Australian Under-21 Individual Speedway Championship
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The Australian Under-21 Speedway Championship is a motorcycle speedway
championship held each year since 1987, with the exception of 1994 and 1995, to determine the Australian Under-21 national champion. The event is organised by Motorcycling Australia
(MA).
** 2008 No third place awarded. Troy Batchelor
fell & was excluded on lap 2, Robert Ksiezak
suffered engine failure in lap 2 of the re-run Final
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
championship held each year since 1987, with the exception of 1994 and 1995, to determine the Australian Under-21 national champion. The event is organised by Motorcycling Australia
Motorcycling Australia
Motorcycling Australia is the governing body for motorcycle racing in Australia, covering road racing, motocross, trials, supercross, dirt track, supermoto and speedway...
(MA).
Winners since 1987
| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 1987 | Undera Park | Gary Allan (Qld) | ||
| 1988 | North Arm Speedway North Arm Speedway North Arm Speedway was the first dedicated motorcycle speedway ever built in Adelaide, South Australia and was located in the industrial suburb of Gillman... |
Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... (Vic) |
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| 1989 | Olympic Park Speedway | Craig Hodgson (SA) | Scott Norman (SA) | Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... (Vic) |
| 1990 | Riverland Speedway | Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... (Vic) |
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| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 1991 1991 Australian Under-21 Individual Speedway Championship The 1991 Australian Under-21 Individual Speedway Championship was the 5th running of the Australian Under-21 Individual Speedway Championship organised by Motorcycling Australia. The final took place on 6 January 1991 at the Olympic Park Speedway in Mildura, Victoria. The championship was won by... |
Olympic Park Speedway | Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... (Vic) |
Shane Parker Shane Parker (speedway rider) Shane Andrew Parker is a speedway rider, currently riding with the Sheffield Tigers in the British Premier League in what will be his last season in Britain.... (SA) |
Jason Lyons Jason Lyons Jason Rodney Lyons is an Australian international Motorcycle speedway rider currently riding for the Redcar Bears in the British Premier League. Jason is the son of former rider Rod Lyons... (Vic) |
| 1992 | Riverview Speedway Riverview Speedway Riverview Speedway, sometimes referred to as Murray Bridge Speedway is a Dirt track racing venue that is located in the town of Murray Bridge, South Australia, only 66 km from Adelaide. Racing at the speedway generally takes place between September and May meetings are held every second... |
Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... (Vic) |
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| 1993 | Olympic Park Speedway | Ryan Sullivan Ryan Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan (born 20 January 1975, in Fitzroy, Victoria (a suburb of Melbourne) is an Australian international speedway rider.-Early years:... (SA) |
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| 1994 | not held | |||
| 1995 | not held | |||
| 1996 | North Arm Speedway North Arm Speedway North Arm Speedway was the first dedicated motorcycle speedway ever built in Adelaide, South Australia and was located in the industrial suburb of Gillman... |
Ryan Sullivan Ryan Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan (born 20 January 1975, in Fitzroy, Victoria (a suburb of Melbourne) is an Australian international speedway rider.-Early years:... (SA) |
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| 1997 | Undera Park | Adam Shields Adam Shields Adam Shields, born in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales), is an Australian international Speedway rider who has ridden for multiple teams in the British Speedway League. He first rode in this country for Premier League team the Isle of Wight in 2002, before stepping up to the Elite League for... (NSW) |
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| 1998 | Olympic Park Speedway | Travis McGowan Travis McGowan Travis McGowan is an Australian speedway rider.-Career:McGowan started racing motorbikes the age of ten and by 1993 he had already won the Australian Under-16 Speedway Championship... (Vic) |
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| 1999 | Gold Coast Speedway | Nigel Sadler (SA) | ||
| 2000 | Tamworth Speedway | Travis McGowan Travis McGowan Travis McGowan is an Australian speedway rider.-Career:McGowan started racing motorbikes the age of ten and by 1993 he had already won the Australian Under-16 Speedway Championship... (Vic) |
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| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 2001 | Gillman Speedway Gillman Speedway Gillman Speedway is a purpose built motorcycle speedway located in the Adelaide suburb of Gillman in South Australia.The closure of the nearby North Arm Speedway at the end of the 1996-97 season left Adelaide without a venue for motorcycle speedway for the first time in almost 80 years. David... |
Rusty Harrison Rusty Harrison Russell Wade "Rusty" Harrison is a speedway rider who rides for the Workington Comets in the British Premier League.-Career summary:... (SA) |
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| 2002 | Gillman Speedway Gillman Speedway Gillman Speedway is a purpose built motorcycle speedway located in the Adelaide suburb of Gillman in South Australia.The closure of the nearby North Arm Speedway at the end of the 1996-97 season left Adelaide without a venue for motorcycle speedway for the first time in almost 80 years. David... |
Travis McGowan Travis McGowan Travis McGowan is an Australian speedway rider.-Career:McGowan started racing motorbikes the age of ten and by 1993 he had already won the Australian Under-16 Speedway Championship... (Vic) |
