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1979 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship

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The 1979 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship was the fourth annual Australasian Final for Motorcycle speedway riders from Australia and New Zealand as part of the qualification for the 1979 Speedway World Championship.[1]

In the track's final season of operation, the 358 metres (392 yards) Rowley Park Speedway in Adelaide hosted the Australasian Final. Reigning Australian Champion Billy Sanders won the Final from Steve Koppe and John Titman. The final three qualifiers for the Commonwealth Final to be held at London's White City Stadium were Phil Crump, Ivan Mauger and Larry Ross. Later in 1979 Mauger would go on to win his record 6th World Championship at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland.

inaugural Australasian Final winner John Boulger failed on the night, scoring only 6 points from his 5 rides to finish in 11th place.

1979 Australasian Final

Pos. Rider Total
1 Australia Billy Sanders 13
2 Australia Steve Koppe 12
3 Australia John Titman 11+3
4 Australia Phil Crump 11+2
5 New Zealand Ivan Mauger 11+1
6 New Zealand Larry Ross 10+3
7 New Zealand Mitch Shirra 10+2
8 Australia Gary Guglielmi 8
9 New Zealand John Goodall 8
10 Australia Danny Kennedy 6
11 Australia John Boulger 6
12 Australia Glyn Taylor 6
13 New Zealand Tony Briggs (Res) 4
14 New Zealand Graeme Stapleton 2
15 New Zealand David Bargh (Res) 2
16 New Zealand Roger Wright 0

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