Australian Sidecar Speedway Championship

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The Australian Sidecar Championship is a speedway championship held each year to determine the Australian national champions. The event is sanctioned and run by Motorcycling Australia (MA)^[1] and is held in a different state every year. The Australian Sidecar Championship was first held in 1931 at the Melbourne Exhibition Speedway and was won by Victorian pair Les Medlycott and his passenger "Tich" Jones

The 2013 Australian Speedway Sidecar Championship was held at the Gillman Speedway in Adelaide, South Australia, and was won by Darrin Treloar (NSW) and his Victorian swinger Simon Cohrs. It was a record 7th Australian Championship win for Treloar, while for Cohrs it was his second win.

The 2014 Australian Championship was held at the Loxford Park Speedway in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, on 28–29 March. Darrin Treloar (NSW) won his 8th Australian Championship, his new passenger Blake Cox scored his first win of this championship.^[2]

The 2015 Australian Championship was held at the Arunga Park Speedway in Alice Springs on 4–5 April. It was the first time the 402 metres (440 yards) speedway has hosted the championship since 1985. South Australian pair Justin Plaisted and Sam Harrison won the title. For Plaisted, who had won the championship three times as a passenger with Darrin Treloar, it was his first win as a rider.

The 2016 championship was held at the Olympic Park Speedway in Mildura on 8–9 April with NSW pair Darrin Treloar (who won his record 9th title) and Blake Cox taking the win.^[3]

The 2017 Australian Championship was held at the Gillman Speedway. South Australia's Trent Headland and his British passenger Darryl Whetstone went one better than they had done in 2016 when they won their first Australian championship with Whetstone also becoming the first non-Australian to win the title.^[4]

