The Victorian Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held annually in Australia's southernmost mainland state of

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

to determine the State champion. The event is organised by the Motorcycling Victoria and is sanctioned by

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(MA).

Mildura Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 34,565 in 2021. When nearby Wentworth, Irymple, Nichols Point and Merbein are included, the area h ...

Phil Crump Philip John Crump (born 9 February 1952) in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway riderLawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship. He also won the 1976 Spee ...

, father of three time

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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 ...

, holds the record for the most wins having won 13 Victorian Championships between 1972 and 1988. Seven international riders have won the Victorian Championship. They are Larry Boulton (

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- 1933), Ulf Eriksson ( Sweden - 1955),

Gerry Hussey Gerald Arthur Hussey (1933–1959) was an international speedway rider from England. Speedway career Hussey reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship. He rode in the top tier of ...

(England - 1956),

Ken McKinlay John Robert Vickers (Ken) McKinlay (7 June 1928 – 9 February 2003) 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 t ...

(

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

- 1959 & 1961),

Ivan Mauger Ivan Gerald Mauger (4 October 1939 – 16 April 2018) was a New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider. He won a record six World Championships (Finals), a feat equalled only with the inclusion of the Speedway GP Championships by Tony Rickardsson ...

(

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- 1962 & 1963),

Roy Trigg Roy Trigg (born 29 April 1943, in Morden, Surrey)Fenn, C.(2003). ''Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. is a former motorcycle speedway rider. He was noticed as a teenager by the Wimbledon Dons management who signe ...

(England - 1966, 1969 & 1970) and

Bert Harkins Robert Pearson "Bert" Harkins (born 15 April 1940) is a Scottish former motorcycle speedway rider. Biography His father a fireman, he was born in the Govan Fire Station in 1940. Harkins was initially a star of cycle speedway who represented ...

(Scotland - 1968).

Winners since 1926/27

''Unless stated, all riders are from Victoria''

References

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External links

Honor Roll since 1927/28
Motorsport competitions in Australia Speedway in Australia Sports competitions in Victoria (Australia)