- New Zealand Individual Speedway Championship
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The New Zealand Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the New Zealand national champion. The championship has been running since 1929 though it has only been running each year since 1958
Unless stated, all riders are from New Zealand
Contents
Winners since 1929
Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place 1929 Kilbirnie Dave Managh 1930 Kilbirnie Alf Mattson Harry Mangham Eddie Naylor 1931 Western Springs Stadium Alf Mattson Wally Kilmister 1932 Not Held 1933 Monica Park Charlie Blacklock Norm Grey 1934 Not Held 1935 Not Held 1936 Monica Park Wally Kilmister Wally Rhodes 1937 Not Held 1938 Not Held 1939 Not Held 1940 Not Held 1941 Western Springs Stadium Charlie Buchanan Ron Seed Henry Falls 1942-1944 Not Held due to World War II 1945 Western Springs Stadium Jack Hunt Ron Seed Norman Morgan 1946 Western Springs Stadium Len Perry Norman Morgan George Mudgway 1947 Western Springs Stadium Gil Craven ( 
)Harold Fairhurst George Mudgway 1948 Western Springs Stadium Jack Hunt Len Perry Alf Clarkin 1949 Palmerston North Showgrounds Harold Fairhurst Gil Craven ( )Bruce Abernethy 1950 Wellington Bruce Abernethy Alf Clarkin Trevor Redmond 1951 Aranui Speedway Bruce Abernethy Jack Parker ( )Peter Dykes 1952 Tahuna Park Ron Johnston Mick Holland Maury Dunn / Norman Parker ( )1953 Not Held 1954 Western Springs Stadium Harold Fairhurst Merv Neil Gerald Jackson ( )1955 Not Held 1956 Aranui Speedway Ronnie Moore Eric Williams ( 
)Ron Mountford ( )1957 Not Held 1958 Rotorua Maury Dunn Jules Benson Goog Allen 1959 Rotorua Barry Briggs Ivan Mauger Len Jelaca 1960 Western Springs Stadium Ray New Maury Dunn Bryce Subritzky 1961 Rotorua Ray New Maury Dunn Bob Anderson 1962 Palmerston North Showgrounds Ronnie Moore Merv Neil Ken McKinlay ( 
)1963 Palmerston North Showgrounds Barry Briggs Ronnie Moore Geoff Mardon 1964 Western Springs Stadium Geoff Mardon Peter Moore ( 
)Bob Andrews 1965 Ruapuna Speedway Murray Burt Allan Brown Jack Hart 1966 Waiwakaiho Speedway Bob Andrews Murray Burt Bryce Subritzky 1967 Ruapuna Speedway Howard Cole ( )Doug Templeton ( )Ronnie Moore 1968 Ruapuna Speedway Ronnie Moore Frank Shuter Bob Andrews 1969 Palmerston North Showgrounds Ronnie Moore Bob Andrews Goog Allen 1970 Western Springs Stadium Chris Bailey ( )Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place 1971 Ruapuna Speedway Frank Shuter Allan Brown Roger Wright 1972 Ruapuna Speedway Bruce Cribb Roger Wright Graeme Stapleton 1973 Western Springs Stadium Gary Peterson Bob Andrews Graeme Stapleton 1974 Ruapuna Speedway Ivan Mauger Ronnie Moore Barry Briggs 1975 Palmerston North Showgrounds Dave Morton ( )1976 Meeanee Speedway Larry Ross 1977 Stratford Speedway Larry Ross 1978 Penlee Speedway Larry Ross 1979 Ruapuna Speedway Larry Ross 1980 Western Springs Stadium Larry Ross Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place 1981 Meeanee Speedway Ivan Mauger 1982 Western Springs Stadium Mitch Shirra 1983 Ruapuna Speedway Mitch Shirra 1984 Penlee Speedway Mitch Shirra 1985 Ruapuna Speedway Larry Ross 1986 Awapundi Speedway Dave Bargh 1987 Western Springs Stadium Dave Bargh 1988 Ruapuna Speedway Larry Ross 1989 Western Springs Stadium Larry Ross 1990 Ruapuna Speedway Larry Ross Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place 1991 Awapundi Speedway Dave Bargh Chris Martin Mark Thorpe 1992 Meeanee Speedway Gary Allan 1993 Ruapuna Speedway Mark Thorpe 1994 Stratford Speedway Mark Thorpe 1995 Kihikihi Speedway Andy Walker 1996 Ruapuna Speedway Mark Thorpe 1997 Stratford Speedway Chris Penny 1998 Meeanee Speedway Paul Atkins 1999 Ruapuna Speedway Mark Jamieson 2000 Awapundi Speedway Dave Bargh Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place 2001 Ruapuna Speedway Graham Hartshorne 2002 Kihikihi Speedway Andrew Appleton ( )2003 Ruapuna Speedway Sam Taylor 2004 Wellington Jason Bunyan ( )2005 Awapundi Speedway Jason Bunyan ( )2006 Rosebank Speedway Jason Bunyan ( )2007 Powerbuilt Speedway at Ruapuna Park Andrew Bargh 2008 Oreti Park Speedway Jason Bunyan ( )2009 Arena Manawatu Jason Bunyan ( )2010 Oreti Park Speedway Jason Bunyan ( )Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place 2011 Rosebank Speedway Grant Tregoning 2012 TBD TBD TBD References
- Books
- Loader, Tony (1991). Loader's International Speedway Annual 1991. Tony Loader. pp. 299–301. ISSN 1036-4404.
See Also
See also
Categories:- Individual Speedway Championship by country
- Motorsport competitions in New Zealand
- Speedway in New Zealand
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