Australian BMX Museum

1987

Australian BMX history, results, and stories from the 1987 season.

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April 1987

1987 Australian BMX Titles

Australian Nationals
Canberra, ACT1,500 ridersRace

ABMXA Board:
President: Julie Hays
Secretary: Peter Puschak
Treasurer: Annie Haddon
National Coach: Denis Croaker
Committee: Bob Brazil, Rod Brown, Abe Schneider.

The 8th Australian BMX Championships were held in Canberra, ACT on April 18, 19, 20. The track was at the National Exhibition Center (NATEX).

Andrew Figliomeni wins another 2 titles, taking his tally to 5 National #1's. Brenton Cooper narrowly misses taking his 6th straight age title, but manages to win the Jnr Cruiser title. Former World Champion Leigh Egan once again dominated the Open Class taking his 3rd straight #1 plate, officially becoming the first rider to achieve 3 consecutive Open Class wins. A massive first corner crash in the Pro Class Final, saw Darren May avoid the carnage to come away with the win.

1987 Australian BMX Titles historical image

Image credit Unknown

Results

10 Boys
  1. 1.Jay Foster
  2. 2.Neil Jenkinson
  3. 3.Shaun Collins
  4. 4.Bradley James
  5. 5.Lucas Fisher
  6. 6.Scott Bayliss
  7. 7.Heath Muxlow
  8. 8.Cameron McEwan
10 Girls
  1. 1.Tenille Ellement
  2. 2.Kerrie-Anne Whyte
  3. 3.Alyne Burrows
  4. 4.Belinda Wade
  5. 5.Kim Ritchie
  6. 6.Kylie Genner
  7. 7.Kellie Paff
  8. 8.Melissa Thatcher
11 Boys
  1. 1.Cameron Mitchell
  2. 2.Scott Callow
  3. 3.Cameron Scanlon
  4. 4.Bradley Hawkins
  5. 5.Mark Hopkins
  6. 6.Peter Norris
  7. 7.Daniel Sprague
  8. 8.Phillip Beresford
11 Girls
  1. 1.Carmen Jackson
  2. 2.Chelsey Zucker
  3. 3.Melanie Ballantyne
  4. 4.Natarsha Williams
  5. 5.Phillipa White
  6. 6.Tracy Gould
  7. 7.Shelley Ulrick
  8. 8.Tracey Dingemans
12 Boys
  1. 1.Jason Maxwell
  2. 2.Wade Bootes
  3. 3.Robin Billows
  4. 4.Trent Todd
  5. 5.Darryn Hill
  6. 6.Brett Palmer
  7. 7.John M. Schmid
  8. 8.Craig ?
12 Girls
  1. 1.Amanda Reynolds
  2. 2.Shannon Wells
  3. 3.Lyndal Ellement
  4. 4.Melissa Cook
  5. 5.Adele Burrows
  6. 6.Nicole Webb
  7. 7.Vedette Fitzsimmons
  8. 8.Donna Hadfield
13 Boys
  1. 1.David Ridley
  2. 2.Brenton Cooper
  3. 3.Brendan Lee
  4. 4.Greg Palmer
  5. 5.Bryce Smith
  6. 6.Brendan Parrish
  7. 7.Justin Ransom
  8. 8.Jason Hays
13 Girls
  1. 1.Tanya Bakranich
  2. 2.Keran Banes
  3. 3.Trudy Donald
  4. 4.Julie Mills
  5. 5.Joanne Croaker
  6. 6.Letitia Johstone
  7. 7.Marnie Telfer
  8. 8.Angela Newcombe
14 Boys
  1. 1.Andrew Figliomeni
  2. 2.Jason Ford
  3. 3.Jason Chaytow
  4. 4.Sean Dwight
  5. 5.Darren Johnson
  6. 6.Shane Bowden
  7. 7.Bobby Dale
  8. 8.Dean Patch
14 Girls
  1. 1.Tai-Lee Muxlow
