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The '''New South Wales Individual Speedway Championship''' is a [[Motorcycle speedway]] championship held annually in [[New South Wales]] to determine the NSW State champion. The event is organised by the NSW Solo Riders' Association and is sanctioned by [[Motorcycling Australia]] (MA).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://motorcycling.com.au/disciplines/speedway/nsw-speedway-solo-super-series/ |title=NSW Speedway Solo Super Series |website=Motorcycling New South Wales |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>
The '''New South Wales Individual Speedway Championship''' is a [[Motorcycle speedway]] championship held annually in [[New South Wales]] to determine the NSW State champion. The event is organised by the NSW Solo Riders' Association and is sanctioned by [[Motorcycling Australia]] (MA).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://motorcycling.com.au/disciplines/speedway/nsw-speedway-solo-super-series/ |title=NSW Speedway Solo Super Series |website=Motorcycling New South Wales |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>


[[Billy Sanders]] from [[Sydney]] holds the record for the most number of NSW Championship wins with eight between 1976 and 1985. From his first win in 1976 until his last win in 1985, with the exception of 1983 when no title was run, Sanders was the only winner of the NSW title.
[[Billy Sanders]] from [[Sydney]] holds the record for the most number of NSW Championship wins with eight between 1976 and 1985. From his first win in 1976 until his last win in 1985, with the exception of 1983 when no title was run, Sanders was the only winner of the NSW title.


Seven international riders have won the NSW Solo Championship. [[Tiger Stevenson]] (England - 1934), [[Jack Milne (speedway rider)|Jack Milne]] (USA - 1937), [[Wilbur Lamoreaux]] (USA - 1938), [[Jack Parker (speedway rider)|Jack Parker]] (England - 1951 & 1952), [[Ken McKinlay]] (Scotland - 1960), [[Eric Boocock]] (England - 1968) and [[Ole Olsen (speedway rider)|Ole Olsen]] (Denmark - 1972).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706204745/http://speedwaychampions.com/AustralianChampions.aspx |title=Honor Roll since 1930/31 |website=Speedway Champions |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>
Seven international riders have won the NSW Solo Championship. [[Tiger Stevenson]] (England - 1934), [[Jack Milne (speedway rider)|Jack Milne]] (USA - 1937), [[Wilbur Lamoreaux]] (USA - 1938), [[Jack Parker (speedway rider)|Jack Parker]] (England - 1951 & 1952), [[Ken McKinlay]] (Scotland - 1960), [[Eric Boocock]] (England - 1968) and [[Ole Olsen (speedway rider)|Ole Olsen]] (Denmark - 1972).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://speedwaychampions.com/AustralianChampions.aspx |title=Honor Roll since 1930/31 |website=Speedway Champions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706204745/http://speedwaychampions.com/AustralianChampions.aspx |access-date=2 August 2023|archive-date=6 July 2011 }}</ref>


