Australian Motocross Championship List 350cc Class

Western Australian rider Peter Nicol won both the 350cc and Unlimited classes on a B.S.A. machine at the 1955 Australian Motocross Championships, which were held at the famous Rope Works circuit in Mosman Park, WA.

The most successful 350cc racers in the history of the Australian Motocross Championships

1953 to 1974

Back in 2011, Dirt Bike Action magazine ran a feature story titled Home-grown heroes.

It took a look at the history of Australian Motocross and published a list of the most successful racers in the history of the Australian Championships.

The system
The following points system was used to generate the Top 10 list.

The top three overall results in each class for each year of each championship were counted – allocating:

three points for the win
two for second and
one for third.

Thanks to your support, we now have a complete list of all the Australian Motocross Champions and have updated the Most Successful Racer’s List from the very first Australian Championship in 1953 up to today.

This page features the results for the 350cc class which was held between 1953 to 1974.

National Championships were not held for the 350cc class between 1969 to 1973 due to dwindling numbers.

But it was held for a final time at Cosy Creek in Manjimup (WA) in 1974, with numbers strong in that State.

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The most successful 350cc racers

Four times Australian Motocross Champion Gordon Renfree (WA) was the most successful 350cc racer and won this championship in 1968

1st
Gordon Renfree (WA)
9 points

Equal 2nd
John Burrows (VIC)
Ken Rumble (VIC)
8 points

Equal 4th
Charlie West (WA)
Peter Nicol (WA)
7 points

6th
John Mapperson (VIC)
6 points

7th
Alan Nicol (WA)
5 points

Equal 8th
Bill Watson (WA)
Clarrie Stewart (QLD)
Graeme Green (WA)
Matt Daley (NSW)
Ray Turner (TAS)
Roy East (NSW)
3 points

Western Australian rider Charlie West dominated the 350cc class in the late fifties, winning two championships

1963 Australian 350cc Motocross Champion John Burrows (VIC) finished second overall in this class

Ken Rumble (VIC) won the Australian 350cc Championship in 1954 and 1960

Riders to win the most 350cc Championships

Peter Nicol (WA) 2
John Mapperson (VIC) 2
Ken Rumble (VIC) 2
Charlie West (WA) 2

Two-times Australian 350cc Motocross Champion (right) Charlie West with Tim Gibbes at the 1963 British Scramble.

Riders to win successive 350cc Championships

Peter Nicol (1955-56)
John Mapperson (1965-66)

New South Wales rider Roy East won the Australian 350cc Motocross Championship in 1959

Victorian rider John Mapperson (32), who is chasing Ray Fisher, won two Australian 350cc Championships

Peter Nicol (21, WA) on his way to victory in the 350cc Australian Scramble Championships at Moorebank, Sydney on 27 May 1956

Australian
350cc
Motocross Champions

1953 John Burrows (VIC)
1954 Ken Rumble (VIC)
1955 Peter Nicol (WA)
1956 Peter Nicol (WA)
1957 Clarrie Stewart (QLD)
1958 Charlie West (WA)
1959 Roy East (NSW)
1960 Ken Rumble (VIC)
1961 Charlie West (WA)
1962 Alan Nicol (WA)

1963 John Burrows (VIC)
1964 Ray Turner (TAS)
1965 John Mapperson (VIC)
1966 John Mapperson (VIC)
1967 Matt Daley (NSW)
1968 Gordon Renfree (WA)
1969 – 1973 Class not held
1974 Graeme Green (WA)