  2. 2.Bridget Evans
  3. 3.Julie Robinson
  4. 4.Angela Graham
  5. 5.Kathy Wyatt
  6. 6.Sharon Fishwick
  7. 7.Kathryn Scott
  8. 8.Louise Emerson
15 Boys
  1. 1.Russ Robeille
  2. 2.Brad Prince
  3. 3.Jason McCallum
  4. 4.Jason Mullivant
  5. 5.Jack Dent
  6. 6.Aaron Fisher
  7. 7.Scott Johns
  8. 8.Mark Barlow
15 Girls
  1. 1.Amanda Smith
  2. 2.Iantha Telfer
  3. 3.Tammy Harley
  4. 4.Samantha Bourke
  5. 5.Mandy Scriven
  6. 6.Shelley Prince
  7. 7.Nicole Bailey
  8. 8.Samantha Rogan
16 Boys
  1. 1.Karl Mustchin
  2. 2.Jason Naumann
  3. 3.Paul Krasevskis
  4. 4.Leigh Donovan
  5. 5.Todd Selby
  6. 6.Warren Ferguson
  7. 7.Shane Davis
  8. 8.Anthony Waye
16 Girls
  1. 1.Fiona Langfeldt
  2. 2.Kelly Walsh
  3. 3.Jodie Wallen
  4. 4.Jodie Fitzsimmons
17 & Over Open Class
  1. 1.Leigh Egan
  2. 2.Tyrone Butt
  3. 3.Bill Dixon
  4. 4.Ronnie McDonnell
  5. 5.Scott Rawlins
  6. 6.David Smart
  7. 7.Glen Feist
  8. 8.Marty Baerschmidt
17 Girls
  1. 1.Karne Murray
  2. 2.Gay Worley
  3. 3.Sharon Moore
  4. 4.Donna Clayton
  5. 5.Michelle Jenkins
  6. 6.Jane Heasley
  7. 7.Lisa Hoare
  8. 8.Kathy Lios
5 Boys
  1. 1.Andrew Withers
  2. 2.Adam Muscatt
  3. 3.Myles Clemones
  4. 4.Jamie Gray
  5. 5.Lee Bayzand
  6. 6.Stephen Tully
  7. 7.Timothy Fowler
  8. 8.Cheyne Smith
5 Girls
  1. 1.Leah Cheal
  2. 2.Rochelle Gilmore
  3. 3.Cari Verrecchia
  4. 4.Celeste Gruchy
  5. 5.Jasmine Archer
  6. 6.Amanda Morris
6 Boys
  1. 1.Nicky Baldock
  2. 2.Joshua Venning
  3. 3.Scott Tuddenham
  4. 4.Matthew Duncis
  5. 5.Stephen Hedley
  6. 6.Jake Moratti
  7. 7.Simon Naumann
  8. 8.Shane Lee
6 Girls
  1. 1.Danielle Thomas
  2. 2.Kelly Thursby
  3. 3.Vicki Anderson
  4. 4.Kim Condran
  5. 5.Leonie Cunningham
  6. 6.Rachel Maher
  7. 7.Mauretta Scanlan
  8. 8.Renee Burton
7 Boys
  1. 1.John Johnson
  2. 2.Dane Morris
  3. 3.Darren Bakranich
  4. 4.Damien Palmer
  5. 5.Robert Slatter
  6. 6.David Perez
  7. 7.Paul King
  8. 8.Clint Penfold
7 Girls
  1. 1.Reanna Birch
  2. 2.Alesha Pollard
  3. 3.Marivic Hamilton
  4. 4.Brooke Esplin
  5. 5.Leanne Venning
  6. 6.Cari Woolnough
  7. 7.Natalie Johnstone
  8. 8.Rachel Marshall
8 Boys
  1. 1.Ben Moratti
  2. 2.Clint Thomas
  3. 3.Grant Castleman
  4. 4.Tommy Mihalic
  5. 5.Michael Stephens
  6. 6.Brendan Payne
  7. 7.Danny Gibson
  8. 8.Sean O'Brien
8 Girls
  1. 1.Madonna Scott
  2. 2.Cherrie Mulholland
  3. 3.Jaime Thomson
  4. 4.Sharyn Thomson
  5. 5.Wendy Tully
  6. 6.Shannon Ruddell
  7. 7.Nicole Davis
  8. 8.Justine Palmer
9 Boys
  1. 1.Wayne Knipe
  2. 2.Martin Metcalfe
  3. 3.Alby Bakranich
  4. 4.Jason Cotter
  5. 5.John Smart
  6. 6.Carter Cremer
  7. 7.Neile Haire
  8. 8.Craig Paff
9 Girls
  1. 1.Helena Giblett
  2. 2.Josie Wright
  3. 3.Renee McKean