==Winners since 1930/31==
==Winners since 1930/31==
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year
!width=100| Year
! Venue
!width=250| Venue
! City
!width=150| City
|width=210px {{Speedway color|P1}}|'''Winners'''
|width=250 {{Speedway color|P1}}|'''Winners'''
|-
|-
|align=center| 1930/31
|align=center| 1930/31
| Maitland Showground<br>[[Cumberland Oval]]
| [[Maitland Showground]]<br>[[Cumberland Oval]]
| [[Maitland, New South Wales|Maitland]]<br>[[Sydney]]
| [[Maitland, New South Wales|Maitland]]<br>[[Sydney]]
| [[Mick Murphy (speedway rider)|Mick Murphy]]<br>[[Bobby Blake (speedway rider)|Bobby Blake]]
| [[Mick Murphy (speedway rider)|Mick Murphy]]<br>[[Bobby Blake (speedway rider)|Bobby Blake]]
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| [[Cumberland Oval]]<br>[[Sydney Showground Speedway]]
| [[Cumberland Oval]]<br>[[Sydney Showground Speedway]]
| Sydney
| Sydney
| [[Wally Little]]<br>[[Tiger Stevenson]] ({{flagicon|ENG}})
| [[Wally Little (speedway rider)|Wally Little]]<br>[[Tiger Stevenson]] ({{flagicon|ENG}})
|-
|-
|align=center| 1934/35
|align=center| 1934/35
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| Sydney
| Sydney
| [[Vic Duggan]]
| [[Vic Duggan]]
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|-
! Year
! Venue
! City
|width=210px {{Speedway color|P1}}|'''Winners'''
|-
|-
|align=center| 1940/41
|align=center| 1940/41
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|-
|-
|align=center| 1947/48
|align=center| 1947/48
| Newcastle Showground
| [[Newcastle Showground]]
| [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]
| [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]
| [[Aub Lawson]]
| [[Aub Lawson]]
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| Sydney
| Sydney
| [[Aub Lawson]]
| [[Aub Lawson]]
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|-
! Year
! Venue
! City
|width=210px {{Speedway color|P1}}|'''Winners'''
|-
|-
|align=center| 1950/51
|align=center| 1950/51
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|-
|-
|align=center| 1951/52
|align=center| 1951/52
| [[Sydney Showground Speedway]]
| [[Bathurst Sports Ground]]
| Sydney
| Sydney
| [[Jack Parker (speedway rider)|Jack Parker]] ({{flagicon|ENG}})
| [[Jack Parker (speedway rider)|Jack Parker]] ({{flagicon|ENG}})
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| Sydney
| Sydney
| [[Ken McKinlay]] ({{flagicon|SCO}})
| [[Ken McKinlay]] ({{flagicon|SCO}})
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|-
! Year
! Venue
! City
|width=210px {{Speedway color|P1}}|'''Winners'''
|-
|-
|align=center| 1960/61
|align=center| 1960/61
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| Sydney
| Sydney
| [[Jim Airey]]
| [[Jim Airey]]
|-
! Year
! Venue
! City
|width=210px {{Speedway color|P1}}|'''Winners'''
|-
|-
|align=center| 1970/71
|align=center| 1970/71
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| Sydney
| Sydney
| [[Billy Sanders]]
| [[Billy Sanders]]
|-
! Year
! Venue
! City
|width=210px {{Speedway color|P1}}|'''Winners'''
|-
|-
|align=center| 1980/81
|align=center| 1980/81
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| [[Newcastle Motordrome]]
| [[Newcastle Motordrome]]
| Newcastle
| Newcastle
| [[Stephen Davies (speedway rider) (speedway rider)|Stephen Davies]]
