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 number of wins having won 13 Victorian Championships between 1972 and 1988.
Unless stated, all riders are from Victoria
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
championship held annually in Australia's southernmost mainland state of Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
to determine the State champion. The event is organised by the Motorcycling Victoria and is sanctioned by Motorcycling Australia
Motorcycling Australia
Motorcycling Australia is the governing body for motorcycle racing in Australia, covering road racing, motocross, trials, supercross, dirt track, supermoto and speedway...
(MA).
Mildura's Phil Crump
Phil Crump
Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship...
, father of three time World Champion
Speedway World Championship
The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world. Today, it is organised as a series of Speedway Grand Prix events, where points are awarded according to performance in the event and tallied up at the end of each...
Jason Crump
Jason Crump
Jason Phillip Crump is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion.-Family:...
, holds the record for the most number of wins having won 13 Victorian Championships between 1972 and 1988.
Unless stated, all riders are from Victoria
Winners since 1927/28
| Year | Venue | Winner |
| 1927/28 | Billy Pilgrim | |
| 1928/29 | Cliff Bounds | |
| 1929/30 | Billy Pilgrim | |
| 1930/31 | Frank Apted | |
| 1931/32 | Fred Tracey | |
| 1932/33 | Larry Boulton ( ) |
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| 1933/34 | Ernie Evans | |
| 1934/35 | Not Held | |
| 1935/36 | Not Held | |
| 1936/37 | Clem Mitchell (SA) | |
| 1937/38 | Not Held | |
| 1938/39 | Not Held | |
| 1939/40 | Bill Rogers | |
| 1940/41 | Not Held | |
| 1941-1945 | Not Held due to World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
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| 1945/46 | Not Held | |
| 1946/47 | Lionel Van Praag Lionel Van Praag Lionel Maurice Van Praag, GM was an Australian motorcycle speedway champion, who won the inaugural Speedway World Championship in London on 10 September 1936.-1932 UK National League Champion:... (NSW) |
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| 1947/48 | Jack Biggs | |
| 1948/49 | Ron Hyde | |
| 1949/50 | Harry Down | |
| 1950/51 | Not Held | |
| 1951/52 | Bernie McCoy | |
| 1952/53 | Ken Walsh | |
| 1953/54 | Jack Biggs | |
| 1954/55 | Ulf Eriksson ( ) |
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| 1955/56 | Gerry Hussey ( ) |
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| 1956/57 | Jack Young Jack Young (speedway rider) Jack Ellis Young was a Motorcycle speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1951 and 1952... (SA) |
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| 1957/58 | Peter Moore | |
| 1958/59 | Ken McKinlay Ken McKinlay John Robert Vickers McKinlay was an international speedway rider, captaining Scotland, England, Great Britain and Europe teams. He also finished on the rostrum of the British Speedway Championship finals twice, second in 1964 and third in 1965... (  ) |
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| 1959/60 | Not Held | |
| 1960/61 | Ken McKinlay Ken McKinlay John Robert Vickers McKinlay was an international speedway rider, captaining Scotland, England, Great Britain and Europe teams. He also finished on the rostrum of the British Speedway Championship finals twice, second in 1964 and third in 1965... ( ) |
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| 1961/62 | Ivan Mauger Ivan Mauger Ivan Mauger, OBE, MBE, is a retired motorcycle speedway rider. He won a record six World Championships, a feat only equalled by Tony Rickardsson of Sweden... (  ) |
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| 1962/63 | Ivan Mauger Ivan Mauger Ivan Mauger, OBE, MBE, is a retired motorcycle speedway rider. He won a record six World Championships, a feat only equalled by Tony Rickardsson of Sweden... ( ) |
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| 1963/64 | Jack Scott (SA) | |
| 1964/65 | Jack Scott (SA) | |
| 1965/66 | Roy Trigg Roy Trigg Roy Trigg is a former motorcycle speedway rider.He was noticed as a teenager by the Wimbledon Dons management who signed him up but immediately loaned him out to lower league Poole Pirates. In 1964 the new Hackney Hawks promoter Len Silver signed him on a full transfer... ( ) |
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| 1966/67 | Kevin Torpie | |
| 1967/68 | Bert Harkins ( ) |
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| 1968/69 | Roy Trigg Roy Trigg Roy Trigg is a former motorcycle speedway rider.He was noticed as a teenager by the Wimbledon Dons management who signed him up but immediately loaned him out to lower league Poole Pirates. In 1964 the new Hackney Hawks promoter Len Silver signed him on a full transfer... ( ) |
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| 1969/70 | Roy Trigg Roy Trigg Roy Trigg is a former motorcycle speedway rider.He was noticed as a teenager by the Wimbledon Dons management who signed him up but immediately loaned him out to lower league Poole Pirates. In 1964 the new Hackney Hawks promoter Len Silver signed him on a full transfer... ( ) |
