The 1986 Australian Individual Speedway Championship was held at the Pioneer Park Speedway in Ayr, Queensland on 11 January. Eighteen-year-old Brisbane based rider Troy Butler surprised by winning his first (and only) Australian Championship and in doing so becoming the youngest winner in the history of the Australian Championship since it was first run in 1926. The top four placed riders were all from Queensland with he first non-Queenslander being fifth placed South Australian Steve Baker who lost a runoff for fourth place to Steve Regeling. Baker and Regeling were the only riders to defeat Butler on the day.

In the absence of six time and reigning champion Billy Sanders who had died in England in April 1985, Victoria's three time national champion Phil Crump was the favourite to take out his fourth title. However, after winning his first race, Crump suffered engine failure in his next two rides to put him well out of contention. He won his fourth ride but again suffered engine drama in his last race to eventually finish 12th with just 6 points.

1986 Australian Solo Championship

  • Australian Championship
  • 11 January 1986
  • Queensland Ayr, Queensland - Pioneer Park Speedway
  • Referee:
  • Qualification: The top four riders go through to the Commonwealth Final in Manchester, England.
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
GoldTroy Butler (Queensland)13(2,3,3,3,2)
SilverJohn Titman (Queensland)12(3,2,3,3,1)
BronzeAlan Rivett (Queensland)11(3,3,2,2,1)
4Steve Regeling (Queensland)10(2,3,2,E,3+3)
5Steve Baker (South Australia)10(3,0,3,2,2+2)
6David Jackson (Northern Territory)9(0,2,3,2,1)
7Chris Watson (New South Wales)8(1,3,1,2,1)
8Stephen Davies (New South Wales)8(2,1,1,1,3)
9John McNeill (Victoria (state))8(2,1,1,2,2)
10Glyn Taylor (Western Australia)7(0,3,2,2,0)
11Mark Fiora (South Australia)7(1,1,0,3,2)
12Phil Crump (Victoria (state))6(3,E,E,3,E)
13Dave Cheshire (Western Australia)4(1,2,1,0,0)
14Brent Nott (Northern Territory)3(1,0,0,1,1)
15Ray Palmer (Queensland)2(0,E,1,0,0)
16Dale Watson (New South Wales)1(0,1,F,F,0)
17Peter Chrisopher (Queensland) (Res)1(-,-,-,1,-)
18Craig Dennan (Queensland) (Res)0(Did not ride)

Classification

Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 2122
1 Queensland (6) Troy Butler 13 2 3 3 3 2 13 1
2 Queensland (2) John Titman 12 3 2 3 3 1 12 2
3 Queensland (13) Alan Rivett 11 3 3 2 2 1 11 3
4 Queensland (12) Steve Regeling 10 2 3 2 E 3 10 4 3
5 South Australia (7) Steve Baker 10 3 0 3 2 2 10 5 2
6 Northern Territory (11) David Jackson 9 1 2 2 1 3 9 6
7 New South Wales (9) Chris Watson 8 0 2 3 2 1 8 7
8 New South Wales (1) Stephen Davies 8 2 1 1 1 3 8 8
9 Victoria (state) (15) John McNeill 8 2 1 1 2 2 8 9
10 Western Australia (3) Glyn Taylor 7 0 3 2 2 0 7 10
11 South Australia (14) Mark Fiora 7 1 1 0 3 2 7 11
12 Victoria (state) (10) Phil Crump 6 3 E E 3 E 6 12
13 Western Australia (4) Dave Cheshire 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 13
14 Northern Territory (5) Brent Nott 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 14
15 Queensland (8) Ray Palmer 1 0 E 1 0 0 1 15
16 New South Wales (16) Dale Watson 1 0 1 F F 0 1 16
R1 Queensland (R1) Peter Chrisopher 1 1 1 R1
R2 Queensland (R2) Craig Dennan 0 0 R2
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 2122

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

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