| [[Stephen Davies (speedway rider)|Stephen Davies]]
|-
|-
|align=center| 1986/87
|align=center| 1986/87
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| [[Newcastle Motordrome]]
| [[Newcastle Motordrome]]
| Newcastle
| Newcastle
| [[Stephen Davies (speedway rider) (speedway rider)|Stephen Davies]]
| [[Stephen Davies (speedway rider)|Stephen Davies]]
|-
|-
|align=center| 1988/89
|align=center| 1988/89
| [[Liverpool Speedway|Liverpool City Raceway]]
| [[Liverpool Speedway|Liverpool City Raceway]]
| Sydney
| Sydney
| [[Stephen Davies (speedway rider) (speedway rider)|Stephen Davies]]
| [[Stephen Davies (speedway rider)|Stephen Davies]]
|-
|-
|align=center| 1989/90
|align=center| 1989/90
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| Newcastle
| Newcastle
| [[Todd Wiltshire]]
| [[Todd Wiltshire]]
|-
! Year
! Venue
! City
|width=210px {{Speedway color|P1}}|'''Winners'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1991 Australian Individual Speedway Championship#New South Wales|1990/91]]
|align=center| [[1991 Australian Individual Speedway Championship#New South Wales|1990/91]]
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| Gosford
| Gosford
| [[Todd Wiltshire]]
| [[Todd Wiltshire]]
|-
! Year
! Venue
! City
|width=210px {{Speedway color|P1}}|'''Winners'''
|-
|-
|align=center| 2000/01
|align=center| 2000/01
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| Tamworth
| Tamworth
| [[Darcy Ward]] (Qld)
| [[Darcy Ward]] (Qld)
|-
! Year
! Venue
! City
|width=210px {{Speedway color|P1}}|'''Winners'''
|-
|-
|align=center| 2010/11
|align=center| 2010/11
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| [[Rohan Tungate]]
| [[Rohan Tungate]]
|-
|-
|2017/18
|align=center| 2017/18
|[[Loxford Park Speedway]]
|[[Loxford Park Speedway]]
|Kurri Kurri
|Kurri Kurri
|[[Rohan Tungate]]
|[[Rohan Tungate]]
|-
|-
|2018/19
|align=center| 2018/19
|[[Woodstock Park Speedway]]
|
|Cowra
|Cowra
|[[Jack Holder]]
|[[Jack Holder]]
|-
|-
|2019/20
|align=center| 2019/20
|[[Loxford Park Speedway]]
|[[Loxford Park Speedway]]
|Kurri Kurri
|Kurri Kurri
|[[Jack Holder]]
|[[Jack Holder]]
|-
|-
|align=center| 2020/21
|[[Woodstock Park Speedway]]
|Cowra
|[[Jack Holder]]
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|-
|align=center| 2021/22
|[[Loxford Park Speedway]]
|Kurri Kurri
|[[Jack Holder]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayillustratednews.com.au/2022/01/03/jack-holder-is-nsw-solo-champ-again/ |title=JACK HOLDER IS NSW SOLO CHAMP – AGAIN! |website=Speedway Illustrated News |date=3 January 2022 |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>
⚫
|-
|align=center| 2022/23
| [[Loxford Park Speedway]]
| Kurri Kurri
|[[Jack Holder]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cessnockadvertiser.com.au/story/8024096/jack-holder-upstages-three-former-aussie-champs-two-win-fifth-nsw-crown-in-a-row/ |title=Jack Holder upstages three former Aussie champs two win fifth NSW crown in a row |website=Cessnock Advertiser |date=18 December 2022 |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>
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|-
| colspan=5 align=center| '''2023/24 not held due to lack of entries'''
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Speedway in Australia}}


