Nine riders were originally seeded to the four round series by Motorcycling Australia. They were: •
Troy Batchelor (SA) •
Mason Campton (NSW) •
Max Fricke (Vic) •
Josh Grajczonek (Qld) •
Sam Masters (NSW) •
Nick Morris (Qld) •
Tyron Proctor (Vic) •
Justin Sedgmen (Vic) •
Rohan Tungate (NSW) Unfortunately, 2013 national champion and former
Speedway Grand Prix rider Troy Batchelor was forced to withdraw before the series got under way.
Brady Kurtz won the qualifying round held on New Year's Day at Loxford Park after being tied on 12 points with
Jordan Stewart.
Jack Holder finished third on 11 points. Also qualifying for the series was
Kieran Sproule,
Brodie Waters,
Alan McDonald,
Josh Pickering and
Cooper Riordan. ==Loxford Park==