1979 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship

The 1979 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship was the fourth annual Australasian Final for Motorcycle speedway riders from Australia and New Zealand as part of the qualification for the 1979 Speedway World Championship.[1]

In the track's final season of operation, the 358 metres (392 yards) Rowley Park Speedway in Adelaide hosted the Australasian Final. Reigning Australian Champion Billy Sanders won the Final from Steve Koppe and John Titman. The final three qualifiers for the Commonwealth Final to be held at London's White City Stadium were Phil Crump, Ivan Mauger and Larry Ross. Later in 1979 Mauger would go on to win his record 6th World Championship at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland.

inaugural Australasian Final winner John Boulger failed on the night, scoring only 6 points from his 5 rides to finish in 11th place.

1979 Australasian Final
Pos.RiderTotal
1Australia Billy Sanders13
2Australia Steve Koppe12
3Australia John Titman11+3
4Australia Phil Crump11+2
5New Zealand Ivan Mauger11+1
6New Zealand Larry Ross10+3
7New Zealand Mitch Shirra10+2
8Australia Gary Guglielmi8
9New Zealand John Goodall8
10Australia Danny Kennedy6
11Australia John Boulger6
12Australia Glyn Taylor6
13New Zealand Tony Briggs (Res)4
14New Zealand Graeme Stapleton2
15New Zealand David Bargh (Res)2
16New Zealand Roger Wright0

References
  1. Speedway World Championship History - 1979

See also
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