Queensland Solo Championship

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The Queensland Solo Championship is a motorcycle speedway championship held annually in Queensland to determine the Queensland State champion. The event is organised by the Motorcycling Queensland and is sanctioned by Motorcycling Australia (MA).

and John Titman head the list of Queensland Championship wins with seven each. 1986 Australian Champion Troy Butler and current (2014/15) champion Josh Grajczonek are next with six wins.

Five international riders have won the Queensland Solo title. Rune Sörmander (Sweden - 1954), Ivan Mauger (New Zealand - 1962), Ken McKinlay (Scotland - 1964), Oliver Allen (England - 2006) and Josh Auty (England - 2010).

Unless stated, all riders are from Queensland

Winners since 1927/28[]

Year Venue City Winner
1927/28 Davies Park Brisbane
1928/29 Davies Park Brisbane (2¾hp and 3½hp)
1929/30* (2 Miles) Bundamba
Year Venue City Winner
1930/31 - 1939/40 Not Held
Year Venue City Winner
1940-1945 Not Held
1945/46 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane (NSW)
1946/47 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane (NSW)
1947/48 Not Held
1948/49 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Graham Warren (NSW)
1949/50 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane
Year Venue City Winner
1950/51 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane (NSW)
1951/52 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Aub Lawson (NSW)
1952/53 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Jack Young (SA)
1953/54 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Rune Sörmander (Sweden)
1954/55 Not Held
1955/56 Brisbane Exhibition Ground
[3 Lap]
Brisbane
Toowoomba
Aub Lawson (NSW)
Aub Lawson (NSW)
1956/57 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane
1957/58 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane
1958/59 Not Held
1959/60 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane
Year Venue City Winner
1960/61 Rockhampton
1961/62 Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Brisbane
Rockhampton

Ivan Mauger (New Zealand)
1962/63 Not Held
1963/64 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Ken McKinlay (Scotland)
1964/65 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane
1965/66 Not Held
1966/67 Brisbane Exhibition Ground
(3 Lap)
Brisbane
Bundaberg

1967/68
(3 Lap)
Rockhampton
Ipswich

1968/69 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane (Vic)
1969/70 Brisbane Exhibition Ground
(3 Lap)
Brisbane
Ipswich
Jim Airey (NSW)
Jim Airey (NSW)
Year Venue City Winner
1970/71 Brisbane Exhibition Ground
(3 Lap)
Brisbane
Ipswich

1971/72 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane
1972/73 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Steve Reinke
1973/74 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Steve Reinke
1974/75 Not Held
1975/76 Not Held
1976/77 Ayr Steve Koppe
1977/78 Toowoomba John Titman
1978/79 Toowoomba John Titman
1979/80 Ayr John Titman
Year Venue City Winner
1980/81 Rockhampton John Titman
1981/82 Ayr Steve Koppe
1982/83 Rockhampton John Titman
1983/84 Gympie John Titman
1984/85 Ayr Steve Regeling
1985/86 Ayr John Titman
1986/87 Townsville, Queensland Steve Regeling
1987/88 Rockhampton Steve Regeling
1988/89 Rockhampton Troy Butler
1989/90 Townsville Troy Butler
Year Venue City Winner
1990/91 Mackay Troy Butler
1991/92 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Troy Butler
1992/93 Townsville Troy Butler
1993/94 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Troy Butler
1994/95 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Jason Crump
1995/96 Townsville
1996/97 Rockhampton Jason Crump
1997/98 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Jason Crump
1998/99 Gladstone
1999/2000 Labrador
Year Venue City Winner
2000/01 Labrador Jason Crump
2001/02 Rockhampton
2002/03 Labrador Scott Smith
2003/04 Labrador Jason Crump
2004/05 Gatton Davey Watt
2005/06 Labrador Oliver Allen (England)
2006/07 Ayr Troy Batchelor
2007/08 Labrador Scott Smith
2008/09 Ayr Josh Grajczonek
2009/10 Brisbane Josh Auty (England)
Year Venue City Winner
2010/11 Ayr Josh Grajczonek
2011/12 Brisbane Josh Grajczonek
2012/13 Ayr Josh Grajczonek
2013/14 Woodstock Josh Grajczonek[1]
2014/15 Ayr Josh Grajczonek
2015/16 Rockhampton
2016/17
2017/18 Maryborough Jake Allen
2018/19 Ayr Hugh Skidmore
2019[2]/20 Ryan Douglas
2020/21 Josh Grajczonek

References[]

  1. ^ "International News", Speedway Star, 14 December 2013, pp. 45-6
  2. ^ Kozanecki, Mateusz (2019) "Żużel. Rozegrano mistrzostwa stanu Queensland. Zwycięstwo Ryana Douglasa", sportowefakty.wp.pl, 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019

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