Defending champion Chris Holder headlines the 16-rider field for the 2012 Australian Solo Speedway Championship, which begins in North Brisbane on January 7.
Holder, quite rightly, is one of the eight seeded riders for the three-round championship, and will strut his stuff alongside Kozza Smith, Justin Sedgmen, Robert Ksiezak, Taylor Poole, Troy Batchelor, David Watt, Cameron Woodward and Cory Gathercole.
The balance of the field will have to win through at a qualifying event on January 6, where 16 riders will be culled to eight.
Those contesting the qualifying meeting will be:
Rounds two and three of the championship will be held at Kurri Kurri (NSW) on December 14, and Gillman (SA) on January 21.