Sam Masters: 2017 Aussie speedway champion
Third time 'lucky' for the 25-year-old, who turned around a final round deficit to Justin Sedgemen to take home the spoilsSam Masters claimed the 2017 Australian Speedway Senior Solo Championship on Saturday, January 14 in Kurri Kurri (NSW), finally seizing the No. 1 spot after finishing runner-up over the past two years.
The 25-year-old was guaranteed of championship success even before the final – which he moved straight into to after scoring 14pts in the heats – after main rival Justin Sedgemen struggled in Kurri Kurri and just scraped into the semi-final.
Masters finished fourth in the final behind 2016 champion Brady Kurtz, Nick Morris and Troy Batchelor, but it mattered little as he won the 2017 title on 58pts from Sedgemen (55), Dave Watt (55), Batchelor (49), Max Fricke (47), Morris (43), Kurtz (42) and Rohan Tungate (30). The top eight are automatically seeded for the 2018 Australian championship.
KURRI KURRI RESULTS
Sam Masters (14)
Brady Kurtz (13)
Troy Batchelor (12)
Rohan Tungate (11)
Dave Watt (11)
Nick Morris (9)
Justin Sedgmen (9)
Max Fricke (8)
Mason Campton (8)
Todd Kurtz (6)
Ty Proctor (6)
Jaimon Lidsey (4)
Jack Holder (3)
Jordan Stewart (2)
Josh Pickering (2)
Cooper Riordan (2)
B Final: Morris, Sedgmen, Tungate, Watt.
A Final: Kurtz, Morris, Batchelor, Masters.
FINAL STANDINGS (AFTER FOUR ROUNDS):
Sam Masters (58)
Justin Sedgmen (55)
Dave Watt (50)
Troy Batchelor (49)
Max Fricke (47)
Nick Morris (43)
Brady Kurtz (42)
Rohan Tungate (30)
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