The 1998 Australian Individual Speedway Championship was held at the
Riverview Speedway
The Murray Machining & Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway (formerly ''Riverview Speedway'') is a Dirt track racing venue that is located in the town of Murray Bridge, South Australia, only 66 km from Adelaide. Racing at the speedway generally ta ...
in
Murray Bridge, South Australia
Murray Bridge (formerly Mobilong and Edwards Crossing) is a city in the Australian state of South Australia, located east-southeast of the state's capital city, Adelaide, and north of the town of Meningie. The city had an urban population of a ...
on 14 February 1998.
Mildura
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rider
Leigh Adams
Leigh Scott Adams (born 28 April 1971 in Mildura, Victoria)Oakes, P.(2004). ''British Speedway Who's Who''. is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion. He also w ...
won his fourth Australian Championship after defeating
Jason Lyons
Jason Rodney Lyons (born 15 June 1970 in Mildura, Victoria) is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. Jason is the son of former rider Rod Lyons. The younger Lyons was the winner of the Australian Pairs Championship in 1992 as ...
and
Jason Crump
Jason Philip Crump (born 6 August 1975) 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.
In a 21-year career in Speedway, Jason Cr ...
in a runoff when all three riders tied on 13 points.
1998 World Speedway results
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1998 Australian Solo Championship
* Australian Championship
* 14 February 1998
* Murray Bridge, South Australia
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- Riverview Speedway
The Murray Machining & Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway (formerly ''Riverview Speedway'') is a Dirt track racing venue that is located in the town of Murray Bridge, South Australia, only 66 km from Adelaide. Racing at the speedway generally ta ...
* Referee:
* Qualification: The top three riders go through to the ''Overseas Final'' in Poole
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, England
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.
References
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See also
* Australia national speedway team
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* Sport in Australia
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Speedway in Australia
Australia
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Individual Speedway Championship