2003 Australian Individual Speedway Championship
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The 2003 Australian Individual Speedway Championship was the 2003 version of the Australian Individual Speedway Championship organised by Motorcycling Australia
. The final was held at the Gosford Speedway in Gosford, New South Wales
and was the last time the championship was run under the single meeting format that had been in place since the first championship was run in 1926.
Defending champion Leigh Adams
of Victoria
was unbeaten over his 5 heats and the final to win his 7th Australian senior championship, breaking the record of six wins by the late Billy Sanders
. New South Wales
riders Craig Watson
, Todd Wiltshire
and Mick Poole rounded out the top four point scorers to advance to the final. The Final was won by Adams from Wiltshire, Watson and Poole.
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2 Todd Wiltshire
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3 Craig Watson
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4 Mick Poole ( )
Motorcycling Australia
Motorcycling Australia is the governing body for motorcycle racing in Australia, covering road racing, motocross, trials, supercross, dirt track, supermoto and speedway...
. The final was held at the Gosford Speedway in Gosford, New South Wales
Gosford, New South Wales
Gosford is a city located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, approximately 76 km north of the Sydney central business district...
and was the last time the championship was run under the single meeting format that had been in place since the first championship was run in 1926.
Defending champion 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...
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....
was unbeaten over his 5 heats and the final to win his 7th Australian senior championship, breaking the record of six wins by the late Billy Sanders
Billy Sanders
William Robert Sanders 'Billy Sanders' was an Australian international Speedway rider who won six Australian Championships and was a five time Speedway World Championship finalist with a career best second place in Germany 1983.-Australian Speedway:Billy Sanders bought his first speedway bike from...
. New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
riders Craig Watson
Craig Watson (speedway rider)
Craig Watson is an Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Newport Wasps, Poole Pirates, Belle Vue Aces, Glasgow Tigers and Birmingham Brummies in the Speedway Elite League. Watson was the winner of the 1996 NSW State Championship.-Career:Watson has spent most of his career with the...
, Todd Wiltshire
Todd Wiltshire
Todd Wiltshire is a retired Australian motorcycle speedway rider who competed at the highest level of the sport, finishing a career best third in the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England.-Australia:Todd Wiltshire started racing in 1979 at the Lake...
and Mick Poole rounded out the top four point scorers to advance to the final. The Final was won by Adams from Wiltshire, Watson and Poole.
Intermediate Classification
- AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Championship GosfordGosford, New South WalesGosford is a city located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, approximately 76 km north of the Sydney central business district...
, Gosford Speedway - Referee:
Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
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1 | 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... ( ) |
15 | (3,3,3,3,3) |
2 | Craig Watson Craig Watson (speedway rider) Craig Watson is an Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Newport Wasps, Poole Pirates, Belle Vue Aces, Glasgow Tigers and Birmingham Brummies in the Speedway Elite League. Watson was the winner of the 1996 NSW State Championship.-Career:Watson has spent most of his career with the... ( ) |
13 | (3,3,2,3,2) |
=3 | Todd Wiltshire Todd Wiltshire Todd Wiltshire is a retired Australian motorcycle speedway rider who competed at the highest level of the sport, finishing a career best third in the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England.-Australia:Todd Wiltshire started racing in 1979 at the Lake... ( ) |
12 | (2,3,2,2,3) |
=3 | Mick Poole ( ) | 12 | (2,2,3,2,3) |
5 | Mark Lemon ( ) | 10 | (2,2,1,3,2) |
6 | John Jorgensen ( ) | 9 | (1,Xf,3,3,2) |
7 | Scott Smith ( ) | 8 | (3,2,0,ns,3) |
8 | 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... ( ) |
7 | (3,0,3,1,Xf) |
=9 | Christian Henry ( ) | 6 | (0,3,2,0,1) |
=9 | Lee Herne ( ) | 6 | (1,1,1,1,2) |
=9 | Kevin Doolan ( ) | 6 | (1,2,1,1,1) |
=12 | Jason Stewart ( ) | 5 | (0,0,2,2,1) |
=12 | Rory Schlein Rory Schlein Rory Robert Schlein is an Australian international speedway rider. Schlein was signed by the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2001 and has since won the British Conference League championship while on loan at Sheffield Tigers in 2001, the British Premier League championship with the Monarchs in 2003 and the... ( ) |
5 | (1,1,1,2,0) |
=14 | Lee Redmond ( ) | 3 | (2,1,0,0,0) |
=14 | Ty Platt ( ) | 3 | (0,1,0,1,1) |
16 | Rusty Harrison Rusty Harrison Russell Wade "Rusty" Harrison is a speedway rider who rides for the Workington Comets in the British Premier League.-Career summary:... ( ) |
0 | (0,0,0,ns,ns) |
17 | Ashley Jones ( ) (Res) | 0 | (0,0,0,0,0) |
Final
1 Leigh AdamsLeigh Adams
Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion...
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2 Todd Wiltshire
Todd Wiltshire
Todd Wiltshire is a retired Australian motorcycle speedway rider who competed at the highest level of the sport, finishing a career best third in the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England.-Australia:Todd Wiltshire started racing in 1979 at the Lake...
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3 Craig Watson
Craig Watson (speedway rider)
Craig Watson is an Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Newport Wasps, Poole Pirates, Belle Vue Aces, Glasgow Tigers and Birmingham Brummies in the Speedway Elite League. Watson was the winner of the 1996 NSW State Championship.-Career:Watson has spent most of his career with the...
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4 Mick Poole ( )