1991 Australian Individual Speedway Championship

1991 Australian Individual Speedway Championship
1991 Australian Individual Speedway Championship
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Last updated September 26, 2025

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]

Qualification (State titles)

Northern Territory

Northern Territory Championship
17 November 1990
Tennant Creek, Tennant Creek Speedway
Referee:
Qualification: The top two riders go through to the Australian Final.

Pos.	Rider	Points
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

Queensland Championship
1 December 1990
Mac's Speedway, Mackay
Qualification: The top two riders go through to the Australian Final.

Pos.	Rider	Points
1	Troy Butler	15
2	Darren Winkler	13+3
3	Alan Rivett	13+2
4	Wayne Baxter	11+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

Victorian Championship
23 December 1990
Olympic Park Speedway, Mildura
Qualification: The top two riders go through to the Australian Final.

Pos.	Rider	Points
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

NSW Championship
26 December 1990
Newcastle Motordrome, Newcastle,
Qualification: The top two riders go through to the Australian Final.

Pos.	Rider	Points
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

WA Championship
28 December 1990
Claremont Speedway, Perth,
Qualification: The top two riders go through to the Australian Final.

Pos.	Rider	Points
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

SA Championship
29 December 1990
Riverview Speedway, Murray Bridge
Referee: Gavin Willson
Qualification: The top two riders go through to the Australian Final.

Pos.	Rider	Points
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 some of those higher profile riders to boycott the event, most notably NSW rider Stephen Davies who had placed 2nd and 3rd in the previous two Australian titles.

Qualifying Round
19 January 1991
Arunga Park Speedway, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Qualification: The top four riders go through to the Australian Final. Fifth place takes Australian Final reserve spot.

Pos.	Rider	Points
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

Australian Championship
27 January 1991
Arunga Park Speedway, Alice Springs

Pos.	Rider	Points	Details
	Craig Boyce ( )	15	(3,3,3,3,3)
	Glenn Doyle ( )	14	(3,3,3,3,2)
	Glyn Taylor ( )	12	(1,3,3,2,3)
4	David Cheshire ( )	10+3	(2,3,1,1,3+3)
5	Todd Wiltshire ( )	10+2	(3,x,2,2,3+2)
6	Shane Bowes ( )	10+1	(3,1,2,3,1+1)
7	Phil Crump ( )	9	(0,2,3,3,1)
8	Troy Butler ( )	8	(0,2,2,2,2)
9	Shane Parker ( )	8	(2,2,2,2,e)
10	Scott Norman ( )	5	(2,1,0,0,2)
11	Damon Richardson ( )	5	(2,0,1,0,2)
12	Mark Lemon ( )	5	(1,2,1,1,0)
13	Wayne Bridgeford ( )	3	(1,1,0,0,1)
14	Darren Winkler ( )	2	(1,0,0,1,0)
15	Glen Baxter ( )	2	(0,0,0,1,1)
16	Jason Lyons ( )	2	(ns,1,1,0,0)
17	Kelvin Willis ( ) (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

References

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

Books

Loader, Tony (1991). Loader's International Speedway Annual 1991. Tony Loader. pp. 61–83. ISSN 1036-4404.