishing in eighth place. He also rode in the United Kingdom between 1987 and 1997, most notably spending seven seasons with the Glasgow Tigers.
North Arm Speedway was the first dedicated motorcycle speedway ever built in Adelaide, South Australia and was located in the industrial suburb of Gillman. It was run by the Speedway Riders' Association of South Australia and ran from 1981 until its forced closure in 1997.
Adelaide is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city of Australia. The demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and its residents.
