1982 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 37th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5]
The 1982 World Final was held in Los Angeles in the United States. This was the only time the Individual World Final was held outside of England or Europe before the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix series in 1995.
The 400 metres (440 yards) speedway track for the Final was laid out over the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum's existing athletics track. The event was held in front of a crowd of approximately 40,000 people, the largest ever motorcycle speedway attendance in the United States.
Controversy[]
Heat 14 of the championship proved to be the most controversial race of the night. After a slow start which saw defending champion Bruce Penhall, and England's Kenny Carter in 3rd and 4th places behind 1976 World Champion Peter Collins and Australian Phil Crump, both riders fought their way past Crump and into 2nd and 3rd behind Collins. Carter moved under Penhall into 2nd place at the end of the 2nd lap, and both riders proceeded to bump each other down the front straight with Carter emerging in front. Carter then went wide through turn 1 which allowed Penhall to come back underneath him. Carter then fell coming onto the back straight and went through the fence causing the race to be stopped. Norwegian referee Torrie Kittlesen then excluded Carter from the race for causing the stoppage. Carter protested claiming that Penhall had hit him in the corner causing him to come off his bike and walked back to the start line in an effort to stop the re-run going ahead without him. Officials and his manager Ivan Mauger were then forced to remove Carter from the track.
Although not shown in the television broadcast of the event, amateur video footage shot from the stands in turns 1 & 2 vindicated Kittlesen's decision. The footage showed that Penhall and Carter did not touch in the turn and that the Englishman had gone down on his own, though years later the debate still rages on about who was at fault.[6] In a television interview with American broadcaster Ken Squier soon after the heat, Kittlesen told that he excluded Carter as he believed the Englishman had fallen without help from Penhall. He also said that the rough riding such as seen from Penhall and Carter on the front straight was to be expected in a World Final. Phil Crump, who had the best view of the incident as he was directly behind the pair, allegedly agreed with the decision to exclude Carter.
Penhall went on to win the re-run from Collins and Crump. In a twist, the result in the re-run ultimately cost Collins' younger brother Les the World Championship in what was his first and only World Final appearance. Had Penhall finished second in Heat 14 behind Peter Collins, and with later results, he and Les Collins could have finished with 13 points each which would have seen the pair in a runoff for the championship. Les Collins had inflicted Penhall's only loss of the meeting when he out-rode the American in Heat 4 in what many believe was a major upset. Additionally, if Penhall had been excluded from Heat 14 and not Carter, Les Collins would likely have won the title as he had finished with 2 point lead over third placed American Dennis Sigalos. Had Penhall only finished on 11 points he would have had a runoff with fellow American Kelly Moran for third place.
In another controversial decision, two races later Kittlesen excluded Czechoslovakia's Václav Verner after a clash with West Germany's Georg Hack, the incident being almost a carbon copy of the Penhall / Carter incident. However, on this occasion it was the rider who stayed on his bike, Verner, who was excluded (though video evidence available to Kittlesen at the time clearly showed Verner's back wheel taking out Hack's front wheel).
British Qualification[]
Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preliminary Round | |||||
13 April | Weymouth | Simon Wigg | Ian Clark | Dave Perks | |
25 April | Rye House | Bob Garrad | |||
25 April | Boston | Colin Cook | Mark Courtney | ||
27 April | Crayford | Steve Wilcock | Mike Ferreira | Barry Thomas | |
29 April | Oxford | Derek Harrison | Tim Hunt | Neil Collins | |
Quarter-Final | |||||
7 May | Peterborough | Simon Wigg | Mark Courtney | Mike Ferreira | |
Semi-Finals | |||||
14 May | Hackney | Les Collins | John Louis | Dave Jessup | |
14 May | Birmingham | Alan Grahame | Kenny Carter | Andy Grahame | |
Final | |||||
2 June | Coventry | Andy Grahame | Alan Grahame | Kenny Carter | result |
