1995 WORLD UNDER 21 CHAMPION, AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION
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1996 BRITISH GRAND PRIX CHAMPION
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1998 BRITISH GRAND PRIX CHAMPION, WORLD RANK No 8
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1999 AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY MASTER, ELITE LEAGUE CHAMPION
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TEAM CHAMPION, WORLD TEAM CUP CHAMPION, WORLD RANK No 6
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2000 SWEDISH GRAND PRIX CHAMPION, WORLD RANK No 4
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2001 ELITE LEAGUE CHAMPION, SWEDISH &POLISH GRAND PRIX CHAMPION,
WORLD TEAM CUP CHAMPION, WORLD RANK No2
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2002 CZECH GRAND PRIX CHAMPION, WORLD TEAM CUP CHAMPION,
WORLD RANK No 2
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2003 DANISH GRAND PRIX CHAMPION, CZECH GRAND PRIX CHAMPION,
WORLD RANK No 2
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2004 WORLD CHAMPION, CZECH GRAND PRIX CHAMPION, DANISH GRAND PRIX CHAMPION
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2005 SWEDISH GRAND PRIX CHAMPION,SCANDINAVIAN GRAND PRIX CHAMPION, WORLD RANK No2
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2006 WORLD CHAMPION, POLISH GRAND PRIX CHAMPION, SWEDISH GRAND PRIX CHAMPION, BRITISH GRAND PRIX CHAMPION, ITALIAN GRAND PRIX CHAMPION
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2007 WORLD RANK No3
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1990
Claimed the first major title of his illustrious career, being crowned
Australian Under 16 Champion
1991
Signed for Poole – where his grandfather Neil Street was
team manager – and made his First Division debut for the
Pirates at King’s Lynn on September 14, 1991, a month after
his 16th birthday. Failed to score in his first match but got
his first ever point when he finished in front of team-mate Peter
Jeffery at Ipswich on October 10.
1992
After making his Division Two debut at reserve for Peterborough
against Newcastle on May 1, 1992, (winning his first ever race)
he went on to take over as a heat leader at the beginning of September
after a string of double figure performances.
Helped the Panthers win both the Division Two championship and
the Knock Out Cup in his first full season in the UK. Scored his
first ever maximum (10, paid 12) against Long Eaton on August
21.
1993
Originally expected to return to the East of England Showground
but moved to Swindon after the Poole promotion took over the Robins
in Division Two. Top of the Division Two averages, nearly half
a point a match ahead of nearest rival Hungarian Robert Nagy of
Glasgow.
Made his international debut for Australia, racing in the World
Team Cup Group A Final at Slangerup, Denmark, on Sunday, August
22. Scored nine points (including his first race win) from five
rides as Australia had to be content with runners-up spot behind
hosts Denmark but ahead of Poland and the Czech Republic. It was
the first of his 35 Australian caps.
Also rode in the first of 11 successive Elite League Riders’
Finals, claiming 13th place overall after qualifying via the Division
Two Riders’ Championship.
1994
After dominating the Second Division it was no surprise when Poole
named him in their First Division line-up and he went on to celebrate
his his first top flight championship as Poole finished a massive
15 point in front of runners-up Eastbourne.
Adapted perfectly to the higher grade of racing and amazingly
ended his rookie season at the top of the Pirates averages and
also scored more points than anyone else to be ninth in the national
rankings. The Dorset side also won the First Division Fours.
Made his World Final debut in the last one-off meeting at Vojens,
Denmark. After a flying start in his first-ever World Final race
(beating eventual champion Tony Rickardsson, future World Champion
Mark Loram and defending title-holder Sam Ermolenko) he finished
11th on his first appearance to just miss out on automatic qualification
for the new Grand Prix series.
Third on his World Under 21 Final debut, joining champion Mikael
Karlsson (now Max) and Rune Holta on the podium.Selected in the
Australian World Team Cup Final squad but did not get a ride and
also reached the first of three World Long Track Finals, ending
up an unlucky 13th.
1995
Made his Grand Prix debut as a wild card
at the British round at a rainswept Hackney Stadium, London, on
Saturday, September 30. Won his first three GP races but fell
in the B Final to finish in eight position.
Began the year by winning the Australian Final for the first time
and ended it with an even more prestigious victory – as
he became World Under 21 Champion which made him an automatic
qualifier for the 1996 GP series.
Outside Britain it was a successful season with league titles
in two different countries. He helped Brokstedt to the German
league title and was a member of Wroclaw’s Polish First
Division championship winning squad.
1996
Became the most expensive rider in British history when he returned
to old club Peterborough in a record-breaking £35,000 deal.And
he proved he was real value for money when he won the British
Grand Prix at Hackney, outpacing Hans Nielsen, Billy Hamill and
Greg Hancock in the A Final on Saturday, August 31.
Despite the victory lost his place as a Grand Prix regular by
finished tenth overall, only the top eight automatically stayed
in the competition.
