The 2017 Individual Speedway Australian Championship is a Motorcycle speedway competition organised by Motorcycling Australia (MA) for the Australian Solo Championship.[1]
The four round series will be held between 4 January and 14 January.
The rounds are scheduled for Gillman Speedway in Adelaide on 4 January, Olympic Park Speedway in Mildura on 7 January, Undera Park Speedway in Undera on 11 January, with the fourth and final round to be held at the Loxford Park Speedway in Kurri Kurri on 14 January.
Qualification
The 16 riders announced by Motorcycling Australia were:
- Brady Kurtz (NSW) - Defending champion
- Troy Batchelor (SA)
- Mason Campton (NSW)
- Max Fricke (Vic)
- Jack Holder (NSW)
- Todd Kurtz (NSW)
- Jaimon Lidsey (Vic)
- Sam Masters (NSW)
- Nick Morris (Qld)
- Josh Pickering (NSW)
- Tyron Proctor (Vic)
- Cooper Riordan (Vic)
- Justin Sedgmen (Vic)
- Jordan Stewart (Vic)
- Rohan Tungate (NSW)
- Davey Watt (Qld)
The reserves for the series were announced as: James Davies (Vic), Matthew Gilmore (NSW), Dakota Ballantyne (SA) and Alan McDonald (NSW).[2]
Points System
Points are standard scoring in Motorcycle speedway of 3 (1st), 2 (2nd), 1 (3rd), 0 (4th) per heat race. A bonus point is added for each position in the "A" Final (meaning even 4th gets a point unless a DNF or exclusion) and no points are scored in the "B" Final. The maximum number of points possible per rider in a single round is 19.
Gillman
- Round one[3]
- 4 January
Adelaide, South Australia - Gillman Speedway- Referee: Ivan Golding
- Top 3 riders to "A" Final, riders 4-7 to "B" Final
- "B" Final winner to "A" Final
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Heat Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davey Watt | 17 | (3-3-3-3-1+4) |
| 2 | Justin Sedgmen | 17 | (3-2-3-3-3+3) |
| 3 | Troy Batchelor | 12 | (3-1-1-3-2+2) |
| 4 | Nick Morris | 14 | (2-3-3-2-3+1) |
| 5 | Sam Masters | 10 | (2-3-R-3-2) |
| 6 | Rohan Tungate | 10 | (1-2-3-1-3) |
| 7 | Max Fricke | 9 | (0-2-2-2-3) |
| 8 | Tyron Proctor | 6 | (3-0-1-1-1) |
| 9 | Jack Holder | 6 | (2-1-2-0-1) |
| 10 | Jaimon Lidsey | 5 | (0-3-0-2-0) |
| 11 | Todd Kurtz | 5 | (2-1-0-2-0) |
| 12 | Brady Kurtz | 5 | (1-2-2-0-0) |
| 13 | Josh Pickering | 5 | (1-1-1-0-2) |
| 14 | Cooper Riordan | 4 | (0-0-2-0-2) |
| 15 | Mason Campton | 3 | (1-0-0-1-1) |
| 16 | Jordan Stewart | 2 | (0-X-1-1-0) |
Gillman "B" Final
1 - Troy Batchelor
2 - Rohan Tungate
3 - Max Fricke
e - Sam Masters
Gillman "A" Final
1 - Davey Watt
2 - Justin Sedgmen
3 - Troy Batchelor
4 - Nick Morris
Olympic Park
- Round two[4]
- 7 January
Mildura, Victoria - Olympic Park Speedway- Referee: Brendon Gledhill
- Top 3 riders to "A" Final, riders 4-7 to "B" Final
- "B" Final winner to "A" Final
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Heat Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Masters | 16 | (3-3-3-3-0+4) |
| 2 | Max Fricke | 16 | (3-1-3-3-3+3) |
| 3 | Davey Watt | 15 | (3-3-2-3-2+2) |
| 4 | Justin Sedgmen | 12 | (X-3-3-3-3+X) |
| 5 | Brady Kurtz | 10 | (1-3-1-2-3) |
| 6 | Nick Morris | 8 | (2-1-3-2-X) |
| 7 | Troy Batchelor | 8 | (3-X-2-1-2) |
| 8 | Josh Pickering | 8 | (1-2-1-2-2) |
| 9 | Jack Holder | 7 | (2-2-0-0-3) |
| 10 | Jaimon Lidsey | 7 | (1-2-2-2-0) |
| 11 | Tyron Proctor | 5 | (0-2-1-1-1) |
| 12 | Jordan Stewart | 4 | (2-0-X-0-2) |
| 13 | Todd Kurtz | 4 | (0-1-2-0-1) |
| 14 | Mason Campton | 4 | (0-1-1-1-1) |
| 15 | Rohan Tungate | 3 | (1-R-R-1-1) |
| 16 | Cooper Riordan | 2 | (2-0-0-0-0) |
Olympic Park "B" Final
1 - Justin Sedgmen
2 - Brady Kurtz
3 - Nick Morris
4 - Troy Batchelor
Olympic Park "A" Final
1 - Sam Masters
2 - Max Fricke
3 - Davey Watt
fx - Justin Sedgmen
Undera Park
- Round three[5]
- 11 January
- Undera, Victoria - Undera Park Speedway
- Referee: Lyal Allan
- Top 3 riders to "A" Final, riders 4-7 to "B" Final
- "B" Final winner to "A" Final
