Australian Under-21 Individual Speedway Championship

The Australian Under-21 Speedway Championship is a motorcycle speedway championship held each year since 1986, to determine the Australian Under-21 national champion. The event is organised by Motorcycling Australia (MA).[1][2][3]

Australian U21 Championship
Chris Holder, four time winner
SportMotorcycle speedway
Founded1986
Most titlesLeigh Adams, Max Fricke, Chris Holder (all 4)

History

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The event was run as the Australian Under-18 Championship in 1986. This lasted just one year and was changed to the Under-21 Championship in 1987, to bring it in line with the Individual Speedway Junior World Championship which was also for Under-21s.[4]

The inaugural Under-21 Championship in 1987 was held at the Undera Park Speedway in Victoria. The championship was won by Queenslander Gary Allan. It would take another 22 years (2009) before another Queenslander Darcy Ward won the event.

Leigh Adams from Mildura, Sydney's Chris Holder and Victorian rider Max Fricke, jointly hold the record for most wins in the Australian Under-21 Championship with four wins each. Leigh Adams, Darcy Ward and Max Fricke are the only Australian Under-21 Champions to have won the Under-21 World Championship.

Past Winners

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Year Venue Winner Runner-up 3rd place
1986* Olympic Park Speedway Nigel Tremelling (Vic)
1987 Undera Park Speedway Gary Allan (Qld) Steve Langdon (Qld) Tony Langdon (Qld)
1988 North Arm Speedway Leigh Adams (Vic) Scott Norman (SA) Craig Boyce (NSW)
1989 Olympic Park Speedway Craig Hodgson (SA) Scott Norman (SA) Leigh Adams (Vic)
1990 Riverland Speedway Leigh Adams (Vic) Shane Bowes (SA) Shane Parker (SA)
1991 Olympic Park Speedway Leigh Adams (Vic) Shane Parker (SA) Jason Lyons (Vic)
1992 Riverview Speedway Leigh Adams (Vic) Jason Hawkes (Vic) Jason Crump (Vic)
1993 Olympic Park Speedway Ryan Sullivan (SA) Cory Alderton (Vic) Jason Hawkes (Vic)
1994 & 1995 not held
1996 North Arm Speedway Ryan Sullivan (SA) Brett Woodifield (SA) Nigel Sadler (SA)
1997 Undera Park Speedway Adam Shields (NSW) Nigel Sadler (SA) Craig Watson (NSW)
1998 Olympic Park Speedway Travis McGowan (Vic) Chris Szauter (NSW) Adam Shields (NSW)
1999 Gold Coast Speedway Nigel Sadler (SA) Kevin Doolan (Vic) Rusty Harrison (SA)
2000 Oakburn Park Speedway Travis McGowan (Vic) Kevin Doolan (Vic) Scott Smith (Qld)
2001 Gillman Speedway Rusty Harrison (SA) Ashley Jones (Vic) Ben Shields (NSW)
2002 Gillman Speedway Travis McGowan (Vic) Cameron Woodward (Vic) Rusty Harrison (SA)
2003 Oakburn Park Speedway Rory Schlein (SA) Cameron Woodward (Vic) Jaye Stevens (NSW)
2004 Undera Park Speedway Rory Schlein (SA) Robert Ksiezak (SA) Matthew Wethers (SA)
2005 Oakburn Park Speedway Chris Holder (NSW) Rory Schlein (SA) Cameron Woodward (Vic)
2006 Gillman Speedway Chris Holder (NSW) Troy Batchelor (Qld) Jason Doyle (NSW)
2007 Gillman Speedway Chris Holder (NSW) Troy Batchelor (Qld) Robert Ksiezak (SA)
2008 Olympic Park Speedway Chris Holder (NSW) Tyron Proctor (Vic) **
2009 Gosford Speedway Darcy Ward (Qld) Kozza Smith (NSW) Aaron Summers (SA)
2010 Olympic Park Speedway Darcy Ward (Qld) Justin Sedgmen (Vic) Josh Auty ( )
2011 North Brisbane Speedway Darcy Ward (Qld) Richard Sweetman (NSW) Josh Grajczonek (Qld)
2012 Loxford Park Speedway Taylor Poole (NSW) Justin Sedgmen (Vic) Alex Davies (NSW)
2013 Loxford Park Speedway Max Fricke (Vic)[5] Taylor Poole (NSW) Justin Sedgmen (Vic)
2014 Gillman Speedway Max Fricke (Vic)[6] Ryan Douglas (Qld) Jack Holder (NSW)
2015 Loxford Park Speedway Max Fricke (Vic) Jack Holder (NSW) Brady Kurtz (NSW)
2016 Gillman Speedway Jack Holder (NSW) Brady Kurtz (NSW) Max Fricke (Vic)
2017 Loxford Park Speedway Max Fricke (Vic)[7] Jack Holder (NSW) Jaimon Lidsey (Vic)
2018 Olympic Park Speedway Jaimon Lidsey (Vic) Kye Thomson Zaine Kennedy
2019 Willowbank Speedway[8] Jaimon Lidsey (Vic) Jordan Stewart (Vic) Matthew Gilmore
2020 Undera Park Speedway Jaimon Lidsey (Vic)[9] Zach Cook Jedd List
2021 not held due to Covid-19[10]
2022 Gillman Speedway Keynan Rew[11] Tate Zischke James Pearson
2023 Oakburn Park Speedway Michael West[12] Tate Zischke Harrison Ryan

* 1986 run as the Australian Under-18 Championship.
** 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 leaving Chris Holder and Tyron Proctor as the only finishers

Medals classification (2 or more)

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Pos Rider       Total
1. Leigh Adams 4 1 5
Max Fricke 4 1 5
3. Chris Holder 4 4
4. Jaimon Lidsey 3 1 4
5. Travis McGowan 3 3
Darcy Ward 3 3
6. Rory Schlein 2 1 3
7. Ryan Sullivan 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Australian Junior Solo Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. ^ http://speedwaystats.wordpress.com/nationals/down-under/australia-2/ Australian Under-21 Solo Title's
  3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110929185040/http://www.ma.org.au/index.php?id=425 Motorcycle Australia results since 2003
  4. ^ Loader, Tony (1991). Loader's International Speedway Annual 1991. Tony Loader. p. 66. ISSN 1036-4404.
  5. ^ "Fricke Flies to Aussie Crown Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine", speedwaygp.com, 19 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013
  6. ^ "Max Fricke wins thrilling Aussie U/21 Title Archived 14 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine"
  7. ^ Title No.4 for Fricke
  8. ^ "Riders Drawn for 2019 Australian Speedway U21 Championship". Motorcycling Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Jaimon Lidsey Takes His Third Under 21 Speedway Championship Title". 27 January 2020.
  10. ^ "COVID-19 Forces Cancellation of 2021 & Postponement of 2022 Australian Speedway Championships". 4 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Rew roars to Aussie U21 crown". FIM. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Michael West Wins Dramatic Australian U21 Speedway Title". Full Noise. Retrieved 23 February 2024.