New South Wales Individual Speedway Championship

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New South Wales Individual Speedway Championship
Billy Sanders.jpg
Billy Sanders eight time champion
Sport Motorcycle speedway
Most titles Billy Sanders (8)

The New South Wales Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held annually in New South Wales to determine the NSW State champion. The event is organised by the NSW Solo Riders' Association and is sanctioned by Motorcycling Australia (MA). [1]

Billy Sanders from Sydney holds the record for the most number of NSW Championship wins with eight between 1976 and 1985. From his first win in 1976 until his last win in 1985, with the exception of 1983 when no title was run, Sanders was the only winner of the NSW title.

Seven international riders have won the NSW Solo Championship. Tiger Stevenson (England - 1934), Jack Milne (USA - 1937), Wilbur Lamoreaux (USA - 1938), Jack Parker (England - 1951 & 1952), Ken McKinlay (Scotland - 1960), Eric Boocock (England - 1968) and Ole Olsen (Denmark - 1972). [2]

Winners since 1930/31

All riders from NSW unless otherwise stated.

YearVenueCityWinners
1930/31 Maitland Showground
Cumberland Oval
Maitland
Sydney
Mick Murphy
Bobby Blake
1931/32 Cumberland Oval Sydney John Allen
1932/33Not Held
1933/34 Cumberland Oval
Sydney Showground Speedway
Sydney Wally Little
Tiger Stevenson ( Flag of England.svg )
1934/35 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Bluey Wilkinson
1935/36 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Max Grosskreutz
1936/37 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Jack Milne ( Flag of the United States.svg )
1937/38 Sydney Sports Ground
Sydney Showground Speedway
Sydney Wilbur Lamoreaux ( Flag of the United States.svg )
Bluey Wilkinson
1938/39 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Bluey Wilkinson
1939/40 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Vic Duggan
1940/41 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Lionel Van Praag
1941-1945Not Held due to World War II
1945/46 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Max Grosskreutz
1946/47 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Vic Duggan
1947/48 Newcastle Showground Newcastle Aub Lawson
1948/49 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Bill Rogers (Vic)
1949/50 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Aub Lawson
1950/51 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Jack Parker ( Flag of England.svg )
1951/52 Bathurst Sports Ground Sydney Jack Parker ( Flag of England.svg )
1952/53 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Aub Lawson
1953/54 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Aub Lawson
1954/55Not Held
1955/56Not Held
1956/57 Lionel Levy
1957/58 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Noel Thorley
1958/59 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Bill Bryden
1959/60 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Ken McKinlay ( Flag of Scotland.svg )
1960/61 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Brian Collins
1961/62 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Brian Collins
1962/63 Kembla Grange Speedway Wollongong Aub Lawson
1963/64 Kembla Grange Speedway Wollongong Bob Sharp
1964/65Not Held
1965/66 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Jim Airey
1966/67Not Held
1967/68 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Eric Boocock ( Flag of England.svg )
1968/69 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Jim Airey
1969/70 Liverpool Speedway Sydney Jim Airey
1970/71 Liverpool Speedway Sydney Jim Airey
1971/72 Liverpool Speedway Sydney Ole Olsen ( Flag of Denmark.svg )
1972/73 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Bob Valentine
1973/74 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Jim Airey
1974/75 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney John Langfield
1975/76 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Phil Crump (Vic)
1976/77 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Billy Sanders
1977/78 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Billy Sanders
1978/79 Sydney Showground Speedway
Liverpool International Speedway
Sydney Billy Sanders
1979/80 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Billy Sanders
1980/81 Liverpool City Raceway Sydney Billy Sanders
1981/82 Newcastle Motordrome Newcastle Billy Sanders
1982/83Not Held
1983/84 Liverpool City Raceway Sydney Billy Sanders
1984/85 Nepean Speedway Sydney Billy Sanders
1985/86 Newcastle Motordrome Newcastle Stephen Davies
1986/87 Newcastle Motordrome Newcastle Chris Watson
1987/88 Newcastle Motordrome Newcastle Stephen Davies
1988/89 Liverpool City Raceway Sydney Stephen Davies
1989/90 Newcastle Motordrome Newcastle Todd Wiltshire
1990/91 Newcastle Motordrome Newcastle Craig Boyce
1991/92 Nepean Speedway Sydney Mick Poole
1992/93 Newcastle Motordrome Newcastle Craig Boyce
1993/94 Gosford Speedway Gosford Craig Boyce
1994/95 Newcastle Motordrome Newcastle Craig Boyce
1995/96 Gosford Speedway Gosford Craig Watson
1996/97 Gosford Speedway Gosford Craig Boyce
1997/98 Gosford Speedway Gosford Mick Poole
1998/99 Gosford Speedway Gosford Mick Poole
1999/2000 Gosford Speedway Gosford Todd Wiltshire
2000/01 Gosford Speedway Gosford Todd Wiltshire
2001/02 Oakburn Park Speedway Tamworth Mick Poole
2002/03 Gosford Speedway Gosford Mick Poole
2003/04 Gosford Speedway Gosford Craig Watson
2004/05 Gosford Speedway Gosford Adam Shields
2005/06 Gosford Speedway Gosford Chris Holder
2006/07 Oakburn Park Speedway Tamworth Chris Holder
2007/08 Gosford Speedway Gosford Chris Holder
2008/09 Gosford Speedway Gosford Chris Holder
2009/10 Oakburn Park Speedway Tamworth Darcy Ward (Qld)
2010/11 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Chris Holder
2011/12 Loxford Park Speedway
Oakburn Park Speedway
Kurri Kurri
Tamworth
Kozza Smith
2012/13 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Sam Masters
2013/14 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Brady Kurtz [3]
2014/15 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Brady Kurtz
2015/16 Oakburn Park Speedway Tamworth Tyson Nelson
2016/17 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Rohan Tungate
2017/18 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Rohan Tungate
2018/19 Woodstock Park Speedway Cowra Jack Holder
2019/20 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Jack Holder
2020/21 Woodstock Park Speedway Cowra Jack Holder
2021/22 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Jack Holder [4]
2022/23 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Jack Holder [5]
2023/24 not held due to lack of entries

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