2017 Australian Individual Speedway Championship

The 2017 Individual Speedway Australian Championship is a Motorcycle speedway competition organised by Motorcycling Australia (MA) for the Australian Solo Championship.^[1]

The four round series will be held between 4 January and 14 January.

The rounds are scheduled for Gillman Speedway in Adelaide on 4 January, Olympic Park Speedway in Mildura on 7 January, Undera Park Speedway in Undera on 11 January, with the fourth and final round to be held at the Loxford Park Speedway in Kurri Kurri on 14 January.

Qualification

The 16 riders announced by Motorcycling Australia were:

Brady Kurtz (NSW) - Defending champion
Troy Batchelor (SA)
Mason Campton (NSW)
Max Fricke (Vic)
Jack Holder (NSW)
Todd Kurtz (NSW)
Jaimon Lidsey (Vic)
Sam Masters (NSW)
Nick Morris (Qld)
Josh Pickering (NSW)
Tyron Proctor (Vic)
Cooper Riordan (Vic)
Justin Sedgmen (Vic)
Jordan Stewart (Vic)
Rohan Tungate (NSW)
Davey Watt (Qld)

The reserves for the series were announced as: James Davies (Vic), Matthew Gilmore (NSW), Dakota Ballantyne (SA) and Alan McDonald (NSW).^[2]

Points System

Points are standard scoring in Motorcycle speedway of 3 (1st), 2 (2nd), 1 (3rd), 0 (4th) per heat race. A bonus point is added for each position in the "A" Final (meaning even 4th gets a point unless a DNF or exclusion) and no points are scored in the "B" Final. The maximum number of points possible per rider in a single round is 19.

Gillman

Round one^[3]
4 January
Adelaide, South Australia - Gillman Speedway
Referee: Ivan Golding
Top 3 riders to "A" Final, riders 4-7 to "B" Final
"B" Final winner to "A" Final

Pos.	Rider	Points	Heat Details
1	Davey Watt	17	(3-3-3-3-1+4)
2	Justin Sedgmen	17	(3-2-3-3-3+3)
3	Troy Batchelor	12	(3-1-1-3-2+2)
4	Nick Morris	14	(2-3-3-2-3+1)
5	Sam Masters	10	(2-3-R-3-2)
6	Rohan Tungate	10	(1-2-3-1-3)
7	Max Fricke	9	(0-2-2-2-3)
8	Tyron Proctor	6	(3-0-1-1-1)
9	Jack Holder	6	(2-1-2-0-1)
10	Jaimon Lidsey	5	(0-3-0-2-0)
11	Todd Kurtz	5	(2-1-0-2-0)
12	Brady Kurtz	5	(1-2-2-0-0)
13	Josh Pickering	5	(1-1-1-0-2)
14	Cooper Riordan	4	(0-0-2-0-2)
15	Mason Campton	3	(1-0-0-1-1)
16	Jordan Stewart	2	(0-X-1-1-0)

Gillman "B" Final

1 - Troy Batchelor
2 - Rohan Tungate
3 - Max Fricke
e - Sam Masters

Gillman "A" Final

1 - Davey Watt
2 - Justin Sedgmen
3 - Troy Batchelor
4 - Nick Morris

Olympic Park

Round two^[4]
7 January
Mildura, Victoria - Olympic Park Speedway
Referee: Brendon Gledhill
Top 3 riders to "A" Final, riders 4-7 to "B" Final
"B" Final winner to "A" Final

Pos.	Rider	Points	Heat Details
1	Sam Masters	16	(3-3-3-3-0+4)
2	Max Fricke	16	(3-1-3-3-3+3)
3	Davey Watt	15	(3-3-2-3-2+2)
4	Justin Sedgmen	12	(X-3-3-3-3+X)
5	Brady Kurtz	10	(1-3-1-2-3)
6	Nick Morris	8	(2-1-3-2-X)
7	Troy Batchelor	8	(3-X-2-1-2)
8	Josh Pickering	8	(1-2-1-2-2)
9	Jack Holder	7	(2-2-0-0-3)
10	Jaimon Lidsey	7	(1-2-2-2-0)
11	Tyron Proctor	5	(0-2-1-1-1)
12	Jordan Stewart	4	(2-0-X-0-2)
13	Todd Kurtz	4	(0-1-2-0-1)
14	Mason Campton	4	(0-1-1-1-1)
15	Rohan Tungate	3	(1-R-R-1-1)
16	Cooper Riordan	2	(2-0-0-0-0)

