1991 Australian Individual Speedway Championship
The 1991 Australian Individual Speedway Championship was the 1991 version of the Australian Individual Speedway Championship organised by Motorcycling Australia. The final took place on January 27 at the Arunga Park Speedway in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Sydney's Craig Boyce won his first Australian championship from defending champion Glenn Doyle with veteran Glyn Taylor third (both from Perth, WA). Boyce was unbeaten on the night to win his first Australian Championship.
As of 2011, this is the only time the Australian Solo Championship final has been held in the Northern Territory.
State Title Qualification
New South Wales
Pos. |
Rider |
Points |
Details |
1 |
Craig Boyce |
15 |
|
2 |
Todd Wiltshire |
14 |
|
3 |
Stephen Davies |
13 |
|
4 |
Chris Watson |
11+3 |
|
5 |
Rod Colquhoun |
11+2 |
|
6 |
Mick Poole |
10 |
|
7 |
Sean Willmott |
8 |
|
8 |
Scott Humphries |
8 |
|
9 |
Tony Primmer |
8 |
|
10 |
Mark Unicomb |
5 |
|
11 |
Jamie Plumb |
4 |
|
12 |
Matthew Poole |
3 |
|
13 |
Mick Holder |
3 |
|
14 |
Darren Etheridge |
3 |
|
15 |
Dave Hamnett |
2 |
|
16 |
Tim Hunter |
2 |
|
Northern Territory
- NT Championship
- November 17, 1990
- Tennant Creek, Tennant Creek Speedway
- Referee:
- Qualification: The top two riders go through to the Australian Final.
Pos. |
Rider |
Points |
Details |
1 |
Wayne Bridgeford |
15 |
|
2 |
Glen Baxter |
14 |
|
3 |
Trevor O'Brien |
13 |
|
4 |
Robbie Wark |
11 |
|
5 |
Kelvin Willis |
11 |
|
6 |
Wayne Lorymer |
9 |
|
7 |
Mark O'Cass |
7 |
|
8 |
Marcus Gray |
7 |
|
9 |
Danny Wark |
7 |
|
10 |
Kerrin Giezendanner |
7 |
|
11 |
Stuart Cassidy |
6 |
|
12 |
Michael Clauson |
4 |
|
13 |
Dean Pierce |
4 |
|
14 |
Tony Hardacre |
2 |
|
15 |
Wally Bondareff |
1 |
|
Queensland
- Qld Championship
- December 1, 1990
- Mackay, Mac's Speedway
- Referee:
- Qualification: The top two riders go through to the Australian Final.
Pos. |
Rider |
Points |
Details |
1 |
Troy Butler |
15 |
|
2 |
Darren Winkler |
13+3 |
|
3 |
Alan Rivett |
13+2 |
|
4 |
Wayne Baxter |
11+3 |
|
5 |
Peter Christopher |
11+2 |
|
6 |
John Reid |
10 |
|
7 |
Stafford Galvin |
8 |
|
8 |
Terry Keyse |
7 |
|
9 |
Clinton Butler |
5 |
|
10 |
Wayne Kennedy |
5 |
|
11 |
Gary Richards |
4 |
|
12 |
Craig Hyde |
4 |
|
13 |
Steven Butler |
4 |
|
14 |
Gary Davey |
3 |
|
15 |
Brian Ward |
2 |
|
16 |
Craig Jung |
2 |
|
17 |
Kevin Winton (Res) |
2 |
|
South Australia
Pos. |
Rider |
Points |
Details |
1 |
Shane Parker |
15 |
|
2 |
Damon Richardson |
11+3 |
|
3 |
Brett Tomkins |
11+2 |
|
4 |
Neil Perry |
10 |
|
5 |
Neil Hardy |
10 |
|
6 |
Darrell Branford |
9 |
|
7 |
Steve Graetz |
8 |
|
8 |
Ross Noble |
8 |
|
9 |
Scott Norman |
7 |
|
10 |
Barry Golding |
7 |
|
11 |
Troy Norvill |
6 |
|
12 |
Gary Fischer |
6 |
|
13 |
Paul Cooper |
5 |
|
14 |
Mark Mitchell |
3 |
|
15 |
Matthew Anchor |
3 |
|
16 |
Ivan Clothier (Res) |
1 |
|
17 |
Shaun Sampson |
0 |
|
Victoria
- Vic Championship
- December 23, 1990
- Mildura, Olympic Park Speedway
- Referee:
- Qualification: The top two riders go through to the Australian Final.
