Rohan Tungate


Rohan Tungate is an Australian speedway rider who has competed in the United Kingdom and Poland. He won the Australian Solo Championship in 2018.

Career

Born in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Tungate made his British speedway debut in 2012 with Ipswich Witches in the Premier League, spending four seasons with the club.
In 2013 he also rode in the Poole Pirates team that won the Elite League. In 2016 he doubled up between Premier League team Somerset Rebels and that year's winners of the Elite League, Swindon Robins. With Rebels teammate Josh Grajczonek, he won the Premier League Pairs that year. He stayed with Somerset in 2017 after their move up to the SGB Premiership, but was dropped in May, later riding for Belle Vue Aces and going on to win the Premiership Knock-Out Cup with them.
Tungate also raced in Poland for Start Gniezno in 2014, and Orzeł Łódź in 2015 and 2016.

Individual competitions

Tungate was the South Australian Champion in 2015/16, the Slovakian Champion in 2016, and the New South Wales State Champion in 2016. In November 2017 he won the Jack Young Solo Cup at Gillman, and in December won the Crump Cup at Kurri Kurri. He won the Australian Solo Championship in 2018.
Tungate rode in one Speedway Grand Prix, the Australian round in October 2017, scoring 6 points.