1977 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship

1977 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship 1976 1978 The 1977 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship was the second annual Australasian Final for Motorcycle speedway riders from Australia and New Zealand as part of the qualification for the 1977 Speedway World Championship.Speedway World Championship History - 1977 The Final took place at the 509 m yd off Sydney Showground. Four time World Champion Ivan Mauger was the winner after defeating Phil Crump and defending Australasian Champion John Boulger in a runoff after all three riders finished on 14 points. Billy Sanders finished fourth to get the last qualifying spot in the 1977 Intercontinental Final to be held at the White City Stadium in London, England. Ivan Mauger would go on to win his record equalling 5th World Championship later in the year at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. Australasian Final February 19 AUS Sydney, Australia - Sydney Showground Qualification: First 4 to the Intercontinental Final in London, England Pos. Rider Total1 NZL Ivan Mauger 14+32 AUS Phil Crump 14+23 AUS John Boulger 14+14 AUS Billy Sanders 125 AUS Phil Herne 116 NZL Barry Briggs 97 AUS Ricky Day 98 NZL Mitch Shirra 89 AUS Mike Farrell 710 AUS John Titman 711 NZL Colin Farquharson 412 NZL Larry Ross 413 NZL Robin Adlington 314 NZL Mike Fullerton 315 NZL Roger Wright 116 NZL John Goodall 0 References See also Sport in Australia Motorcycle Speedway Category:Speedway competitions in New Zealand Category:1977 in speedway Individual Speedway Championship Category:1977 in New Zealand motorsport