1981 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship

1981 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship 1980 none The 1981 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship was the sixth annual Australasian Final for Motorcycle speedway riders from Australia and New Zealand as part of the qualification for the 1981 Speedway World Championship.Speedway World Championship History - 1981 This was the final time the Australasian Championship was staged. It was held at the 300 m yd off Liverpool City Raceway in Sydney. The Final was easily won by six time World Champion Ivan Mauger who scored a 15-point maximum to win his second Australasian Championship. Surprisingly, Australia's leading riders Phil Crump and reigning Australian Champion Billy Sanders (who was actually riding on his home track) failed to qualify for the Overseas Final to be held at the White City Stadium in London, England. Sanders won a runoff with Crump to be the reserve rider in London. 1981 Australasian Final February 28 AUS Sydney, Australia - Liverpool City Raceway Referee: (AUS) Sam Bass Qualification: First 4 plus 1 reserve to the Overseas Final in London, England Pos. Rider Total1 NZL Ivan Mauger 152 AUS Danny Kennedy 11+33 NZL Larry Ross 11+2 4 AUS Phil Herne 11+15 AUS Billy Sanders 10+36 AUS Phil Crump 10+27 AUS Gary Guglielmi 98 NZL Mitch Shirra 89 AUS John Titman 710 AUS Mick McKeon 711 NZL Tony Briggs 612 NZL Wayne Brown 513 NZL David Bargh 214 AUS Steve Regeling 215 NZL Mike Fullerton 116 NZL Graeme Beardsley 117 AUS Robert Maxfield (RES) 1 References See also Sport in Australia Motorcycle Speedway Category:Speedway competitions in Australia Category:1981 in speedway Individual Speedway Championship Australasian speedway Category:Sports competitions in Sydney