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Heat Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Sedgmen | 17 | (3-3-3-3-1+4) |
| 2 | Sam Masters | 17 | (2-3-3-3-3+3) |
| 3 | Max Fricke | 14 | (3-3-3-1-2+2) |
| 4 | Troy Batchelor | 15 | (3-3-2-3-3+1) |
| 5 | Jack Holder | 10 | (3-2-2-3-0) |
| 6 | Brady Kurtz | 10 | (2-1-3-2-2) |
| 7 | Nick Morris | 9 | (1-2-2-2-2) |
| 8 | Davey Watt | 7 | (1-2-1-X-3) |
| 8 | Jordan Stewart | 7 | (2-1-1-2-1) |
| 10 | Rohan Tungate | 6 | (X-X-2-1-3) |
| 11 | Mason Campton | 5 | (1-2-0-0-2) |
| 12 | Tyron Proctor | 4 | (2-1-0-1-R) |
| 12 | Jaimon Lidsey | 4 | (1-0-0-2-1) |
| 14 | Josh Pickering | 2 | (0-1-1-0-0) |
| 14 | Todd Kurtz | 2 | (0-0-1-0-1) |
| 16 | Cooper Riordan | 1 | (0-0-0-1-0) |
Undera Park "B" Final
1 - Max Fricke
2 - Jack Holder
r - Brady Kurtz
fx - Nick Morris
Undera Park "A" Final
1 - Justin Sedgmen
2 - Sam Masters
3 - Max Fricke
4 - Troy Batchelor
Loxford Park
- Round four[6]
- 14 January
Kurri Kurri, New South Wales - Loxford Park Speedway- Referee: David Mills
- Top 3 riders to "A" Final, riders 4-7 to "B" Final
- "B" Final winner to "A" Final
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Heat Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Kurtz | 17 | (2-3-2-3-3+4) |
| 2 | Nick Morris | 12 | (1-3-1-1-3+3) |
| 3 | Troy Batchelor | 14 | (3-2-2-2-3+2) |
| 4 | Sam Masters | 15 | (3-3-3-3-2+1) |
| 5 | Rohan Tungate | 11 | (3-1-3-3-1) |
| 6 | Davey Watt | 11 | (3-2-2-2-2) |
| 7 | Justin Sedgmen | 9 | (2-2-1-2-2) |
| 8 | Max Fricke | 8 | (R-1-3-1-3) |
| 8 | Mason Campton | 8 | (2-3-1-1-1) |
| 10 | Todd Kurtz | 6 | (2-1-2-0-1) |
| 11 | Tyron Proctor | 6 | (1-2-1-0-2) |
| 12 | Jaimon Lidsey | 4 | (0-0-0-3-1) |
| 12 | Jack Holder | 3 | (0-0-3-R-R) |
| 14 | Jordan Stewart | 2 | (0-0-0-2-0) |
| 14 | Josh Pickering | 2 | (1-1-0-0-0) |
| 16 | Cooper Riordan | 2 | (1-0-0-1-0) |
Loxford Park "B" Final
1 - Nick Morris
2 - Justin Sedgmen
3 - Rohan Tungate
4 - Davey Watt
Loxford Park "A" Final
1 - Brady Kurtz
2 - Nick Morris
3 - Troy Batchelor
4 - Sam Masters
Intermediate classification
| Pos. | Rider | Gil | Mil | Und | Lox | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sam Masters | 10 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 58 |
 |
Justin Sedgmen | 17 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 55 |
 |
Davey Watt | 17 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 50 |
| 4 | Troy Batchelor | 12 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 49 |
| 5 | Max Fricke | 9 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Nick Morris | 14 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 43 |
| 7 | Brady Kurtz | 5 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 42 |
| 8 | Rohan Tungate | 10 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 30 |
| 9 | Jack Holder | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Tyron Proctor | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 11 | Mason Campton | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 11 | Jaimon Lidsey | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 13 | Todd Kurtz | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 13 | Josh Pickering | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 15 | Jordan Stewart | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 16 | Cooper Riordan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
- The top 8 riders are automatically seeded to the 2018 Australian Individual Speedway Championship.[7]
References
- ^ "Motorcycling Australia - National Speedway Results". Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Australian Solo Championship CBS Bins Round at Gillman Speedway Wednesday night.
- ^ Davey's Delight at Gillman
- ^ Sam Masters' Mildura
- ^ Sedgmen Snatches Aussie Lead
- ^ Sam Masters Storms to Aussie Gold
- ^ Sam Masters' the 2017 Australian Championship
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