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| 1970/71 | Jim Airey Jim Airey James Sydney "Jim" Airey is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the 1971 World Final in Göteborg, Sweden and was a member of the Great Britain team that won the 1971 Speedway World Team Cup in Wrocław, Poland.-Australia:Jim Airey started racing Speedway in the early-1960s,... (NSW) |
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| 1971/72 | Phil Crump Phil Crump Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship... |
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| 1972/73 | Phil Crump Phil Crump Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship... |
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| 1973/74 | Phil Crump Phil Crump Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship... |
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| 1974/75 | Olympic Park Speedway | Phil Crump Phil Crump Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship... |
| 1975/76 | Olympic Park Speedway | Danny Kennedy |
| 1976/77 | Olympic Park Speedway | Phil Crump Phil Crump Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship... |
| 1977/78 | Olympic Park Speedway | John McNeill |
| 1978/79 | Olympic Park Speedway | Phil Crump Phil Crump Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship... |
| 1979/80 | Olympic Park Speedway | Phil Crump Phil Crump Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship... |
| 1980/81 | Olympic Park Speedway | Phil Crump Phil Crump Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship... |
| 1981/82 | Olympic Park Speedway | Phil Crump Phil Crump Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship... |
| 1982/83 | Olympic Park Speedway | Rod Hunter |
| 1983/84 | Olympic Park Speedway | Phil Crump Phil Crump Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship... |
| 1984/85 | Olympic Park Speedway | Phil Crump Phil Crump Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship... |
| 1985/86 | Olympic Park Speedway | Phil Crump Phil Crump Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship... |
| 1986/87 | Olympic Park Speedway | Andy Barrett |
| 1987/88 | Olympic Park Speedway | Phil Crump Phil Crump Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship... |
| 1988/89 | Olympic Park Speedway | Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... |
| 1989/90 | Olympic Park Speedway | Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... |
| 1990/91 | Olympic Park Speedway | Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... |
| 1991/92 | Olympic Park Speedway | Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... |
| 1992/93 | Olympic Park Speedway | Mark Lemon |
| 1993/94 | Olympic Park Speedway | Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... |
| 1994/95 | Olympic Park Speedway | Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... |
| 1995/96 | Bendigo Showground | Mark Lemon |
| 1996/97 | Olympic Park Speedway | Jason Lyons Jason Lyons Jason Rodney Lyons is an Australian international Motorcycle speedway rider currently riding for the Redcar Bears in the British Premier League. Jason is the son of former rider Rod Lyons... |
| 1997/98 | Olympic Park Speedway | Jason Lyons Jason Lyons Jason Rodney Lyons is an Australian international Motorcycle speedway rider currently riding for the Redcar Bears in the British Premier League. Jason is the son of former rider Rod Lyons... |
| 1998/99 | Olympic Park Speedway | Jason Lyons Jason Lyons Jason Rodney Lyons is an Australian international Motorcycle speedway rider currently riding for the Redcar Bears in the British Premier League. Jason is the son of former rider Rod Lyons... |
| 1999/2000 | Not Held | |
| 2000/01 | Olympic Park Speedway | Travis McGowan Travis McGowan Travis McGowan is an Australian speedway rider.-Career:McGowan started racing motorbikes the age of ten and by 1993 he had already won the Australian Under-16 Speedway Championship... |
| 2001/02 | Olympic Park Speedway | Travis McGowan Travis McGowan Travis McGowan is an Australian speedway rider.-Career:McGowan started racing motorbikes the age of ten and by 1993 he had already won the Australian Under-16 Speedway Championship... |
| 2002/03 | Broadford Speedway | Travis McGowan Travis McGowan Travis McGowan is an Australian speedway rider.-Career:McGowan started racing motorbikes the age of ten and by 1993 he had already won the Australian Under-16 Speedway Championship... |
| 2003/04 | Olympic Park Speedway | Travis McGowan Travis McGowan Travis McGowan is an Australian speedway rider.-Career:McGowan started racing motorbikes the age of ten and by 1993 he had already won the Australian Under-16 Speedway Championship... |
| 2004/05 | Olympic Park Speedway | Travis McGowan Travis McGowan Travis McGowan is an Australian speedway rider.-Career:McGowan started racing motorbikes the age of ten and by 1993 he had already won the Australian Under-16 Speedway Championship... |
| 2005/06 | Broadford Speedway | Cameron Woodward |
| 2006/07 | Olympic Park Speedway | Cory Gathercole Cory Gathercole Cory Gathercole is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider who rides for the Somerset Rebels in the British Premier League.He is also a member of the Swindon Robins squad in the Elite League.... |
| 2007/08 | Olympic Park Speedway | Cameron Woodward |
| 2008/09 | Olympic Park Speedway | Cameron Woodward |
| 2009/10 | Broadford Speedway | Tyron Proctor |
| 2010/11 | Undera Park Speedway | Tyron Proctor |
| 2011/12 | TBD | |