2017 Australian Individual Speedway Championship

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The 2017 Individual Speedway Australian Championship is a Motorcycle speedway competition organised by Motorcycling Australia (MA) for the Australian Solo Championship. [1]

The four round series will be held between 4 January and 14 January.

The rounds are scheduled for Gillman Speedway in Adelaide on 4 January, Olympic Park Speedway in Mildura on 7 January, Undera Park Speedway in Undera on 11 January, with the fourth and final round to be held at the Loxford Park Speedway in Kurri Kurri on 14 January.

Qualification

The 16 riders announced by Motorcycling Australia were:

The reserves for the series were announced as: James Davies (Vic), Matthew Gilmore (NSW), Dakota Ballantyne (SA) and Alan McDonald (NSW). [2]

Points System

Points are standard scoring in Motorcycle speedway of 3 (1st), 2 (2nd), 1 (3rd), 0 (4th) per heat race. A bonus point is added for each position in the "A" Final (meaning even 4th gets a point unless a DNF or exclusion) and no points are scored in the "B" Final. The maximum number of points possible per rider in a single round is 19.

Gillman

Pos.RiderPointsHeat Details
1 Davey Watt 17(3-3-3-3-1+4)
2 Justin Sedgmen 17(3-2-3-3-3+3)
3 Troy Batchelor 12(3-1-1-3-2+2)
4 Nick Morris 14(2-3-3-2-3+1)
5 Sam Masters 10(2-3-R-3-2)
6 Rohan Tungate 10(1-2-3-1-3)
7 Max Fricke 9(0-2-2-2-3)
8 Tyron Proctor 6(3-0-1-1-1)
9 Jack Holder 6(2-1-2-0-1)
10 Jaimon Lidsey 5(0-3-0-2-0)
11 Todd Kurtz 5(2-1-0-2-0)
12 Brady Kurtz 5(1-2-2-0-0)
13 Josh Pickering 5(1-1-1-0-2)
14 Cooper Riordan 4(0-0-2-0-2)
15 Mason Campton 3(1-0-0-1-1)
16 Jordan Stewart 2(0-X-1-1-0)

Gillman "B" Final

1 - Troy Batchelor
2 - Rohan Tungate
3 - Max Fricke
e - Sam Masters

Gillman "A" Final

1 - Davey Watt
2 - Justin Sedgmen
3 - Troy Batchelor
4 - Nick Morris

Olympic Park

Pos.RiderPointsHeat Details
1 Sam Masters 16(3-3-3-3-0+4)
2 Max Fricke 16(3-1-3-3-3+3)
3 Davey Watt 15(3-3-2-3-2+2)
4 Justin Sedgmen 12(X-3-3-3-3+X)
5 Brady Kurtz 10(1-3-1-2-3)
6 Nick Morris 8(2-1-3-2-X)
7 Troy Batchelor 8(3-X-2-1-2)
8 Josh Pickering 8(1-2-1-2-2)
9 Jack Holder 7(2-2-0-0-3)
10 Jaimon Lidsey 7(1-2-2-2-0)
11 Tyron Proctor 5(0-2-1-1-1)
12 Jordan Stewart 4(2-0-X-0-2)
13 Todd Kurtz 4(0-1-2-0-1)
14 Mason Campton 4(0-1-1-1-1)
15 Rohan Tungate 3(1-R-R-1-1)
16 Cooper Riordan 2(2-0-0-0-0)

Olympic Park "B" Final

1 - Justin Sedgmen
2 - Brady Kurtz
3 - Nick Morris
4 - Troy Batchelor

Olympic Park "A" Final

1 - Sam Masters
2 - Max Fricke
3 - Davey Watt
fx - Justin Sedgmen

Undera Park

Pos.RiderPointsHeat Details
1 Justin Sedgmen 17(3-3-3-3-1+4)
2 Sam Masters 17(2-3-3-3-3+3)
3 Max Fricke 14(3-3-3-1-2+2)
4 Troy Batchelor 15(3-3-2-3-3+1)
5 Jack Holder 10(3-2-2-3-0)
6 Brady Kurtz 10(2-1-3-2-2)
7 Nick Morris 9(1-2-2-2-2)
8 Davey Watt 7(1-2-1-X-3)
8 Jordan Stewart 7(2-1-1-2-1)
10 Rohan Tungate 6(X-X-2-1-3)
11 Mason Campton 5(1-2-0-0-2)
12 Tyron Proctor 4(2-1-0-1-R)
12 Jaimon Lidsey 4(1-0-0-2-1)
14 Josh Pickering 2(0-1-1-0-0)
14 Todd Kurtz 2(0-0-1-0-1)
16 Cooper Riordan 1(0-0-0-1-0)

Undera Park "B" Final

1 - Max Fricke
2 - Jack Holder
r - Brady Kurtz
fx - Nick Morris

Undera Park "A" Final

1 - Justin Sedgmen
2 - Sam Masters
3 - Max Fricke
4 - Troy Batchelor

Loxford Park

Pos.RiderPointsHeat Details
1 Brady Kurtz 17(2-3-2-3-3+4)
2 Nick Morris 12(1-3-1-1-3+3)
3 Troy Batchelor 14(3-2-2-2-3+2)
4 Sam Masters 15(3-3-3-3-2+1)
5 Rohan Tungate 11(3-1-3-3-1)
6 Davey Watt 11(3-2-2-2-2)
7 Justin Sedgmen 9(2-2-1-2-2)
8 Max Fricke 8(R-1-3-1-3)
8 Mason Campton 8(2-3-1-1-1)
10 Todd Kurtz 6(2-1-2-0-1)
11 Tyron Proctor 6(1-2-1-0-2)
12 Jaimon Lidsey 4(0-0-0-3-1)
12 Jack Holder 3(0-0-3-R-R)
14 Jordan Stewart 2(0-0-0-2-0)
14 Josh Pickering 2(1-1-0-0-0)
16 Cooper Riordan 2(1-0-0-1-0)

Loxford Park "B" Final

1 - Nick Morris
2 - Justin Sedgmen
3 - Rohan Tungate
4 - Davey Watt

Loxford Park "A" Final

1 - Brady Kurtz
2 - Nick Morris
3 - Troy Batchelor
4 - Sam Masters

Intermediate classification

Pos.RiderGilMilUndLoxPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Sam Masters 1016171558
Silver medal icon.svg Justin Sedgmen 171217955
Bronze medal icon.svg Davey Watt 171571150
4 Troy Batchelor 128151449
5 Max Fricke 91614847
6 Nick Morris 14891243
7 Brady Kurtz 510101742
8 Rohan Tungate 10361130
9 Jack Holder 6710326
10 Tyron Proctor 654722
11 Mason Campton 345820
11 Jaimon Lidsey 574319
13 Todd Kurtz 542617
13 Josh Pickering 582217
15 Jordan Stewart 247215
16 Cooper Riordan 42129

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  1. "Motorcycling Australia - National Speedway Results". Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. Australian Solo Championship CBS Bins Round at Gillman Speedway Wednesday night.
  3. Davey's Delight at Gillman
  4. Sam Masters' Mildura
  5. Sedgmen Snatches Aussie Lead
  6. Sam Masters Storms to Aussie Gold
  7. Sam Masters' the 2017 Australian Championship

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