Olympic Park "B" Final

1 - Justin Sedgmen
2 - Brady Kurtz
3 - Nick Morris
4 - Troy Batchelor

Olympic Park "A" Final

1 - Sam Masters
2 - Max Fricke
3 - Davey Watt
fx - Justin Sedgmen

Undera Park

Round three^[5]
11 January
Undera, Victoria - Undera Park Speedway
Referee: Lyal Allan
Top 3 riders to "A" Final, riders 4-7 to "B" Final
"B" Final winner to "A" Final

Pos.	Rider	Points	Heat Details
1	Justin Sedgmen	17	(3-3-3-3-1+4)
2	Sam Masters	17	(2-3-3-3-3+3)
3	Max Fricke	14	(3-3-3-1-2+2)
4	Troy Batchelor	15	(3-3-2-3-3+1)
5	Jack Holder	10	(3-2-2-3-0)
6	Brady Kurtz	10	(2-1-3-2-2)
7	Nick Morris	9	(1-2-2-2-2)
8	Davey Watt	7	(1-2-1-X-3)
8	Jordan Stewart	7	(2-1-1-2-1)
10	Rohan Tungate	6	(X-X-2-1-3)
11	Mason Campton	5	(1-2-0-0-2)
12	Tyron Proctor	4	(2-1-0-1-R)
12	Jaimon Lidsey	4	(1-0-0-2-1)
14	Josh Pickering	2	(0-1-1-0-0)
14	Todd Kurtz	2	(0-0-1-0-1)
16	Cooper Riordan	1	(0-0-0-1-0)

Undera Park "B" Final

1 - Max Fricke
2 - Jack Holder
r - Brady Kurtz
fx - Nick Morris

Undera Park "A" Final

1 - Justin Sedgmen
2 - Sam Masters
3 - Max Fricke
4 - Troy Batchelor

Loxford Park

Round four^[6]
14 January
Kurri Kurri, New South Wales - Loxford Park Speedway
Referee: David Mills
Top 3 riders to "A" Final, riders 4-7 to "B" Final
"B" Final winner to "A" Final

Pos.	Rider	Points	Heat Details
1	Brady Kurtz	17	(2-3-2-3-3+4)
2	Nick Morris	12	(1-3-1-1-3+3)
3	Troy Batchelor	14	(3-2-2-2-3+2)
4	Sam Masters	15	(3-3-3-3-2+1)
5	Rohan Tungate	11	(3-1-3-3-1)
6	Davey Watt	11	(3-2-2-2-2)
7	Justin Sedgmen	9	(2-2-1-2-2)
8	Max Fricke	8	(R-1-3-1-3)
8	Mason Campton	8	(2-3-1-1-1)
10	Todd Kurtz	6	(2-1-2-0-1)
11	Tyron Proctor	6	(1-2-1-0-2)
12	Jaimon Lidsey	4	(0-0-0-3-1)
12	Jack Holder	3	(0-0-3-R-R)
14	Jordan Stewart	2	(0-0-0-2-0)
14	Josh Pickering	2	(1-1-0-0-0)
16	Cooper Riordan	2	(1-0-0-1-0)

Loxford Park "B" Final

1 - Nick Morris
2 - Justin Sedgmen
3 - Rohan Tungate
4 - Davey Watt

Loxford Park "A" Final

1 - Brady Kurtz
2 - Nick Morris
3 - Troy Batchelor
4 - Sam Masters

Intermediate classification

Pos.	Rider	Gil	Mil	Und	Lox	Points
	Sam Masters	10	16	17	15	58
	Justin Sedgmen	17	12	17	9	55
	Davey Watt	17	15	7	11	50
4	Troy Batchelor	12	8	15	14	49
5	Max Fricke	9	16	14	8	47
6	Nick Morris	14	8	9	12	43
7	Brady Kurtz	5	10	10	17	42
8	Rohan Tungate	10	3	6	11	30
9	Jack Holder	6	7	10	3	26
10	Tyron Proctor	6	5	4	7	22
11	Mason Campton	3	4	5	8	20
11	Jaimon Lidsey	5	7	4	3	19
13	Todd Kurtz	5	4	2	6	17
13	Josh Pickering	5	8	2	2	17
15	Jordan Stewart	2	4	7	2	15
16	Cooper Riordan	4	2	1	2	9