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| 2003 | Tamworth Speedway | Rory Schlein Rory Schlein Rory Robert Schlein is an Australian international speedway rider. Schlein was signed by the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2001 and has since won the British Conference League championship while on loan at Sheffield Tigers in 2001, the British Premier League championship with the Monarchs in 2003 and the... (SA) |
Cameron Woodward (Vic) | Jaye Stevens (NSW) |
| 2004 | Undera Park | Rory Schlein Rory Schlein Rory Robert Schlein is an Australian international speedway rider. Schlein was signed by the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2001 and has since won the British Conference League championship while on loan at Sheffield Tigers in 2001, the British Premier League championship with the Monarchs in 2003 and the... (SA) |
Robert Ksiezak Robert Ksiezak Robert Ksiezak is a speedway rider riding for the Glasgow Tigers in the British Premier League.- Career :... (SA) |
Matt Wethers (SA) |
| 2005 | Tamworth Speedway | Chris Holder Chris Holder Chris Holder is a speedway rider currently riding for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League. He became the Australian Individual Speedway Champion in 2008 and followed up with wins in 2010 and 2011 as well as winning the Australian Under-21 Championship in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008... (NSW) |
Rory Schlein Rory Schlein Rory Robert Schlein is an Australian international speedway rider. Schlein was signed by the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2001 and has since won the British Conference League championship while on loan at Sheffield Tigers in 2001, the British Premier League championship with the Monarchs in 2003 and the... (SA) |
Cameron Woodward (Vic) |
| 2006 | Gillman Speedway Gillman Speedway Gillman Speedway is a purpose built motorcycle speedway located in the Adelaide suburb of Gillman in South Australia.The closure of the nearby North Arm Speedway at the end of the 1996-97 season left Adelaide without a venue for motorcycle speedway for the first time in almost 80 years. David... |
Chris Holder Chris Holder Chris Holder is a speedway rider currently riding for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League. He became the Australian Individual Speedway Champion in 2008 and followed up with wins in 2010 and 2011 as well as winning the Australian Under-21 Championship in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008... (NSW) |
Troy Batchelor Troy Batchelor Troy Matthew Batchelor is a speedway rider riding for the Peterborough Panthers in the British Elite League.-Career:... (Qld) |
Jason Doyle Jason Doyle Jason Doyle is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider who rides for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League and Polonia Piła in the Polish Second Division.-Career:... (NSW) |
| 2007 | Gillman Speedway Gillman Speedway Gillman Speedway is a purpose built motorcycle speedway located in the Adelaide suburb of Gillman in South Australia.The closure of the nearby North Arm Speedway at the end of the 1996-97 season left Adelaide without a venue for motorcycle speedway for the first time in almost 80 years. David... |
Chris Holder Chris Holder Chris Holder is a speedway rider currently riding for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League. He became the Australian Individual Speedway Champion in 2008 and followed up with wins in 2010 and 2011 as well as winning the Australian Under-21 Championship in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008... (NSW) |
Troy Batchelor Troy Batchelor Troy Matthew Batchelor is a speedway rider riding for the Peterborough Panthers in the British Elite League.-Career:... (Qld) |
Robert Ksiezak Robert Ksiezak Robert Ksiezak is a speedway rider riding for the Glasgow Tigers in the British Premier League.- Career :... (SA) |
| 2008** | Olympic Park Speedway | Chris Holder Chris Holder Chris Holder is a speedway rider currently riding for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League. He became the Australian Individual Speedway Champion in 2008 and followed up with wins in 2010 and 2011 as well as winning the Australian Under-21 Championship in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008... (NSW) |
Tyron Proctor (Vic) | |
| 2009 | Gosford Speedway | Darcy Ward Darcy Ward Darcy Stephen Ward is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider who won the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Australian Under-21 Championships as well as the 2009 and 2010 World Under-21 Championships... (Qld) |
Kozza Smith Kozza Smith Kozza Smith is a motorcycle speedway rider riding for the King's Lynn Stars in the British Elite League and the Berwick Bandits in the British Premier League.... (NSW) |
Aaron Summers (SA) |
| 2010 | Olympic Park Speedway | Darcy Ward Darcy Ward Darcy Stephen Ward is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider who won the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Australian Under-21 Championships as well as the 2009 and 2010 World Under-21 Championships... (Qld) |
Justin Sedgemen (Vic) | Josh Auty Josh Auty Joshua Liam Auty in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, is a speedway rider in the United Kingdom, riding with the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League.... (  ) |
| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 2011 | North Brisbane Speedway | Darcy Ward Darcy Ward Darcy Stephen Ward is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider who won the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Australian Under-21 Championships as well as the 2009 and 2010 World Under-21 Championships... (Qld) |
Richard Sweetman Richard Sweetman Richard Sweetman is an Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who currently rides for the Glasgow Tigers replacing the injured Josh Grajzonek.... (NSW) |
Josh Grajczonek (Qld) |
| 2012 | Kurri Kurri Speedway | TBD | TBD | TBD |
** 2008 No third place awarded. Troy Batchelor
Troy Batchelor
Troy Matthew Batchelor is a speedway rider riding for the Peterborough Panthers in the British Elite League.-Career:...
fell & was excluded on lap 2, Robert Ksiezak
Robert Ksiezak
Robert Ksiezak is a speedway rider riding for the Glasgow Tigers in the British Premier League.- Career :...
suffered engine failure in lap 2 of the re-run Final