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 27 January 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.

1991 Australian Individual Speedway Championship
Previous: 1990 Next: 1992

As of 2013, this is the only time the Australian Solo Championship final has been held in the Northern Territory.

State Title Qualification

Northern Territory
  • Northern Territory Championship
  • 17 November 1990
  • Tennant Creek, Tennant Creek Speedway
  • Referee:
  • Qualification: The top two riders go through to the Australian Final.
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1Wayne Bridgeford15
2Glen Baxter14
3Trevor O'Brien13
4Robbie Wark11
5Kelvin Willis11
6Wayne Lorymer9
7Mark O'Cass7
8Marcus Gray7
9Danny Wark7
10Kerrin Giezendanner7
11Stuart Cassidy6
12Michael Clauson4
13Dean Pierce4
14Tony Hardacre2
15Wally Bondareff1

Queensland
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1Troy Butler15
2Darren Winkler13+3
3Alan Rivett13+2
4Wayne Baxter11+3
5Peter Christopher11+2
6John Reid10
7Stafford Galvin8
8Terry Keyse7
9Clinton Butler5
10Wayne Kennedy5
11Gary Richards4
12Craig Hyde4
13Steven Butler4
14Gary Davey3
15Brian Ward2
16Craig Jung2
17Kevin Winton (Res)2

Victoria
  • Victorian Championship
  • 23 December 1990
  • Mildura, Olympic Park Speedway
  • Referee:
  • Qualification: The top two riders go through to the Australian Final.
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1Leigh Adams*15
2Jason Lyons14
3Phil Crump*11+3
4Mark Lemon11+2
5Nigel Alderton10
6Cory Alderton10
7Jason Hawkes10
8Matt McWilliam8
9Anthony Key6
10Glen Bowles5
11Jody Mason5
12Gavin Sedgemen4
13Paul Wheatland (Res)3
14Justin Thomas2
15Reece Davison (Res)2
16Nigel Termelling1
17Rick Watson1
18Darren Wade1

Leigh Adams withdrew from the Australian Final after breaking his wrist in Adelaide on 9 January 1991. As the 3rd placed rider in the Victorian title, four time national champion Phil Crump was seeded to the Australian Final in Adams place.

New South Wales
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1Craig Boyce15
2Todd Wiltshire14
3Stephen Davies13
4Chris Watson11+3
5Rod Colquhoun11+2
6Mick Poole10
7Sean Willmott8
8Scott Humphries8
9Tony Primmer8
10Mark Unicomb5
11Jamie Plumb4
12Matthew Poole3
13Mick Holder3
14Darren Etheridge3
15Dave Hamnett2
16Tim Hunter2

Western Australia
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1Glenn Doyle30
2David Cheshire28
3Michael Carter22
4Glyn Taylor20
5Guy Wilson20
6Ross Townson15
7Louis Russell11
8Steve O'Leary9
9Marshall McDiarmid9
10Lee Redmond8
11Frank Smart8
12Col Burn5
13Steve Johnston (Res)0

South Australia
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1Shane Parker15
2Damon Richardson11+3
3Brett Tomkins11+2
4Neil Perry10+3
5Neil Hardy10+3
6Darrell Branford9
7Steve Graetz8
8Ross Noble8
9Scott Norman7
10Barry Golding7
11Troy Norvill6
12Gary Fischer6
13Paul Cooper5
14Mark Mitchell3
15Matthew Anchor3
16Ivan Clothier (Res)1
17Shaun Sampson0

Qualifying Round

After a number of high-profile riders had failed to qualify for the Australian final, a special qualifying round was held at Arunga Park the week before the finals. Unfortunately the round was not well attended after it was revealed that only the top five riders would be paid travel money, prompting many (mostly NSW rider Stephen Davies who had placed 2nd and 3rd in the previous two Australian titles) to boycott the event.

  • Qualifying Round
  • 19 January 1991
  • Alice Springs, Northern Territory - Arunga Park Speedway
  • Referee:
  • Qualification: The top four riders go through to the Australian Final. Fifth place takes Australian Final reserve spot.
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1Shane Bowes (SA)12
2Scott Norman (SA)10
3Mark Lemon (Vic)9+3
4Glyn Taylor (WA)9+2
5Kelvin Willis (NT)9+1
6Jason Hawkes (Vic)6
7Trevor O'Brien (NT)6
8John Reid (Qld)5
9Robbie Wark (NT)4
10Danny Wark (NT)3
11Mark O'Cass (NT)2
12Troy Mitchell (NT)2
13Stuart Cassidy (NT)1

1991 Australian Solo Championship
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
Craig Boyce ()15(3,3,3,3,3)
Glenn Doyle ()14(3,3,3,3,2)
Glyn Taylor ()12(1,3,3,2,3)
4David Cheshire ()10+3(2,3,1,1,3+3)
5Todd Wiltshire ()10+2(3,x,2,2,3+2)
6Shane Bowes ()10+1(3,1,2,3,1+1)
7Phil Crump ()9(0,2,3,3,1)
8Troy Butler ()8(0,2,2,2,2)
9Shane Parker ()8(2,2,2,2,e)
10Scott Norman ()5(2,1,0,0,2)
11Damon Richardson ()5(2,0,1,0,2)
12Mark Lemon ()5(1,2,1,1,0)
13Wayne Bridgeford ()3(1,1,0,0,1)
14Darren Winkler ()2(1,0,0,1,0)
15Glen Baxter ()2(0,0,0,1,1)
16Jason Lyons ()2(ns,1,1,0,0)
17Kelvin 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
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