Victorian Individual Speedway Championship

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The Victorian Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held annually in Australia's southernmost mainland state of Victoria to determine the State champion. The event is organised by the Motorcycling Victoria and is sanctioned by Motorcycling Australia (MA).

Mildura's Phil Crump, father of three time World Champion Jason Crump, holds the record for the most wins having won 13 Victorian Championships between 1972 and 1988.

Seven international riders have won the Victorian Championship. They are (England - 1933), (Sweden - 1955), Gerry Hussey (England - 1956), Ken McKinlay (Scotland - 1959 & 1961), Ivan Mauger (New Zealand - 1962 & 1963), Roy Trigg (England - 1966, 1969 & 1970) and Bert Harkins (Scotland - 1968).

Winners since 1926/27[]

Unless stated, all riders are from Victoria

Year Venue City Winner
1926/27 Geelong Velodrome Geelong
1927/28 Geelong Velodrome Geelong
1928/29 Melbourne Exhibition Speedway Melbourne
1929/30 Melbourne Exhibition Speedway Melbourne
Year Venue City Winner
1930/31 Melbourne Exhibition Speedway Melbourne
1931/32 Melbourne Exhibition Speedway Melbourne
1932/33 Melbourne Exhibition Speedway Melbourne (England)
1933/34 Melbourne Exhibition Speedway Melbourne Ernie Evans
1934/35 Melbourne Exhibition Speedway Melbourne Ernie Evans
1935/36 Not Held
1936/37 Olympic Park Speedway Melbourne (SA)
1937/38 Not Held
1938/39 Not Held
1939/40 Olympic Park Speedway Melbourne
Year Venue City Winner
1940/41 Not Held
1941-1945 Not Held due to World War II
1945/46 Not Held
1946/47 Melbourne Lionel Van Praag (NSW)
1947/48 Melbourne Jack Biggs
1948/49 Melbourne
1949/50 Melbourne
Year Venue City Winner
1950/51 Not Held
1951/52 Melbourne
1952/53 Melbourne
1953/54 Melbourne Jack Biggs
1954/55 Melbourne (Sweden)
1955/56 Melbourne Gerry Hussey (England)
1956/57 Melbourne Jack Young (SA)
1957/58 Melbourne
1958/59 Melbourne Ken McKinlay (Scotland)
1959/60 Not Held
Year Venue City Winner
1960/61 Melbourne Ken McKinlay (Scotland)
1961/62 Melbourne Ivan Mauger (New Zealand)
1962/63 Melbourne Ivan Mauger (New Zealand)
1963/64 N/A N/A Jack Scott (SA)
1964/65 N/A N/A Jack Scott (SA)
1965/66 N/A N/A Roy Trigg (England)
1966/67 Melbourne
1967/68 Melbourne Bert Harkins (Scotland)
1968/69 Melbourne Roy Trigg (England)
1969/70 Melbourne Roy Trigg (England)
Year Venue City Winner
1970/71 N/A N/A Jim Airey (NSW)
1971/72 Mildura Phil Crump
1972/73 Melbourne Phil Crump
1973/74 Melbourne Phil Crump
1974/75 Melbourne Phil Crump
1975/76 Melbourne
1976/77 Melbourne Phil Crump
1977/78 Mildura John McNeill
1978/79 Melbourne Phil Crump
1979/80 Mildura Phil Crump
Year Venue City Winner
1980/81 Melbourne Phil Crump
1981/82 Mildura Phil Crump
1982/83 Mildura Rod Hunter
1983/84 Mildura Phil Crump
1984/85 Mildura Phil Crump
1985/86 Undera Phil Crump
1986/87 Mildura
1987/88 Mildura Phil Crump
1988/89 Mildura Leigh Adams
1989/90 Myrtleford Leigh Adams
Year Venue City Winner
1990/91 Mildura Leigh Adams
1991/92 Mildura Leigh Adams
1992/93 Myrtleford Mark Lemon
1993/94 Undera Leigh Adams
1994/95 Mildura Leigh Adams
1995/96 Bendigo Mark Lemon
1996/97 Mildura Jason Lyons
1997/98 Mildura Jason Lyons
1998/99 Mildura Jason Lyons
1999/2000 Not Held
Year Venue City Winner
2000/01 Mildura Travis McGowan
2001/02 Mildura Travis McGowan
2002/03 Broadford Speedway Broadford Travis McGowan
2003/04 Mildura Travis McGowan
2004/05 Mildura Travis McGowan
2005/06 Broadford Speedway Broadford Cameron Woodward
2006/07 Mildura Cory Gathercole
2007/08 Mildura Cameron Woodward
2008/09 Mildura Cameron Woodward
2009/10 Broadford Speedway Broadford Tyron Proctor
Year Venue City Winner
2010/11 Undera Tyron Proctor
2011/12 Mildura Mark Lemon
2012/13 Undera Justin Sedgmen
2013/14 Mildura Cameron Woodward
2014/15 Undera Sam Masters (NSW)
2015/16 Mildura Tyron Proctor
2016/17 Broadford Speedway Broadford Troy Batchelor (SA)
2017/18[1] Mildura Jaimon Lidsey (VIC)
2018/19 Wodonga Jack Holder (NSW)
2019/20 Undera Justin Sedgmen
2020/21 Mildura Justin Sedgmen
2021/22 Broadford Speedway Broadford Justin Sedgmen

References[]

  1. ^ "Lidsey Takes First Victorian Title", Motorcycling Victoria, 29 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018

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