New South Wales Individual Speedway Championship
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).
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. Aub Lawson, Craig Boyce and Chris Holder are next with five wins. Only Holder, the reigning champion (2011), is still actively racing.
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).
Unless stated, all riders are from New South Wales
Winners since 1930/31
All riders from NSW unless otherwise stated.
Year | Venue | City | Winners |
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1930/31 | Maitland Showground Cumberland Oval |
Maitland Sydney |
Mick Murphy Bobby Blake |
1931/32 | Cumberland Oval | Sydney | John Allen |
1932/33 | Not Held | ||
1933/34 | Cumberland Oval Sydney Showground Speedway |
Sydney | Wally Little Tiger Stevenson () |
1934/35 | Sydney Showground Speedway | Sydney | Bluey Wilkinson |
1935/36 | Sydney Showground Speedway | Sydney | Max Grosskreutz |
1936/37 | Sydney Showground Speedway | Sydney | Jack Milne () |
1937/38 | Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Showground Speedway |
Sydney | Wilbur Lamoreaux () Bluey Wilkinson |
1938/39 | Sydney Sports Ground | Sydney | Bluey Wilkinson |
1939/40 | Sydney Sports Ground | Sydney | Vic Duggan |
Year | Venue | City | Winners |
1940/41 | Sydney Sports Ground | Sydney | Lionel Van Praag |
1941-1945 | Not 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 |
Year | Venue | City | Winners |
1950/51 | Sydney Sports Ground | Sydney | Jack Parker () |
1951/52 | Sydney Showground Speedway | Sydney | Jack Parker () |
1952/53 | Sydney Showground Speedway | Sydney | Aub Lawson |
1953/54 | Sydney Showground Speedway | Sydney | Aub Lawson |
1954/55 | Not Held | ||
1955/56 | Not 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 () |
Year | Venue | City | Winners |
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 |
1964/65 | Not Held | ||
1965/66 | Sydney Showground Speedway | Sydney | Jim Airey |
1966/67 | Not Held | ||
1967/68 | Sydney Showground Speedway | Sydney | Eric Boocock () |
1968/69 | Sydney Showground Speedway | Sydney | Jim Airey |
1969/70 | Liverpool Speedway | Sydney | Jim Airey |
Year | Venue | City | Winners |
1970/71 | Liverpool Speedway | Sydney | Jim Airey |
1971/72 | Liverpool Speedway | Sydney | Ole Olsen () |
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 |
Year | Venue | City | Winners |
1980/81 | Liverpool City Raceway | Sydney | Billy Sanders |
1981/82 | Newcastle Motordrome | Newcastle | Billy Sanders |
1982/83 | Not Held | ||
1983/84 | Liverpool City Raceway | Sydney | Billy Sanders |
1984/85 | Nepean Speedway | Sydney | Billy Sanders |
1985/86 | Newcastle Motordrome | Newcastle | Steven Davies |
1986/87 | Newcastle Motordrome | Newcastle | Chris Watson |
1987/88 | Newcastle Motordrome | Newcastle | Steven Davies |
1988/89 | Liverpool City Raceway | Sydney | Steven Davies |
1989/90 | Newcastle Motordrome | Newcastle | Todd Wiltshire |
Year | Venue | City | Winners |
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 |
Year | Venue | City | Winners |
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) |
Year | Venue | City | Winners |
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[1] |
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 | Cowra | Jack Holder | |
2019/20 | Loxford Park Speedway | Kurri Kurri | Jack Holder |
References
- "Kurtz Sets New Record", Speedway Star, 14 December 2003, p. 45