1984 Overseas final

The 1984 Overseas Final was the fourth running of the Overseas Final as part of the qualification for the 1984 Speedway World Championship Final to be held at the Ullevi Stadium in Göteborg, Sweden. The 1984 Final was run on 8 July at Belle Vue in Manchester, England, and was the second last qualifying round for Commonwealth and American riders.[1]

The top 10 riders qualified for the Intercontinental Final to be held at the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark. Lance King became the first American rider to win the Overseas Final, winning with an unbeaten 15 point maximum.

In heat 4 Jeremy Doncaster lifted and crashed into Les Collins (actually running over his head). Doncaster was excluded and despite the crash Collins continued after receiving medical attention.[2]

1984 Overseas Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1United States Lance King15
2Australia Phil Crump12
3United States Shawn Moran11
4Australia Billy Sanders10
5New Zealand Mitch Shirra9
6England Alan Grahame9
7England Kenny Carter8
8New Zealand Larry Ross8
9England Simon Wigg8
10United States Kelly Moran6+3
11England Les Collins6+2
12England Andy Grahame6+1
13England Jeremy Doncaster5
14England Dave Jessup3
15United States Bobby Schwartz3
16England Martin Yeates2

References

  1. Speedway World Championship History - 1984
  2. "Timelines Take a Moment". Speedway Star page 47. 23 July 2022.

See also

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