1979 Intercontinental final

April 2022 1979 Intercontinental Final 1978 1980 The 1979 Intercontinental Final was the fifth running of the Intercontinental Final as part of the qualification for the 1979 Speedway World Championship. The 1979 Final was run on 5 August at the White City Stadium in London, England, and was the last qualifying stage for riders from Scandinavia, the USA and from the Commonwealth nations for the World Final to be held at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland.Speedway World Championship History - 1979 In front of their home crowd, the 20-year-old sensation Michael Lee and the 1976 World Champion Peter Collins dominated the meeting. Lee defeated Collins in a runoff after both finished on 14 points. Four points behind them was Denmark's Finn Thomsen, who secured third place after defeating Dave Jessup and Ivan Mauger in a runoff. Notably, Mauger would go on to make history in Poland, winning his record 6th Individual World Championship. Surprising non-qualifiers for the World Final were England's Gordon Kennett (who had finished second in the 1978 World Final at Wembley) and Finland's Kai Niemi. Both riders were part of the British League club White City, with the 380 metres (420 yards) White City Stadium being their home track. 1979 Intercontinental Final 8 August GBR London, White City Stadium Qualification: Top 9 plus 1 reserve to the World Final in Chorzów, Poland Pos. Rider Total1 ENG Michael Lee 14+32 ENG Peter Collins 14+23 DEN Finn Thomsen 10+34 ENG Dave Jessup 10+25 NZL Ivan Mauger 10+16 DEN Ole Olsen 97 USA Kelly Moran* 88 AUS Billy Sanders 89 AUS John Titman 810 NZL Larry Ross 711 FIN Kai Niemi 612 ENG Gordon Kennett 513 ENG John Davis 414 USA Bobby Schwartz 215 DEN Hans Nielsen 216 ENG Malcolm Simmons (Res) 217 SWE Jan Andersson 1 Kelly Moran replaced Mike Bast References See also Motorcycle Speedway 1979 World Individual Intercontinental Final Intercontinental Final