2016 Australian Individual Speedway Championship
The 2016 Individual Speedway Australian Championship is a Motorcycle speedway competition organised by Motorcycling Australia (MA) for the Australian Solo Championship.[1]
The four round series were held between 2 January and 10 January.
The rounds were held at the Loxford Park Speedway in Kurri Kurri on 2 January, Undera Park Speedway in Undera on 6 January, Gillman Speedway in Adelaide on 8 January, with the fourth and final round to be held at the Olympic Park Speedway in Mildura on 10 January.
Qualification edit
Nine riders were originally seeded to the four round series by Motorcycling Australia. They were:
- Troy Batchelor (SA)
- Mason Campton (NSW)
- Max Fricke (Vic)
- Josh Grajczonek (Qld)
- Sam Masters (NSW)
- Nick Morris (Qld)
- Tyron Proctor (Vic)
- Justin Sedgmen (Vic)
- Rohan Tungate (NSW)
Unfortunately, 2013 national champion and former Speedway Grand Prix rider Troy Batchelor was forced to withdraw before the series got under way. Brady Kurtz won the qualifying round held on New Year's Day at Loxford Park after being tied on 12 points with Jordan Stewart. Jack Holder finished third on 11 points. Also qualifying for the series was Kieran Sproule, Brodie Waters, Alan McDonald, Josh Pickering and Cooper Riordan.[2]
Loxford Park edit
- Round one[3]
- 2 January
- Kurri Kurri, New South Wales - Loxford Park Speedway
- Referee: Gavin Willson
- Top 3 riders to "A" Final, riders 4-7 to "B" Final
- "B" Final winner to "A" Final
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rohan Tungate | 18 | |
| 2 | Sam Masters | 15 | |
| 3 | Max Fricke | 15 | |
| 4 | Brady Kurtz | 11 | |
| 5 | Mason Campton | 10 | |
| 6 | Justin Sedgmen | 10 | |
| 7 | Jack Holder | 9 | |
| 8 | Nick Morris | 9 | |
| 9 | Josh Grajczonek | 7 | |
| 10 | Tyron Proctor | 6 | |
| 11 | Jack Holder | 6 | |
| 12 | Jordan Stewart | 6 | |
| 13 | Cooper Riordan | 4 | |
| 14 | Josh Pickering | 3 | |
| 15 | Brodie Waters | 3 | |
| 16 | Alan McDonald | 2 | |
| 17 | Kieran Sproule | 2 |
Loxford Park "B" Final edit
1 - Brady Kurtz
2 - Jack Holder
3 - Justin Sedgmen
4 - Mason Campton
Loxford Park "A" Final edit
1 - Rohan Tungate
2 - Sam Masters
3 - Max Fricke
4 - Brady Kurtz
Undera Park edit
- Round two[4]
- 6 January
- Undera, Victoria - Undera Park Speedway
- Referee: Gavin Willson
- Top 3 riders to "A" Final, riders 4-7 to "B" Final
- "B" Final winner to "A" Final
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Kurtz | 14 | |
| 2 | Nick Morris | 13 | |
| 3 | Mason Campton | 12 | |
| 4 | Sam Masters | 11 | |
| 5 | Max Fricke | 11 | |
| 6 | Jack Holder | 11 | |
| 7 | Brodie Waters | 9 | |
| 8 | Rohan Tungate | 8 | |
| 9 | Jordan Stewart | 7 | |
| 10 | Josh McDonald | 4 | |
| 11 | Alan McDonald | 4 | |
| 12 | Tyron Proctor | 4 | |
| 13 | Justin Sedgmen | 3 | |
| 14 | Josh Pickering | 3 | |
| 15 | Cooper Riordan | 1 | |
| 16 | Kieran Sproule | 0 | |
| 17 | Kieran Sproule | 0 |
Undera Park "B" Final edit
1 - Sam Masters
2 - Max Fricke
3 - Jack Holder
4 - Brodie Waters
Undera Park "A" Final edit
1 - Nick Morris
2 - Mason Campton
3 - Sam Masters
X - Brady Kurtz
Gillman edit
- Round three[5]
- 8 January
- Adelaide, South Australia - Gillman Speedway
- Referee: Gavin Willson
- Top 3 riders to "A" Final, riders 4-7 to "B" Final
- "B" Final winner to "A" Final
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Kurtz | 13 | |
| 2 | Justin Sedgmen | 13 | |
| 3 | Rohan Tungate | 11 | |
| 4 | Sam Masters | 11 | |
| 5 | Jack Holder | 11 | |
| 6 | Max Fricke | 11 | |
| 7 | Nick Morris | 11 | |
| 8 | Tyron Proctor | 9 | |
| 9 | Brodie Waters | 6 | |
| 10 | Josh Pickering | 5 | |
| 11 | Mason Campton | 5 | |
| 12 | Kieran Sproule | 4 | |
| 13 | Alan McDonald | 4 | |
| 14 | Jordan Stewart | 4 | |
| 15 | Cooper Riordan | 2 | |
| 16 | Josh McDonald | 0 |
Gillman "B" Final edit
1 - Sam Masters
2 - Nick Morris
3 - Jack Holder
4 - Max Fricke
Gillman "A" Final edit
1 - Brady Kurtz
2 - Rohan Tungate
3 - Justin Sedgmen
4 - Sam Masters
Olympic Park edit
- Round four[6]
- 10 January
- Mildura, Victoria - Olympic Park Speedway
- Referee: Gavin Willson
- Top 3 riders to "A" Final, riders 4-7 to "B" Final
- "B" Final winner to "A" Final
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Sedgmen | 14 | |
| 2 | Max Fricke | 12 | |
| 3 | Sam Masters | 12 | |
| 4 | Rohan Tungate | 11 | |
| 5 | Brady Kurtz | 11 | |
| 6 | Jack Holder | 11 | |
| 7 | Nick Morris | 11 | |
| 8 | Tyron Proctor | 9 | |
| 9 | Mason Campton | 6 | |
| 10 | Jordan Stewart | 4 | |
| 11 | Josh Pickering | 5 | |
| 12 | Brodie Waters | 5 | |
| 13 | Alan McDonald | 3 | |
| 14 | Kieran Sproule | 3 | |
| 15 | Josh McDonald | 1 | |
| 16 | Dakota Ballantyne | 0 | |
| 17 | Jack Fallon | 0 |
Olympic Park "B" Final edit
1 - Brady Kurtz
2 - Nick Morris
3 - Jack Holder
fx - Rohan Tungate
Olympic Park "A" Final edit
1 - Justin Sedgmen
2 - Max Fricke
3 - Sam Masters
X - Brady Kurtz
Intermediate classification edit
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Brady Kurtz | 55 | |
| Sam Masters | 54 | |
| Max Fricke | 52 | |
| 4 | Rohan Tungate | 51 |
| 5 | Nick Morris | 48 |
| 6 | Justin Sedgmen | 46 |
| 7 | Jack Holder | 42 |
| 8 | Mason Campton | 36 |
| 9 | Tyron Proctor | 28 |
| 10 | Brodie Waters | 23 |
| 10 | Jordan Stewart | 23 |
| 12 | Josh Pickering | 16 |
| 13 | Alan McDonald | 13 |
| 14 | Kieran Sproule | 9 |
| 15 | Josh Grajczonek | 7 |
| 15 | Cooper Riordan | 7 |
| 17 | Josh McDonald | 5 |
| NC | Dakota Ballantyne | 0 |
| NC | Jack Fallon | 0 |