1991 Australian Individual Speedway Championship

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The 1991 Australian Individual Speedway Championship was the 1991 version of the Australian Individual Speedway Championship organised by Motorcycling Australia. The final took place on 27 January at the Arunga Park Speedway in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. [1]

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Sydney's Craig Boyce won his first Australian championship, defeating defending champion Glenn Doyle, with veteran Glyn Taylor finishing third (both from Perth). Boyce was unbeaten on the night, securing his first Australian Championship. [2]

It was the only time the Australian Solo Championship final has been held in the Northern Territory. [3]

Qualification (State titles)

Northern Territory

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Wayne Bridgeford 15
2 Glen Baxter 14
3 Trevor O'Brien 13
4 Robbie Wark 11
5 Kelvin Willis 11
6 Wayne Lorymer 9
7 Mark O'Cass 7
8 Marcus Gray 7
9 Danny Wark 7
10 Kerrin Giezendanner 7
11 Stuart Cassidy 6
12 Michael Clauson 4
13 Dean Pierce 4
14 Tony Hardacre 2
15 Wally Bondareff 1

Queensland

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Troy Butler 15
2 Darren Winkler 13+3
3 Alan Rivett 13+2
4Wayne Baxter11+3
5 Peter Christopher 11+2
6 John Reid 10
7 Stafford Galvin 8
8 Terry Keyse 7
9 Clinton Butler 5
10 Wayne Kennedy 5
11 Gary Richards 4
12 Craig Hyde 4
13 Steven Butler 4
14 Gary Davey 3
15 Brian Ward 2
16 Craig Jung 2
17 Kevin Winton (Res)2

Victoria

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Leigh Adams*15
2 Jason Lyons 14
3 Phil Crump*11+3
4 Mark Lemon 11+2
5 Nigel Alderton 10
6 Cory Alderton 10
7 Jason Hawkes 10
8 Matt McWilliam 8
9 Anthony Key 6
10 Glen Bowles 5
11 Jody Mason 5
12 Gavin Sedgemen 4
13 Paul Wheatland (Res)3
14 Justin Thomas 2
15 Reece Davison (Res)2
16 Nigel Termelling 1
17 Rick Watson 1
18 Darren Wade 1

Leigh Adams withdrew from the Australian Final after breaking his wrist in Adelaide on 9 January 1991. As the 3rd placed rider in the Victorian title, four time national champion Phil Crump was seeded to the Australian Final in Adams place.

New South Wales

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Craig Boyce 15
2 Todd Wiltshire 14
3 Stephen Davies 13
4 Chris Watson 11+3
5 Rod Colquhoun 11+2
6 Mick Poole 10
7 Sean Willmott 8
8 Scott Humphries 8
9 Tony Primmer 8
10 Mark Unicomb 5
11 Jamie Plumb 4
12 Matthew Poole 3
13 Mick Holder 3
14 Darren Etheridge 3
15 Dave Hamnett 2
16 Tim Hunter 2

Western Australia

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Glenn Doyle 30
2 David Cheshire 28
3 Michael Carter 22
4 Glyn Taylor 20
5 Guy Wilson 20
6 Ross Townson 15
7 Louis Russell 11
8 Steve O'Leary 9
9 Marshall McDiarmid 9
10 Lee Redmond 8
11 Frank Smart 8
12 Col Burn 5
13 Steve Johnston (Res)0

South Australia

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Shane Parker 15
2 Damon Richardson 11+3
3 Brett Tomkins 11+2
4 Neil Perry 10+3
5 Neil Hardy 10+3
6 Darrell Branford 9
7 Steve Graetz 8
8 Ross Noble 8
9 Scott Norman 7
10 Barry Golding 7
11 Troy Norvill 6
12 Gary Fischer 6
13 Paul Cooper 5
14 Mark Mitchell 3
15 Matthew Anchor 3
16 Ivan Clothier (Res)1
17 Shaun Sampson 0

Qualifying round

After a number of high-profile riders had failed to qualify for the Australian final, a special qualifying round was held at Arunga Park the week before the finals. Unfortunately the round was not well attended after it was revealed that only the top five riders would be paid travel money, prompting many (mostly NSW rider Stephen Davies who had placed 2nd and 3rd in the previous two Australian titles) to boycott the event.

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Shane Bowes (SA)12
2 Scott Norman (SA)10
3 Mark Lemon (Vic)9+3
4 Glyn Taylor (WA)9+2
5 Kelvin Willis (NT)9+1
6 Jason Hawkes (Vic)6
7 Trevor O'Brien (NT)6
8 John Reid (Qld)5
9 Robbie Wark (NT)4
10 Danny Wark (NT)3
11 Mark O'Cass (NT)2
12 Troy Mitchell (NT)2
13 Stuart Cassidy (NT)1

Final

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
Gold medal icon.svg Craig Boyce ( Flag of New South Wales.svg )15(3,3,3,3,3)
Silver medal icon.svg Glenn Doyle ( Flag of Western Australia.svg )14(3,3,3,3,2)
Bronze medal icon.svg Glyn Taylor ( Flag of Western Australia.svg )12(1,3,3,2,3)
4 David Cheshire ( Flag of Western Australia.svg )10+3(2,3,1,1,3+3)
5 Todd Wiltshire ( Flag of New South Wales.svg )10+2(3,x,2,2,3+2)
6 Shane Bowes ( Flag of South Australia.svg )10+1(3,1,2,3,1+1)
7 Phil Crump ( Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg )9(0,2,3,3,1)
8 Troy Butler ( Flag of Queensland.svg )8(0,2,2,2,2)
9 Shane Parker ( Flag of South Australia.svg )8(2,2,2,2,e)
10 Scott Norman ( Flag of South Australia.svg )5(2,1,0,0,2)
11 Damon Richardson ( Flag of South Australia.svg )5(2,0,1,0,2)
12 Mark Lemon ( Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg )5(1,2,1,1,0)
13 Wayne Bridgeford ( Flag of the Northern Territory.svg )3(1,1,0,0,1)
14 Darren Winkler ( Flag of Queensland.svg )2(1,0,0,1,0)
15 Glen Baxter ( Flag of the Northern Territory.svg )2(0,0,0,1,1)
16 Jason Lyons ( Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg )2(ns,1,1,0,0)
17 Kelvin Willis ( Flag of the Northern Territory.svg ) (Res)0(0,-,-,-,-)

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Individual Australian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Australian Solo Championhip". Vintage Speedway. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Australian Speedway Championship Results". Australian Speedway Championship. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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