KEN KAVANAGH
The Ken Kavanagh Award is awarded to a Hartwell Club Member for outstanding achievement overseas. Usually, to a rider that has strived to achieve in Australia and has pursued this passion by going to great lengths by racing overseas. Ken Kavanagh passed away in Bergamo Italy in 2019, well into his 90’s. He remained in contact with our club up until a few years before his passing. He was a small and feisty man who left home when his Father objected to him getting a motorcycle. After a period of success in Australia, he went to Europe and the GP circuits, living on start money and prize winnings. His greatest success was winning the 1956 Junior Isle of Man TT, although he is also known for being one of 8 Australians to win 500cc GP races and only one of 4 to win more than 1.
2022 LUKE POWER
2021 JOEL KELSO
2019 JOEL KELSO
2018 JAKE SKATE
2016 DWIGHT BEARE (POSTHUMOUSLY)
2015 ALEX PHILLIS
2014 NOEL & DWIGHT BEARE
2012 JED METCHER
2011 OLLY SIMPSON
2010 ADAM TREASURE
2009 STEVE MARTIN
2008 JED METCHER
2007 KEN ONUS
2006 BLAKE LEIGH-SMITH
2005 BLAKE LEIGH-SMITH
2004 SCOTT CHARLTON
2003 BREENT GEEORGE
2002 STEVE MARTIN
2001 JAY NORMOYLE
2000 AARON GOBERT
1999 STEVE MARTIN
1998 STEVE MARTIN
1997 MATTHEW TURNER
1996 ANDREW DUKE
1995 FRED BAYENS
1994 FRED BAYENS
1993 FRED BAYENS
1992 MICHAEL O’CONNOR
1991 RENE BONGERS
1990 MICHAEL HAISMAN
1989 REENE BONGERS
1988 DARREN MILNER
1987 IAN SAUNDERS
1986 CRAIG TRINDER
1985 BEN MIDDLEMISS
1984 TREVOR MANLEY
1983 IAN SAUNDERS
1982 CHRIS OLDFIELD
1980 GLEN MIDDLEMISS
1979 BARRY SMITH
1978 PAUL LEWIS
1977 RAY QUINCEY
1976 COL & ROD SAMPSON