Pos. |
Rider |
Points |
Details |
1 |
Leigh Adams* |
15 |
|
2 |
Jason Lyons |
14 |
|
3 |
Phil Crump* |
11+3 |
|
4 |
Mark Lemon |
11+2 |
|
5 |
Nigel Alderton |
10 |
|
6 |
Cory Alderton |
10 |
|
7 |
Jason Hawkes |
10 |
|
8 |
Matt McWilliam |
8 |
|
9 |
Anthony Key |
6 |
|
10 |
Glen Bowles |
5 |
|
11 |
Jody Mason |
5 |
|
12 |
Gavin Sedgemen |
4 |
|
13 |
Paul Wheatland (Res) |
3 |
|
14 |
Justin Thomas |
2 |
|
15 |
Reece Davison (Res) |
2 |
|
16 |
Nigel Termelling |
1 |
|
17 |
Rick Watson |
1 |
|
18 |
Darren Wade |
1 |
|
Leigh Adams withdrew from the Australian Final after breaking his wrist in Adelaide on January 9, 1991. As the 3rd placed rider in the Victorian title, Phil Crump was seeded to the Australian Final in Adams place.
Western Australia
- WA Championship
- December 28, 1990
- Perth, Claremont Speedway
- Referee:
- Qualification: The top two riders go through to the Australian Final.
Pos. |
Rider |
Points |
Details |
1 |
Glenn Doyle |
30 |
|
2 |
David Cheshire |
28 |
|
3 |
Michael Carter |
22 |
|
4 |
Glyn Taylor |
20 |
|
5 |
Guy Wilson |
20 |
|
6 |
Ross Townson |
15 |
|
7 |
Louis Russell |
11 |
|
8 |
Steve O'Leary |
9 |
|
9 |
Marshall McDiarmid |
9 |
|
10 |
Lee Redmond |
8 |
|
11 |
Frank Smart |
8 |
|
12 |
Col Burn |
5 |
|
13 |
Steve Johnston (Res) |
0 |
|
Qualifying Round
- Qualifying Round
- January 19, 1991
- Alice Springs, Arunga Park Speedway
- Referee:
- Qualification: The top four riders go through to the Australian Final. Fifth place takes Australian Final reserve spot.
Pos. |
Rider |
Points |
Details |
1 |
Shane Bowes (SA) |
12 |
|
2 |
Scott Norman (SA) |
10 |
|
3 |
Mark Lemon (Vic) |
9+3 |
|
4 |
Glyn Taylor (WA) |
9+2 |
|
5 |
Kelvin Willis (NT) |
9+1 |
|
6 |
Jason Hawkes (Vic) |
6 |
|
7 |
Trevor O'Brien (NT) |
6 |
|
8 |
John Reid (Qld) |
5 |
|
9 |
Robbie Wark (NT) |
4 |
|
10 |
Danny Wark (NT) |
3 |
|
11 |
Mark O'Cass (NT) |
2 |
|
12 |
Troy Mitchell (NT) |
2 |
|
13 |
Stuart Cassidy (NT) |
1 |
|
1991 Australian Solo Championship
Pos. |
Rider |
Points |
Details |
|
Craig Boyce () |
15 |
(3,3,3,3,3) |
|
Glenn Doyle () |
14 |
(3,3,3,3,2) |
|
Glyn Taylor () |
12 |
(1,3,3,2,3) |
4 |
David Cheshire () |
10+3 |
(2,3,1,1,3+3) |
5 |
Todd Wiltshire () |
10+2 |
(3,x,2,2,3+2) |
6 |
Shane Bowes () |
10+1 |
(3,1,2,3,1+1) |
7 |
Phil Crump () |
9 |
(0,2,3,3,1) |
8 |
Troy Butler () |
8 |
(0,2,2,2,2) |
9 |
Shane Parker () |
8 |
(2,2,2,2,e) |
10 |
Scott Norman () |
5 |
(2,1,0,0,2) |
11 |
Damon Richardson () |
5 |
(2,0,1,0,2) |
12 |
Mark Lemon () |
5 |
(1,2,1,1,0) |
13 |
Wayne Bridgeford () |
3 |
(1,1,0,0,1) |
14 |
Darren Winkler () |
2 |
(1,0,0,1,0) |
15 |
Glen Baxter () |
2 |
(0,0,0,1,1) |
16 |
Jason Lyons () |
2 |
(ns,1,1,0,0) |
17 |
Kelvin Willis () (Res) |
0 |
(0,-,-,-,-) |
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
References
- Books
- Loader, Tony (1991). Loader's International Speedway Annual 1991. Tony Loader. pp. 61–83. ISSN 1036-4404.
See also