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Latest revision as of 22:24, 11 September 2024

New South Wales Individual Speedway Championship
Billy Sanders eight time champion
SportMotorcycle speedway
Most titlesBilly Sanders (8)

The New South Wales Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held annually in New South Wales to determine the NSW State champion. The event is organised by the NSW Solo Riders' Association and is sanctioned by Motorcycling Australia (MA).[1]

Billy Sanders from Sydney holds the record for the most number of NSW Championship wins with eight between 1976 and 1985. From his first win in 1976 until his last win in 1985, with the exception of 1983 when no title was run, Sanders was the only winner of the NSW title.

Seven international riders have won the NSW Solo Championship. Tiger Stevenson (England - 1934), Jack Milne (USA - 1937), Wilbur Lamoreaux (USA - 1938), Jack Parker (England - 1951 & 1952), Ken McKinlay (Scotland - 1960), Eric Boocock (England - 1968) and Ole Olsen (Denmark - 1972).[2]

Winners since 1930/31

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All riders from NSW unless otherwise stated.

Year Venue City Winners
1930/31 Maitland Showground
Cumberland Oval 		Maitland
Sydney 		Mick Murphy
Bobby Blake
1931/32 Cumberland Oval Sydney John Allen
1932/33 Not Held
1933/34 Cumberland Oval
Sydney Showground Speedway 		Sydney Wally Little
Tiger Stevenson (England)
1934/35 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Bluey Wilkinson
1935/36 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Max Grosskreutz
1936/37 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Jack Milne (United States)
1937/38 Sydney Sports Ground
Sydney Showground Speedway 		Sydney Wilbur Lamoreaux (United States)
Bluey Wilkinson
1938/39 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Bluey Wilkinson
1939/40 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Vic Duggan
1940/41 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Lionel Van Praag
1941-1945 Not Held due to World War II
1945/46 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Max Grosskreutz
1946/47 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Vic Duggan
1947/48 Newcastle Showground Newcastle Aub Lawson
1948/49 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Bill Rogers (Vic)
1949/50 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Aub Lawson
1950/51 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Jack Parker (England)
1951/52 Bathurst Sports Ground Sydney Jack Parker (England)
1952/53 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Aub Lawson
1953/54 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Aub Lawson
1954/55 Not Held
1955/56 Not Held
1956/57 Lionel Levy
1957/58 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Noel Thorley
1958/59 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Bill Bryden
1959/60 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Ken McKinlay (Scotland)
1960/61 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Brian Collins
1961/62 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Brian Collins
1962/63 Kembla Grange Speedway Wollongong Aub Lawson
1963/64 Kembla Grange Speedway Wollongong Bob Sharp
1964/65 Not Held
1965/66 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Jim Airey
1966/67 Not Held
1967/68 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Eric Boocock (England)
1968/69 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Jim Airey
1969/70 Liverpool Speedway Sydney Jim Airey
1970/71 Liverpool Speedway Sydney Jim Airey
1971/72 Liverpool Speedway Sydney Ole Olsen (Denmark)
1972/73 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Bob Valentine
1973/74 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Jim Airey
1974/75 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney John Langfield
1975/76 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Phil Crump (Vic)
1976/77 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Billy Sanders
1977/78 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Billy Sanders
1978/79 Sydney Showground Speedway
Liverpool International Speedway 		Sydney Billy Sanders
1979/80 Sydney Showground Speedway Sydney Billy Sanders
1980/81 Liverpool City Raceway Sydney Billy Sanders
1981/82 Newcastle Motordrome Newcastle Billy Sanders
1982/83 Not Held
1983/84 Liverpool City Raceway Sydney Billy Sanders
1984/85 Nepean Speedway Sydney Billy Sanders
1985/86 Newcastle Motordrome Newcastle Stephen Davies
1986/87 Newcastle Motordrome Newcastle Chris Watson
1987/88 Newcastle Motordrome Newcastle Stephen Davies
1988/89 Liverpool City Raceway Sydney Stephen Davies
1989/90 Newcastle Motordrome Newcastle Todd Wiltshire
1990/91 Newcastle Motordrome Newcastle Craig Boyce
1991/92 Nepean Speedway Sydney Mick Poole
1992/93 Newcastle Motordrome Newcastle Craig Boyce
1993/94 Gosford Speedway Gosford Craig Boyce
1994/95 Newcastle Motordrome Newcastle Craig Boyce
1995/96 Gosford Speedway Gosford Craig Watson
1996/97 Gosford Speedway Gosford Craig Boyce
1997/98 Gosford Speedway Gosford Mick Poole
1998/99 Gosford Speedway Gosford Mick Poole
1999/2000 Gosford Speedway Gosford Todd Wiltshire
2000/01 Gosford Speedway Gosford Todd Wiltshire
2001/02 Oakburn Park Speedway Tamworth Mick Poole
2002/03 Gosford Speedway Gosford Mick Poole
2003/04 Gosford Speedway Gosford Craig Watson
2004/05 Gosford Speedway Gosford Adam Shields
2005/06 Gosford Speedway Gosford Chris Holder
2006/07 Oakburn Park Speedway Tamworth Chris Holder
2007/08 Gosford Speedway Gosford Chris Holder
2008/09 Gosford Speedway Gosford Chris Holder
2009/10 Oakburn Park Speedway Tamworth Darcy Ward (Qld)
2010/11 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Chris Holder
2011/12 Loxford Park Speedway
Oakburn Park Speedway 		Kurri Kurri
Tamworth 		Kozza Smith
2012/13 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Sam Masters
2013/14 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Brady Kurtz[3]
2014/15 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Brady Kurtz
2015/16 Oakburn Park Speedway Tamworth Tyson Nelson
2016/17 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Rohan Tungate
2017/18 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Rohan Tungate
2018/19 Woodstock Park Speedway Cowra Jack Holder
2019/20 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Jack Holder
2020/21 Woodstock Park Speedway Cowra Jack Holder
2021/22 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Jack Holder[4]
2022/23 Loxford Park Speedway Kurri Kurri Jack Holder[5]
2023/24 not held due to lack of entries

References

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  1. ^ "NSW Speedway Solo Super Series". Motorcycling New South Wales. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Honor Roll since 1930/31". Speedway Champions. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Kurtz Sets New Record", Speedway Star, 14 December 2003, p. 45
  4. ^ "JACK HOLDER IS NSW SOLO CHAMP – AGAIN!". Speedway Illustrated News. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Jack Holder upstages three former Aussie champs two win fifth NSW crown in a row". Cessnock Advertiser. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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