Year	Venue	City/State	Winners	Runner-up	3rd place
1931	Exhibition Speedway	Melbourne, Vic	Les Medlycott (Vic) 'Tich' Jones (Vic)	Arthur Millard (Vic)
1932-1939	not held
Year	Venue	City/State	Winners	Runner-up	3rd place
1940-1945	not held
1946	Sydney Sports Ground	Sydney, NSW	Jack Carruthers (NSW) Paul Bridson (NSW)	Jack Clarke (NSW) Ken Bateman (NSW)	Kev Gallaher (NSW) A. Harvey (NSW)
1947 (3 laps)	Sydney Showground Speedway	Sydney, NSW	Jim Davies (Vic) Peter Glynn (NSW)	Keith Ratten (Vic) Reg Dee (NSW)	Ces Proudman
1947 (2 laps)	Tracey's Speedway	Melbourne, Vic	Keith Ratten (Vic) Charlie Perabo (NSW)	Bill Barker (Vic) Ray Wason (Vic)	Harry Down (Vic) Keith Clare (Vic)
1948 (3 laps)	Tracey's Speedway	Melbourne, Vic	Keith Ratten (Vic) Paul Bridson (NSW)	Eric Haslam (Vic) Ray Mackie	Bruce Rehn (SA) Barney Hughes (Vic)
1948 (3 laps)	Kilburn Speedway	Adelaide, SA	Jim Davies (Vic) Peter Speerin (NSW)	Keith Ratten (Vic) Les Smedley (SA)	Trevor Richardson (SA) Jock Brown
1949	not held
Year	Venue	City/State	Winners	Runner-up	3rd place
1950 (3 laps)	Kilburn Speedway	Adelaide, SA	Jim Davies (Vic) Doug Tankard (NSW)	Norm Cook (Vic) J. Harper	Chook Hodgekiss (NSW) P. Stanley
1950 (4 laps)	Sydney Sports Ground	Sydney, NSW	Jack Carruthers (NSW) Reg Dee (NSW)	Chook Hodgekiss (NSW) Jeff Burt	Jim Davies (Vic) Doug Tankard (NSW)
1951	Kilburn Speedway	Adelaide, SA	Jim Davies (Vic) Doug Tankard (NSW)	Ron Anderson (SA) B. Flavel	Eric Hughan (NSW) Barrie Stauffer (NSW)
1952	Rowley Park Speedway	Adelaide, SA	Chook Hodgekiss (NSW) Charlie Kendall	Jim Davies (Vic)	'Clacker' Levy Charlie Moran
1953-1958	not held
1959	Rowley Park Speedway	Adelaide, SA	Don Willison Des Dick	Bruce Kelley Doug Fleet	Stan Smith Laurie Noye
Year	Venue	City/State	Winners	Runner-up	3rd place
1960	Rowley Park Speedway	Adelaide, SA	Bruce Kelley Doug Fleet	Stan Smith Laurie Noye	Ron Johnson
1961	Brisbane Exhibition Ground	Brisbane, Qld	Les Medlycott (Vic) 'Tich	Kev Trembath (Qld) John Carter	Alan Matook (Qld) Laurie Johnson
1962	Brisbane Exhibition Ground	Brisbane, Qld	Bill Bingham (NSW) Bob Levy (NSW)	Charlie McConnell (SA) Don Ballis (Qld)	No Third Place
1963	Sydney Showground Speedway	Sydney, NSW	Ron Johnson (Qld) Les Bertwhistle	Don Willison (SA) Bob Sierp	Sandy McCrae (Qld) Don Carmody
1964	Rowley Park Speedway	Adelaide, SA	Bruce Kelley (SA) Barry Dienhoff (SA)	Charlie McConnell (SA) Ray Holt (SA)	Stan Smith (SA) Len Johnston (SA)
1965	not held
1966	Sydney Showground Speedway	Sydney, NSW	Bob Levy (NSW) Col Lewis (NSW)	Doug Tyerman (NSW) Dick Kelly	Harry Denton (SA) Bob Sierp
1967	Sydney Showground Speedway	Sydney, NSW	Doug Robson (NSW) Rob Lewis (NSW)	Harry Denton (SA) Bob Sierp	Bob Levy (NSW) Col Lewis (NSW)
1968	Sydney Showground Speedway	Sydney, NSW	Len Bowes (SA) Wayne Reuter (SA)	Doug Robson (NSW) Rob Lewis (NSW)	Bob Levy (NSW) Col Lewis (NSW)
1969	Sydney Showground Speedway	Sydney, NSW	Graham Young (NSW) Ray Murray (NSW)	Doug Robson (NSW) Jack Robson (NSW)	David Adams (NSW) David Parker (SA)
Year	Venue	City/State	Winners	Runner-up	3rd place
1970	not held
1971	Sydney Showground Speedway	Sydney, NSW	Garry Innis (NSW) Russell Meyer	Graham Young (NSW) Ray Murray (NSW)	Doug Robson (NSW) Rob Lewis (NSW)
1972	Sydney Showground Speedway	Sydney, NSW	Geoff Grocott (NSW) Warren Sullivan (NSW)	Garry Innis (NSW) Kerry Pont (NSW)	Neil Munro (SA) Rod Lang (SA)
1973	Rowley Park Speedway	Adelaide, SA	Neil Munro (SA) Rod Lang (SA)	Bill Mitchell (SA) David Weaver (SA)	Dennis Nash (WA) Ray Barber (WA)
1974	Sydney Showground Speedway	Sydney, NSW	Doug Robson (NSW) Ray Rose (NSW)	Garry Innis (NSW) John Lloyd (NSW)	Steve Rychvalsky (NSW) Ian Cochrane (NSW)
1975	Northern Park	Melbourne, Vic	Doug Robson (NSW) Greg Griffiths (NSW)	Terry Rooney (Vic) Ian Treloar (Vic)	Neil Munro (SA) Chris Flaherty (SA)
1976	Jerilderie Park Speedway	Newcastle, NSW	Dennis Nash (WA) Russell Hearn (WA)	Terry Rooney (Vic) Ian Treloar (Vic)	Graeme Harris (WA) Andy Bowman (WA)
1977	Claremont Speedway	Perth, WA	Ken I'Anson (SA) Rod Lang (SA)	Dennis Nash (WA) Russell Hearn (Vic)	Kym McConnell (SA) David Parker (SA)
