Home Contact Us Stadia Pix Articles All About You Riders to Remember
DVDs Books Pictures Archive Dream Teams Programme Generator
24/03/2024
2024 is Off and Running
The Story of Noddy Holder
Your Feedback
 
28/01/2024
1975/76 NZ v England
Your Feedback
 
17/12/2023
DVD: Great Races of the 80s
What's Wrong With Ambition?
Your Feedback
 
29/10/2023
Book Review: Walthamstow
When the Rangers Roared
High Beech Revival of 1954
Your Feedback
 
16/10/2023
Western Springs Winged Wheels
Grand Pricks?
Your Feedback
 
01/10/2023
Blind Speedway Rider
Track Pix: Oxford
Farcical Guest
Your Feedback
 
17/09/2023
The Ole Olsen Tapes
Dream Team: Richard Cleaver
Plus Points
Your Feedback
 
23/07/2023
1974/75 BL V New Zealand
Heat Details Required
Your Feedback
 
04/06/2023
Northside Arena
 
14/05/2023
Review: Tigers at White City
Your Feedback
 
19/03/2023
How to halt the decline
 
12/03/2023
NZ v Poland - 1st Test
NZ v Poland - 2nd Test
NZ v Poland - 3rd Test
NZ v Poland - 4th Test
 
05/03/2023
Track Pictures: North Brisbane
It's All About You: Lionel King
Your Feedback
 
15/01/2023
Dream Team : Geoff Langley
Your Feedback
 
04/01/2023
Gerald Dunn's JAP
Your Feedback
 
27/12/2022
1975 World Final. Heat 20.
Your Feedback
 
11/12/2022
Peter Collins Autobiography
Your Feedback
 
23/11/2022
DVD Review: 70s - A to Z
Your Feedback


Kiwis in the Overseas Final - 1982
By Tracy Holmes

With the Australasian Final nonsense having been dealt with, replaced by a New Zealand and Australian qualifying round, the top two in each went to the Overseas Final. The two Kiwis were the same as last year, Larry Ross and Ivan Mauger. It certainly was tragic that the New Zealand Final winner, Mitch Shirra was stuck at reserve. That said, he only had himself to blame. He should have been confident enough to go to Christchurch and win the NZ round too or at least been second to Larry Ross. That would have been end of story, one hopes.

Again the Overseas Final was at White City, this time on July 4. Again, with 10 to qualify, Larry Ross safely got to the Intercontinental Final, at Vetlanda on July 23. World Final co-promoters, Ivan Mauger and Barry Briggs were thrilled. Larry was a sure bet to line up in LA. [ He didn't! ]

This time around, Ivan Mauger did not qualify. The 6 points he scored was no disgrace and the riders he beat, "must be kickin themselves aboot this !"

All of them should have had him for breakfast, with CHiPs !

Again, Dave Jessup wins with 13 points. And again, the big controversy revolved around Bruce Penhall and how the defending World Champion threw his last race. "Now that's really gag me with a spoon time !"

 

Heat 3. Penhall, ROSS, Alan Grahame, MAUGER.

6. Jessup, Crump, ROSS, S Moran.

7. Sigalos, MAUGER, Sanders, Ph Collins.

9. Carter, MAUGER, S Moran, P Collins.

12. ROSS, C Morton, K Moran, Ph Collins.

14. Jessup, K Moran, Andy Grahame, MAUGER.

15. Carter, Sigalos, ROSS, L Collins.

17. Andy Grahame, P Collins, ROSS, Sanders.

20. Crump, MAUGER, L Collins, C Morton.

 

Dave Jessup 13. Kenny Carter 12. Bruce Penhall 11. LARRY ROSS 8. Andy Grahame 8. Kelly Moran 8. Dennis Sigalos 8. Phil Crump 8. Les Collins 7. Peter Collins 7. (All qualify).

Shawn Moran 7. Alan Grahame 6. IVAN MAUGER 6. Billy Sanders 5. Chris Morton 5. Phil Collins 1.

Reserves; Mike Lee, Scott Autrey, Gary Guglielmi, MITCH SHIRRA all dnr.

 

1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000/01

 

This article was first published on 24th December 2017

[ Use Mobile Version ]
 

 

Comment on this Article | Contact Us | Go Back to Main Menu

   Please leave your comments on this article or on the site as a whole