Warren Monson

Warren Monson
Monson in 2017
Born(1975-03-04)4 March 1975
Mildura, Victoria, Australia
Died23 April 2023(2023-04-23) (aged 48)
Heathcote Park Raceway, Victoria, Australia
NicknameWazza
NationalityAustralian
Career history
2000-2023Australia
Full Noize Racing
Individual honours
2017, 2019FIM Speedway Sidecar World Cup Winner
2017, 2019FIM Oceania Speedway Sidecar Champion
2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023Victorian Sidecar Champion

Warren Monson (4 March 1975 – 23 April 2023) was an Australian sidecar speedway rider. He won the FIM Speedway Sidecar World Cup, FIM Oceania Speedway Sidecar Championships and was nine times Victorian champion.[1] [2]

Career

Born in Mildura, Victoria, Warren Monson began his speedway career at Mildura's Olympic Park Speedway were as of 2023 holds the track record for the 1000cc sidecar category. A member of Mildura Motorcycle Club, Monson built and raced his own bikes and holds the record for the most Victorian sidecar championship wins.[citation needed]

Sidecar passengers during Warrens racing career include Scott Cameron, Marty Underwood, Deven Gates, Matt Morgan, and Andrew Summerhayes.[citation needed]

Monson competed at Speed Week 2023 with the Dry Lakes Racers Australia, where he received his 200mph cap on his Suzuki Hayabusa.[citation needed]

Off the track he was a race engineer and mechanic for Suzuki and then Yamaha, working on bikes for multiple Australian superbike champions. Monson was well-known for his work with Shawn Giles, Troy Herfoss, Josh Waters, Markus Chiodo and especially Wayne Maxwell.[citation needed]

Monson died on 23 April 2023 in a motorcycle crash at an event at Heathcote Park Raceway in Knowsley in central Victoria. He was 48.[3]

Major results[4] [2]

World Championships

FIM Speedway Sidecar World Cup

Regional Championships

FIM Oceania Speedway Sidecar Championship

  • 2015 - Gillman, South Australia, Gillman Speedway - 3rd
  • 2017 - Gillman, South Australia, Gillman Speedway - 1st
  • 2019 - Gillman, South Australia, Gillman Speedway - 1st

Australian Domestic Championships

Australian Sidecar Championship

Victorian Sidecar Championship

  • 2001 - Mildura, Victoria, Olympic Park Speedway - 3rd
  • 2004 - Undera, Victoria, Undera Park Speedway - 1st
  • 2006 - Mildura, Victoria, Olympic Park Speedway - 3rd
  • 2011 - Broadford, Victoria, Broadford Speedway - 1st
  • 2012 - Wangaratta, Victoria, Speedway Wangaratta - 1st
  • 2013 - Mildura, Victoria, Olympic Park Speedway - 1st
  • 2014 - Undera, Victoria, Undera Park Speedway - 1st
  • 2015 - Mildura, Victoria, Olympic Park Speedway - 1st
  • 2021 - Mildura, Victoria, Olympic Park Speedway - 1st
  • 2022 - Mildura, Victoria, Olympic Park Speedway - 1st
  • 2023 - Mildura, Victoria, Olympic Park Speedway - 1st

See also

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References

  1. ^ "'We are extremely saddened': Racing community in shock after speedway legend dies in crash". ABC News. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Newlyn, Dennis (6 March 2023). "VICTORIAN SIDECAR TITLE RECORD SETTERS". Speedway Illustrated News. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ Emma D'Agostino; Shannon Schubert. "Crash kills speedway legend Warren Monson at racing event in Central Victoria". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Warren Monson - Grasstrack GB". grasstrackgb.co.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2023.