1991 Australian Individual Speedway Championship

1991 Australian Individual Speedway Championship
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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.

Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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