1978	Rowley Park Speedway	Adelaide, SA	Keith Sewell (Qld) Paddy Kuhnert (Qld)	Ken Walker (Vic) Jamie Walker (Vic)	Dean Taylor (SA) Peter Menz (SA)
1979	Sydney Showground Speedway	Sydney, NSW	Keith Sewell (Qld) Neil Gould (Qld)	Doug Tyerman (NSW) Ray Murray (NSW)	Warren Sullivan (NSW) Bill Dudenhoeffer (NSW)
Year	Venue	City/State	Winners	Runner-up	3rd place
1980	Avalon Raceway	Lara, Vic	Ken Walker (Vic) Jamie Walker (Vic)	Dennis Nash (WA) Denis Mortimer (WA)	David Adams (NSW) David Parker (SA)
1981	Claremont Speedway	Perth, WA	Dennis Nash (WA) Denis Mortimer (WA)	Keith Sewell (Qld) Neil Gould (Qld)	Brian Shultz (SA) Geoff Graetz (SA)
1982	Speedway Park	Virginia, SA	Clarry Jones (Vic) Peter Marriage (Vic)	Brian Shultz (SA) Geoff Graetz (SA)	Peter Menz (SA) Brenton Langlois (SA)
1983	Northline Speedway	Darwin, NT	Dennis Nash (WA) Denis Mortimer (WA)	Paul Penhaligon (Qld) Kim French (Qld)	Rod Lang (SA) Shane Wade (SA)
1984	Liverpool City Raceway	Sydney, NSW	Phil McCurtayne (NSW) Dennis Potts (NSW)	Paul Pinfold () Alan Artus ()	Clarry Jones (Vic) Les Gates (Vic)
1985	Arunga Park Speedway	Alice Springs, NT	Phil McCurtayne (NSW) Dennis Potts (NSW)	Brian Radford (SA) Colin Olds (SA)	Gary Joyce (WA) Warren Joyce (WA)
1986	Carina Speedway	Cairns, Qld	Phil McCurtayne (NSW) Stuart Kirk (NSW)	Shane Souter (Vic) Mick Pratt (Vic)	Andrew Cleave (Vic) Tom Cleave (Vic)
1987	Archerfield Speedway	Brisbane, Qld	Andrew Cleave (Vic) Dave Power (Vic)	Martien Hurkmans (SA) Rick Schonfeldt (SA)	Phil McCurtayne (NSW) Stuart Kirk (NSW)
1988	Claremont Speedway	Perth, WA	Dennis Nash (WA) Jeff Gittus (WA)	Ed Blakeney (WA) Beth Litterick (WA)	Mark Rothe (WA) Mick Forward (WA)
1989	Olympic Park Speedway	Mildura, Vic	Dennis Nash (WA) Jeff Gittus (WA)	Andrew Cleave (Vic) Dave Power (Vic)	Ian Smith (Vic) Craig Fordham (Vic)
Year	Venue	City/State	Winners	Runner-up	3rd place
1990	Riverview Speedway	Murray Bridge, SA	Shane Souter (Vic) Robert Renwood (Vic)	Steve Hawtin (Qld) Glenn Golding (Qld)	Russell Mitchell (WA) Chris Page (WA)
1991	Newcastle Motordrome	Newcastle, NSW	Gary Moon (Qld) Paul Norton (Qld)	Ian Smith (Vic) Craig Fordham (Vic)	Russell Mitchell (WA) Chris Page (WA)
1992	Brisbane Exhibition Ground	Brisbane, Qld	Russell Mitchell (WA) Chris Page (WA)	Ian Smith (Vic) Craig Fordham (Vic)	Merv Harris (Qld) Gordon Cox (Qld)
1993	Northline Speedway	Darwin, NT	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Allan Griffiths (NSW)	Andrew Cleave (Vic) Dave Power (Vic)	Phil Rowen (Qld) Jim Duncan (Qld)
1994	Broken Hill Speedway	Broken Hill, NSW	Mark Drew (WA) Tina Karan (WA)	Bernie Koppe (Qld) Bill Gilbert (Qld)	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Allan Griffiths (NSW)
1995	Newcastle Motordrome	Newcastle, NSW	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Zac Hogan (NSW)	Russell Mitchell (WA) Kirk Knapman (WA)	Mark Drew (WA) Tina Karan (WA)
1996	Olympic Park Speedway	Mildura, Vic	Andrew Cleave (Vic) Dave Power (Vic)	Gary Moon (Qld) Paul Norton (Qld)	Col Winzar (Vic) Bill Beanham (Vic)
1997	Riverview Speedway	Murray Bridge, SA	Glen Hough (Vic) Rob Armstrong (Vic)	Vic Martin (Qld) Bob Hill (Qld)	Glenn O'Brien (WA) Nathan O'Brien (WA)
1998	Claremont Speedway	Perth, WA	Russell Mitchell (WA) Brett Evill (WA)	Glenn O'Brien (WA) Nathan O'Brien (WA)	Mark Drew (WA) Chris Page (WA)
1998	Claremont Speedway	Perth, WA	Vic Martin (Qld) Bob Hill (Qld)	Brad Willis (WA) Mick Sita (WA)	Darren Nash (WA) Kirk Knapman (WA)
1999	Townsville Speedway	Townsville, Queensland, Qld	Mark Drew (WA) Stephen Blair (WA)	Vic Martin (Qld) Bob Hill (Qld)	Darren Nash (WA) Peter Teale (WA)
Year	Venue	City/State	Winners	Runner-up	3rd place
2000	Riverview Speedway	Murray Bridge, SA	Glenn O'Brien (WA) Nathan O'Brien (WA)	Andrew Cleave (Vic) Dave Power (Vic)	Mark Drew (NT) Stephen Blair (NT)
2001	Olympic Park Speedway	Mildura, Vic	Glenn O'Brien (WA) Nathan O'Brien (WA)	Gary Moon (Qld) Chris Hughes (Qld)	Andrew Cleave (Vic) Kevin Waters (Vic)
