New Zealand Solo Championship

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The New Zealand Solo Championship is an annual individual motorcycle speedway championship. The championship has been running since 1929 though it has only been running each year since 1958.[1]

Unless stated, all riders are from New Zealand

Winners since 1929[]

Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
1929 Kilbirnie
1930 Kilbirnie
1931 Western Springs Stadium Wally Kilmister
1932 Not Held
1933
1934 Not Held
1935 Not Held
1936 Wally Kilmister
1937 Not Held
1938 Not Held
1939 Not Held
1940 Not Held
1941 Western Springs Stadium
1942-1944 Not Held due to World War II
1945 Western Springs Stadium
1946 Western Springs Stadium
1947 Western Springs Stadium (England)
1948 Western Springs Stadium
1949 Palmerston North Showgrounds (England)
1950 Wellington Trevor Redmond
1951 Jack Parker (England)
1952 Tahuna Park Ron Johnston Mick Holland / Norman Parker (England)
1953 Not Held
1954 Western Springs Stadium (England)
1955 Not Held
1956 Ronnie Moore Eric Williams (Wales) Ron Mountford (England)
1957 Not Held
1958 Rotorua
1959 Rotorua Barry Briggs Ivan Mauger
1960 Western Springs Stadium
1961 Rotorua
1962 Palmerston North Showgrounds Ronnie Moore Ken McKinlay (Scotland)
1963 Palmerston North Showgrounds Barry Briggs Ronnie Moore Geoff Mardon
1964 Western Springs Stadium Geoff Mardon Peter Moore (Australia) Bob Andrews
1965 Ruapuna Speedway Murray Burt
1966 Bob Andrews Murray Burt
1967 Ruapuna Speedway Howard Cole (England) (Scotland) Ronnie Moore
1968 Ruapuna Speedway Ronnie Moore Frank Shuter Bob Andrews
1969 Palmerston North Showgrounds Ronnie Moore Bob Andrews / Bill Andrew / Howard Cole
1970 Western Springs Stadium (England) Bill Andrew
Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
1971 Ruapuna Speedway Frank Shuter
1972 Ruapuna Speedway Bruce Cribb Graeme Stapleton
1973 Western Springs Stadium Gary Peterson Bob Andrews Graeme Stapleton
1974 Ruapuna Speedway Ivan Mauger Ronnie Moore Barry Briggs
1975 Palmerston North Showgrounds Dave Morton (England) John Davis (England) (England)
1976 Larry Ross
1977 Larry Ross Graeme Stapleton
1978 Larry Ross Barry Briggs
1979 Ruapuna Speedway Larry Ross Mitch Shirra Ivan Mauger
1980 Western Springs Stadium Larry Ross David Bargh
Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
1981 Ivan Mauger Mitch Shirra Larry Ross
1982 Western Springs Stadium Mitch Shirra David Bargh
1983 Ruapuna Speedway Mitch Shirra Larry Ross David Bargh
1984 Mitch Shirra Larry Ross David Bargh
1985 Ruapuna Speedway Larry Ross
1986 David Bargh Larry Ross Mitch Shirra
1987 Western Springs Stadium David Bargh Mitch Shirra Larry Ross
1988 Ruapuna Speedway Larry Ross David Bargh Gary Allan
1989 Western Springs Stadium Larry Ross Gary Allan Mark Thorpe
1990 Ruapuna Speedway Larry Ross Mark Thorpe
Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
1991 David Bargh Mark Thorpe
1992 Gary Allan Mark Thorpe
1993 Ruapuna Speedway Mark Thorpe
1994 Mark Thorpe
1995
1996 Ruapuna Speedway Mark Thorpe
1997
1998
1999 Ruapuna Speedway David Bargh
2000 David Bargh
Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
2001 Ruapuna Speedway
2002 Andrew Appleton (England)
2003 Ruapuna Speedway
2004 Jason Bunyan (England) Simone Terenzani (Italy)
2005 Jason Bunyan (England) Glen Phillips (England) Attila Stefani (Hungary)
2006 Rosebank Speedway Jason Bunyan (England) Mattia Carpanese (Italy) Daniele Tessari (Italy)
2007 Powerbuilt Speedway at Ruapuna Park Jason Bunyan (England)
2008 Jason Bunyan (England) Larry Ross
2009 Arena Manawatu Jason Bunyan (England) Larry Ross
2010 Jason Bunyan (England) Grant Tregoning Larry Ross
Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
2011 Rosebank Speedway Grant Tregoning Jason Bunyan (England) Ritchie Hawkins (England)
2012 Jason Bunyan (England) Grant Tregoning
2013 Rosebank Speedway Jason Bunyan (England)
2013/14 Jason Bunyan (England) Grant Tregoning
2014/15[2] James Sarjeant (England)
2015/16 Rosebank Speedway Jason Bunyan (England) Bradley Wilson-Dean
2016/17 Bradley Wilson-Dean Grant Tregoning
2017/18 Bradley Wilson-Dean
2018/19[3] Rosebank Speedway Bradley Wilson-Dean
2020[4] Bradley Wilson-Dean
2021

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Roll Of Honour". Motorcycling New Zealand. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Brytyjczyk mistrzem Nowej Zelandii", nicesport.pl, 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015
  3. ^ Hurndell, Shane (2019) "Speedway: Wilson-Dean captures third consecutive national title", New Zealand Herald, 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019
  4. ^ "Four In A Row For BWD". Peterborough Panthers. 12 January 2020.
Books
  • Loader, Tony (1991). Loader's International Speedway Annual 1991. Tony Loader. pp. 299–301. ISSN 1036-4404.
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