1977 Intercontinental final

1977 Intercontinental Final 1976 1978 The 1977 Intercontinental Final was the third running of the Intercontinental Final as part of the qualification for the 1977 Speedway World Championship. The 1977 Final was run on 21 August at the White City Stadium in London, England, and the last qualifying stage for riders from Scandinavia, the USA and from the Commonwealth nations, though as the World Final was held at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, the Swedish riders qualified for the World Final through the Swedish Final held in June.Speedway World Championship History - 1977 Reigning World Champion Peter Collins put in an almost flawless performance to claim his second straight Intercontinental Final with a 15-point maximum, though he did make it hard on himself with some poor gating followed by some brilliant riding. Ole Olsen bounced back from his 1976 Intercontinental Final failure by finishing second, while in a battle of the youngsters, 21-year-old Australian Billy Sanders defeated England's 18-year-old British Champion Michael Lee in a runoff for third place after both riders finished on 12 points. Ivan Mauger, who finished in 5th place at White City, would go on to win the World Championship in Sweden. It was to be his 5th World title win equalling the record held by Sweden's Ove Fundin who was on hand to congratulate the New Zealand rider. 1977 Intercontinental Final 21 August GBR London, White City Stadium Referee: Qualification: Top 7 to the World Final in Gothenburg, Sweden. Pos. Rider Total1 ENG Peter Collins 152 DEN Ole Olsen 133 AUS Billy Sanders 12+34 ENG Michael Lee 12+25 NZL Ivan Mauger 96 AUS John Boulger 97 DEN Finn Thomsen 88 ENG John Davis 7+39 ENG Dave Jessup 7+210 FIN Ilka Teromaa 611 ENG Doug Wyer 612 FIN Kai Niemi 513 ENG Keith White 414 USA Bruce Penhall 315 AUS Phil Crump 216 USA Mike Bast 1 References See also Motorcycle Speedway 1977 World Individual