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The 2003 Australian Individual Speedway Championship was the 2003 version of the Australian Individual Speedway Championship organised by Motorcycling Australia. The final was held at the Gosford Speedway in Gosford, New South Wales and was the last time the championship was run under the single meeting format that had been in place since the first championship was run in 1926. [1]

Defending champion Leigh Adams of Victoria was unbeaten over his 5 heats and the final, to win his 7th Australian senior championship, breaking the record of six wins by Billy Sanders. New South Wales riders Craig Watson, Todd Wiltshire and Mick Poole rounded out the top four point scorers to advance to the final. The final was won by Adams from Wiltshire, Watson and Poole. [2]

2003 Australian Solo Championship

Intermediate Classification

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Leigh Adams ( Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg )15(3,3,3,3,3)
2 Craig Watson ( Flag of New South Wales.svg )13(3,3,2,3,2)
=3 Todd Wiltshire ( Flag of New South Wales.svg )12(2,3,2,2,3)
=3 Mick Poole ( Flag of New South Wales.svg )12(2,2,3,2,3)
5 Mark Lemon ( Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg )10(2,2,1,3,2)
6 John Jørgensen ( Flag of Queensland.svg )9(1,Xf,3,3,2)
7 Scott Smith ( Flag of Queensland.svg )8(3,2,0,ns,3)
8 Travis McGowan ( Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg )7(3,0,3,1,Xf)
=9 Christian Henry ( Flag of Queensland.svg )6(0,3,2,0,1)
=9 Lee Herne ( Flag of New South Wales.svg )6(1,1,1,1,2)
=9 Kevin Doolan ( Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg )6(1,2,1,1,1)
=12 Jason Stewart ( Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg )5(0,0,2,2,1)
=12 Rory Schlein ( Flag of South Australia.svg )5(1,1,1,2,0)
=14 Lee Redmond ( Flag of Western Australia.svg )3(2,1,0,0,0)
=14 Ty Platt ( Flag of New South Wales.svg )3(0,1,0,1,1)
16 Rusty Harrison ( Flag of South Australia.svg )0(0,0,0,ns,ns)
17 Ashley Jones ( Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg ) (Res)0(0,0,0,0,0)

Final

1 Leigh Adams ( Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg )
2 Todd Wiltshire ( Flag of New South Wales.svg )
3 Craig Watson ( Flag of New South Wales.svg )
4 Mick Poole ( Flag of New South Wales.svg )

Heat by Heat

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos
1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg (10) Leigh Adams 1533333151
2 Flag of New South Wales.svg (13) Craig Watson 1333232132
3 Flag of New South Wales.svg (11) Todd Wiltshire 1223223123
4 Flag of New South Wales.svg (6) Mick Poole 1222323124
5 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg (1) Mark Lemon 1022132105
6 Flag of Queensland.svg (9) John Jørgensen 91Fx33296
7 Flag of Queensland.svg (7) Scott Smith 8320ns387
8 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg (2) Travis McGowan 73031Xf78
9 Flag of Queensland.svg (8) Christian Henry 60320169
10 Flag of New South Wales.svg (14) Lee Herne 611112610
11 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg (4) Kevin Doolan 612111611
12 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg (12) Jason Stewart 500221512
13 Flag of South Australia.svg (5) Rory Schlein 511120513
14 Flag of Western Australia.svg (15) Lee Redmond 321000314
15 Flag of New South Wales.svg (16) Ty Platt 301011315
16 Flag of South Australia.svg (3) Rusty Harrison 0000nsns016
17 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg (17) Ashley Jones (Res)100000017
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos

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 - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

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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. 2003 Australian Individual Speedway Championship

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