  4. 4.Kelly Webb
  5. 5.Samantha Todd
  6. 6.Sonya Naumann
  7. 7.Jaclyn Wilson
  8. 8.Joanne Flocco
Int Cruiser
  1. 1.Andrew Figliomeni
  2. 2.Scott Jenkins
  3. 3.Russ Robielle
  4. 4.Sean Dwight
  5. 5.Jason McCallum
  6. 6.Jack Dent
  7. 7.Paul Librio
  8. 8.Andrew Munro
Int Side Hacks
  1. 1.Grant/McKinnon
  2. 2.Dolby/Vane
  3. 3.Munro/Petler
  4. 4.Freeman/Watson
Jnr Cruiser
  1. 1.Brenton Cooper
  2. 2.David Ridley
  3. 3.Justin Ransom
  4. 4.Darryn Hill
  5. 5.Wade Bootes
  6. 6.Ben Smithett
  7. 7.Michael Jankowski
  8. 8.Ryan Scott
Jnr Side Hacks
  1. 1.Hannagan/Hannagan
  2. 2.Maxwell/Davies
  3. 3.Jones/Jones
  4. 4.Knauth/Harvey
Over 25 Cruiser
  1. 1.Phil Haanskorf
  2. 2.Greame Zucker
  3. 3.Arthur Coombes
  4. 4.Geoff O'Connor
  5. 5.Phil Smith
  6. 6.Wayne Roberts
  7. 7.Carl Wilmont
  8. 8.Russell Marchant
Over 40 Cruiser
  1. 1.Craig Broomfield
  2. 2.Arthur Davies
  3. 3.Tony Cole
  4. 4.John Sweet
  5. 5.Robert Hahn
  6. 6.Allan Wilkins
  7. 7.Graeme Clarke
  8. 8.Lance De Luca
Pro Am
  1. 1.Darren May
  2. 2.Tyrone Butt
  3. 3.Glen Feist
  4. 4.Leigh Egan
  5. 5.Glenn Rawson
  6. 6.Dean Crisp
  7. 7.Marty Baerschmidt
  8. 8.Paul Addams
Snr Cruiser
  1. 1.Glenn Rawson
  2. 2.Ronnie McDonnell
  3. 3.Karl Mustchin
  4. 4.Michael Mullis
  5. 5.Gerald McCarthy
  6. 6.Grant Williams
  7. 7.Dean Patty
  8. 8.Todd Selby
Snr Side Hacks
  1. 1.Grant/Molloy
  2. 2.Sanders/??
  3. 3.Stweart/??
  4. 4.Schwass/Enion
Sub Jnr Cruiser
  1. 1.Daniel Sprague
  2. 2.Bradley Hawkins
  3. 3.Lucas Fisher
  4. 4.Corey Bevitt
  5. 5.Daniel Coombes
  6. 6.Shaun Collings
  7. 7.Andrew Newcombe
  8. 8.Rickie Cunningham
Sub Jnr Side Hacks
  1. 1.Jenkinson/Vane
  2. 2.Clarke/Ranciman
  3. 3.Cooper/Odgaard
Under 5 Boys
  1. 1.Scott Kuharic
  2. 2.Todd Dixon
  3. 3.Damien Gore
  4. 4.Dale Cooper
  5. 5.Hamish Stansfield
  6. 6.Jay Redden
  7. 7.Andrew Pearson
  8. 8.Jarrod Chapman
Under 5 Girls
  1. 1.Kylie McClintock
  2. 2.Nicole Welsh
  3. 3.Katie Brown

July 1987

1987 IBMXF World Championships

World Championships
Orlando, United StatesRace

Results

10 Girls
  • 3rdKerrie Anne Whyte
11 Boys

World Champion

Daniel Sprague

11 Girls
  • 5thNatarsha Williams
12 Experts
  • 2ndRyan Scott
  • 6thAndrew Robertson
  • 7thDarryn Hill
12 Girls
  • 2ndLyndal Ellement
  • 4thDonna Hatfield
13 Experts
  • 4thJustin Ransom
14-15 Cruiser
  • 4thAndrew Figliomeni
16 Girls

World Champion

Fiona Langfeldt

16-17 Cruiser
  • 6thScott Johns
17 & Over Girls
  • 8thGay Worley
18-24 Cruiser
  • 4thRon Walker
25-39 Cruiser

World Champion

Phil Haanskorf

7 & Under Girls
  • 4thKelly Thursby
  • 8thKim Condran
8 Girls
  • 2ndReanna Birch
9 Girls
  • 3rdHelena Giblett
  • 4thRenee McKean
  • 7thJaclyn Wilson