Australia national under-21 speedway team

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Australia
AssociationMotorcycling Australia
FIM codeMA
Team managerMark Lemon
Team captainBrady Kurtz
SWC Wins0
Squad
World Championships
Team U-21
 — 2 1
 Best result2nd (2012, 2016)
Individual U-21
 6 4 4
 Best result1st - last one in
2016 (Max Fricke
)

The Australia national under-21 speedway team is the national under-21 motorcycle speedway team of Australia and is controlled by the Motorcycling Australia. Like the senior Australian team, the Under-21s are managed by former rider Mark Lemon.

The team has qualified to the

Under-21 World Cup Final on four occasions, though they only raced in the final three of those times. These came in 2008 when they finished fourth, 2011 when they won their semi-final but were forced to withdraw due to travel cost and visa problems, 2012 when the team finished in second place, and again in 2013
when they finished fourth.

The Australian team was guaranteed a place in the

Victorian state capital Melbourne.[1] The Aussie's finished third on the night behind winners Poland and runner-up Denmark.[2]

Australia has produced four

2016). In 1983, Steve Baker
won the European Under-21 Championship open for riders from all continents. The European Championship was renamed as the World Championship in 1988.

Crump would go on to win the

Australian Championships and jointly holds the record for Australian Under-21 Championships with four wins with 2012 World Champion Chris Holder, while Ward is also a triple Australian Under-21 Champion. Baker won the South Australian Championship
in 1985 and second in the Australian Championship in 1987.

The current Australian Under-21 team (at the 2016 World Championship Final) was reigning Australian champion Brady Kurtz (c), triple Australian Under-21 champion Max Fricke, Jack Holder, Jake Allen and reserve Cameron Heeps. The team finished in second place on 37 points in Norrköping, Sweden behind winners Poland who scored 44 points. Denmark and host nation Sweden finished in 3rd and 4th places respectively.

Competition

Team Speedway Junior World Championship
Year Place Pts. Riders
2005 — — Withdrew from Qualifying Round Two and was replaced by Denmark B
2006 Did not enter
2007 — — 3rd place in Qualifying Round One
Chris Holder, Troy Batchelor, Trevor Harding, Cory Gathercole, Robert Ksiezak
2008 4 33
Tyron Proctor (7), Robert Ksiezak (2), Kozza Smith (1)
In Qualifying Round started also: Aaron Summers
2009 — — 3rd place in Qualifying Round One
Darcy Ward, Richard Sweetman, Justin Sedgmen, Mitchell Davey, Josh Grajczonek
2010 — — 2nd place in Qualifying Round One
Darcy Ward, Richard Sweetman, Sam Masters, Justin Sedgmen, Josh Grajczonek
2011* — — Won Semi-final Two
Darcy Ward, Richard Sweetman, Sam Masters, Justin Sedgmen, Josh Grajczonek
2012 2 44 Darcy Ward (14), Nick Morris (11), Dakota North (8), Sam Masters (6), Alex Davies (5)
2013 4 20 Darcy Ward (14), Alex Davies (4), Nick Morris (3), Tyson Nelson (2)
In Semi-final One started also: Todd Kurtz
2014 — — 2nd place in Semi-final One
Max Fricke (10), Mason Campton (10), Nick Morris (9+2), Ryan Douglas (8)
2015[3] 3 29 Host nation
Nick Morris (12), Brady Kurtz (7), Max Fricke (6), Jack Holder (4)
2016 2 37 Jake Allen (13), Jack Holder (9), Max Fricke (8), Brady Kurtz (7), Cameron Heeps (Res - DNR)

* Due to cost of travel and visa problems, Australia withdrew from the 2011 Final,

Honours

Individual Under-21 World Championship

* Steve Baker's win in 1983 was when it was known as the European Under-21 Championship

See also

References

  1. ^ Mark's Mildura Delight
  2. ^ 2015 Team U/21 World Championship
  3. ^ 2015 Junior World Cup

External links

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