His return to the East of England Showground inspired the Panthers,
who had been in Division Two little more than 12 months earlier,
to runners-up spot in the Elite League and a Knock Out Cup Final
appearance. They lost out in both competitions to Wolverhampton.
Peterborough may have been second best but Swedish League outfit
Rospiggarna weren’t – they won their championship
completing title winning medals from England, Germany, Poland
and, finally, Sweden!
1997
Regained his Grand Prix spot for 1998 when runner-up to fellow
Australian and Peterboroough team-mates Ryan Sullivan in the Inter
Continental Final. Even though Peterborough had a disastrous Elite
League season they did end up withg some silverware, winning the
Four Team Championship on their own home track.
Also won a second German League title with Brokstedt.
1998
Climbed to eighth in the world ratings after a successful Grand
Prix season which included a second victory in the British GP
– this time at Coventry the day before his 23rd birthday!
Peterborough’s decision to pull out of the Elite League
and drop down into the Premier League because of a lack of dates
at the East of England Showground, was instrumental in a move
to Oxford on a season’s loan.
1999
A member of Australia’s World Team Cup winning side –
as he created his own slice of history in his country’s
second gold medal performance. His father Phil had been a member
of the Australian line-up in their only previous World Team Cup
victory in 1976. Made it a season to remember as Peterborough
clinched their first Elite League crown and also won the Knock
Out Cup and Craven Shield in a remarkable treble.
On the individual front added the Elite League Riders’ Championship
to his growing collection of silverware and remained number eight
in the world.
Also took over at the top of the Elite League averages for the
first – but not last – time.
2000
In one of the surprise winter moves he was allowed to leave Peterborough
and joined East Anglian rivals King’s Lynn on what was initially
a year’s loan.Clearly he was an inspirational signing as
the Saddlebow Road outfit succeeded the Panthers as Elite League
Knock Out Cup winners.
And despite a change of home track retained his place at the head
of the Elite League averages.
Climbed to number four in the world on the back of a successful
Grand Prix series which included victory (his third to date) in
Sweden.
2001
His move to King’s Lynn became permanent when the Silver
Machine splashed out another British record transfer fee –
this time his signature cost £36,000 as he became the most
expensive signing for a second time!
Won a second World Cup gold medal as Australia regained their
title and regained the Elite League Riders’ Championship
with his second win. After a disappointing 15th place in the German
Grand Prix, the opening round of the season, he was the year’s
outstanding rider and eventually claimed the silver medal, just
eight GP points behind Tony Rickardsson. Ended the season in a
spectacular flourish by becoming only the fifth rider to win back
to back GPs with victories in both Poland and Sweden.
Top of the Elite League rankings for a third successive season.
2002
With the Grand Prix series being extended to ten rounds, he travelled
to the country of his birth knowing there wasn’t going to
be a fairytale end to the first ever Australian GP.
Tony Rickardsson had already sealed his fifth world title when
he won the penultimate round in Denmark, but the silver medal
was still up for grabs.
Third place at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium guaranteed the runner-ups
spot for the second successive summer.
Won his sixth Grand Prix when he was victories in the Czech Republic
round at Prague’s Marketa Stadium in July.
Completed his hat-trick of World Cup victories as Australia successfully
defended their crown.
2003
World number two for a heartbreaking third year in a row –
the dream of being crowned World Champion wrecked by an exclusion
towards the end of the Norwegian Grand Prix.
The slip (and seventh place) allowed Nicki Pedersen to come from
behind to take the title with defending champion Tony Rickardsson
in third place. Despite the disappointment, he was the outstanding
entertainer throughout the nine round series, winning in both
Denmark and the Czech Republic to take his GP record to eight
wins in 49 appearances.
Statistically it was a best ever Elite League season with a career
highest average of 10.79 – dropping only 51 points in 31
matches – as he regained his number one spot, finishing
top of the pile for the fourth time in five seasons.
Globally, scored more league points (843) than any other rider,
finishing top of the Elite League averages, fourth in Sweden (Vargarna)
and fifth in Poland (Torun). A combined 10.16 average was also
the best.
2004
The dream comes to fruition. He is finally crowned World Champion in Norway in the final round at the Viking Ship Stadium.
2005
The pressure of being World Champion proves fierce and another second place in the World is notched onto his belt.But not without a fight to the end with one of the ger
2006
His World Champion status is consolidated with a second victory to make him 2 times World Speedway Champion.
This season almost everything fell into place just perfect for a swift ride to the top of the podium.
2007
A year of crashes and dissapointment.The most difficult season for years,suffering a dislocated shoulder and broken knee cap.
He still managed to keep his place on the podium taking his first ever 3rd World Championship ranking and making it 7 consecutive years on the podium. What an achievement!
A return to the Poole Pirates was a breath of fresh air as they bought his contract from Belle Vue and moved him south.
This season saw his league clubs struggle more than usual and he was keen for a break at the end of the year looking to a brighter following season.