2002	Riverview Speedway	Murray Bridge, SA	Glenn O'Brien (WA) Nathan O'Brien (WA)	Andrew Cleave (Vic) Dave Power (Vic)	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Justin Plaisted (SA)
2003	Olympic Park Speedway	Mildura, Vic	Andrew Cleave (Vic) Dave Power (Vic)	Jayden Mayes (Vic) Jaeben Underhill	Warren Monson (Vic) Scott Cameron
2004	Bibra Lake Speedway	Perth, WA	Glenn O'Brien (WA) Nathan O'Brien (WA)	Mark Drew (NT) Stephen Blair (NT)	Scott Christopher (Qld) Trent Koppe (Qld)
2005	Riverview Speedway	Murray Bridge, SA	Scott Christopher (Qld) Trent Koppe (Qld)	David Bottrell (SA) Peter Teale (WA)	Gary Moon (Qld) Nathan O'Brien (WA)
2006	Gosford Speedway	Gosford, NSW	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Justin Plaisted (SA)	Stuart Firth (Qld) Duane Dennis (Qld)	Scott Christopher (Qld) Trent Koppe (Qld)
2007	Pioneer Park Speedway	Ayr, Qld	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Justin Plaisted (SA)	Gary Moon (Qld) Duane Dennis (Qld)	Scott Christopher (Qld) Trent Koppe (Qld)
2008	Gillman Speedway	Adelaide, SA	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Justin Plaisted (SA)	Mick Headland (SA) Paul Waters (SA)	Grant Bond (NSW) Glen Cox (NSW)
2009	Olympic Park Speedway	Mildura, Vic	Mark Mitchell (SA) Tom Golding (SA)	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Justin Plaisted (SA)	Rick Howse (NSW) Adam Commons (NSW)
Year	Venue	City/State	Winners	Runner-up	3rd place
2010	Newcastle Showgrounds	Newcastle, NSW	Jason Aldridge (Qld) Cal Campbell (Qld)	Rick Howse (NSW) Adam Commons (NSW)	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Justin Plaisted (SA)
2011	Gillman Speedway	Adelaide, SA	Glenn O'Brien (WA) Aaron Maynard (WA)	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Justin Plaisted (SA)	Mark Plaisted (SA) Jamie Banks (SA)
2012	Loxford Park Speedway	Kurri Kurri, NSW	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Simon Cohrs (Vic)	Grant Bond (NSW) Glen Cox (NSW)	Scott Christopher (Qld) Tyler Moon (Qld)
2013	Gillman Speedway	Adelaide, SA	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Simon Cohrs (Vic)	Mick Headland (SA) Paul Waters (SA)	Mark Plaisted (SA) Sam Gilbert (SA)
2014	Loxford Park Speedway	Kurri Kurri, NSW	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Blake Cox (NSW)	Dave Bottrell (Qld) Ben Pitt (Qld)	Grant Bond (NSW) Glen Cox (NSW)
2015	Arunga Park Speedway	Alice Springs, NT	Justin Plaisted (SA) Sam Harrison (SA)	Warren Monson (Vic) Matt Morgan (SA)	Mick Headland (SA) Jesse Headland (SA)
2016	Olympic Park Speedway	Mildura, Vic	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Blake Cox (NSW)	Trent Headland (SA) Darryl Whetstone ()	Shane Hudson (NSW) Eli Wright (NSW)
2017	Gillman Speedway	Adelaide, SA	Trent Headland (SA) Darryl Whetstone ()	Andrew Buchanan () Denny Cox (NSW)	Warren Monson (Vic) Andrew Summerhayes (Vic)
2018	Oakburn Park Speedway	Tamworth, NSW	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Jesse Headland (SA)	Andrew Buchanan () Denny Cox (NSW)	Trent Headland (SA) Darryl Whetstone ()
2019	Pioneer Park Speedway	Ayr, Qld	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Blake Cox (NSW)	Warren Monson (Vic) Andrew Summerhayes (Vic)	Mark Plaisted (SA) Ben Pitt (Vic)
Year	Venue	City/State	Winners	Runner-up	3rd place
2020	Not held due to COVID-19 restrictions
2021	Olympic Park Speedway	Mildura, Vic	Mark Plaisted (SA) Ben Pitt (Vic)	Warren Monson (Vic) Andrew Summerhayes (Vic)	Mick Headland (SA) Brenton Kerr (Vic)
2022	Gillman Speedway	Adelaide, SA	Mark Plaisted (SA) Ben Pitt (Vic)	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Blake Cox (NSW)	Mick Headland (SA) Brenton Kerr (Vic)
2023	RCA Civil Pinjar Park Speedway	Neerabup, WA	Mark Plaisted (SA) Ben Pitt (Vic)	Darrin Treloar (NSW) Blake Cox (NSW)	Warren Monson (Vic) Andrew Summerhayes (Vic)

Prior to 1961, multiple titles were held in the same year at different tracks over 2, 3 or 4 laps
1950 (4 lap), 1979, 1984 & 1992 - Ride-off to decide winner after tied on points
1998 Results altered at MA tribunal hearing 28 September 1998

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