British Final[]
- June 2, 1982
- Coventry, Brandon Stadium
- First 8 to Overseas Final plus 1 reserve
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(7) Andy Grahame | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
(9) Alan Grahame | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
(14) Kenny Carter | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | (12) Phil Collins | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | (16) Chris Morton | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | (5) Peter Collins | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | (4) Les Collins | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | (10) Dave Jessup | 8 | E | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | (2) Michael Lee | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | (1) Paul Woods | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | (6) Mike Ferreira | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | (13) John Davis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | (15) Simon Wigg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | (11) Malcolm Holloway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | (3) Kevin Jolly | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | (8) John Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | E | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
R1 | (R1) Gordon Kennett | 0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R2 | (R2) Melvyn Taylor | 0 | 0 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Swedish Qualification[]
Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi-Finals | |||||
7 May | Motala | Lillebror Johansson | Anders Michanek | ||
9 May | Gislaved | Richard Hellsen | Hans Danielsson | Tommy Nilsson | |
Final | |||||
25 May | Malilla | Richard Hellsen | |||
26 May | Stockholm | Richard Hellsen | Tommy Nilsson | ||
27 May | Mariestad | Tommy Nilsson | Lillebror Johansson |
Australian Qualification[]
Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Queensland Final | |||||
28 November 81 | Ayr | Steve Koppe | John Titman | ||
Southern Zone Final | |||||
2 January | Melbourne | Phil Crump | |||
Northern Zone Final | |||||
3 January | Rockhampton | Gary Guglielmi | Billy Sanders | John Titman | |
Australian Final | |||||
13 Marth | Brisbane | Billy Sanders | Phil Crump | Gary Guglielmi |
Australian Final[]
- March 13, 1982
- Brisbane
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Billy Sanders | 3,3,3,3,3 | 15 |
2 | Phil Crump | 3,3,3,3,2 | 14 |
3 | Gary Guglielmi | 1,3,3,3,1 | 11 |
4 | Steve Regeling | 2,2,1,3,3 | 11 |
5 | John Titman | 3,2,2,2,2 | 11 |
6 | 1,3,2,1,3 | 10 | |
7 | Phil Herne | 2,2,3,2,1 | 10 |
8 | 3,1,2,0,2 | 8 | |
9 | Glyn Taylor | 2,1,1,2,X | 6 |
10 | 1,0,0,0,3 | 4 | |
11 | 2,X,0,2,0 | 4 | |
12 | Mark Johns | 0,1,0,1,2 | 4 |
13 | 0,2,0,1,1 | 4 | |
14 | 1,1,1,0,1 | 4 | |
15 | Steve Baker | 0,0,2,0,0 | 2 |
16 | 0,0,1,1,0 | 2 | |
R1 | |||
R2 |
New Zealand Qualification[]
Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Island Final | |||||
16 January | Christchurch | Larry Ross | |||
North Island Final | |||||
24 January | Kihikihi | Mitch Shirra | David Bargh | ||
New Zealand Final | |||||
27 February | Christchurch | Larry Ross | Ivan Mauger | Mitch Shirra |
New Zealand Final[]
- 27 February 1982
- Christchurch
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Larry Ross | 15 | |
2 | Ivan Mauger | 14 | |
3 | Mitch Shirra | 13 | |
4 | David Bargh | 12 | |
5 | 11 | ||
6 | 10 | ||
7 | 9 | ||
8 | 8 | ||
9 | 6 | ||
10 | 5 | ||
11 | 4 | ||
12 | 4 | ||
13 | 4 | ||
14 | 2 | ||
15 | 1 | ||
16 | 0 | ||
R1 | 2 | ||
R2 | 0 |
Intercontinental Round[]
Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danish Final | |||||
11 May | Fredericia | Erik Gundersen | Bo Petersen | Hans Nielsen | |
American Final | |||||
12 June | Long Beach | Dennis Sigalos | Shawn Moran | Kelly Moran | |
Nordic Final | |||||
4 July | Hans Nielsen | Erik Gundersen | Bo Petersen | ||
Overseas Final | |||||
4 July | White City | Dave Jessup | Kenny Carter | Bruce Penhall | |
Intercontinental Final | |||||
23 July | Vetlanda | Les Collins | Kenny Carter | Dennis Sigalos |
Danish Final[]
- May 11, 1982
- Fredericia
- First 6 to Nordic final
Pos. | Rider | Total |
---|---|---|
1 | Erik Gundersen | 13+3 |
2 | Bo Petersen | 13+2 |
3 | Hans Nielsen | 13+1 |
4 | Ole Olsen | 11 |
5 | Preben Eriksen | 10 |
6 | Tommy Knudsen | 10 |
7 | Finn Thomsen | 9 |
8 | 8 | |
9 | Jens Rasmussen | 7 |
10 | Alf Busk | 7 |
11 | Finn Rune Jensen | 5 |
12 | 4 | |
13 | 4 | |
14 | 3 | |
15 | 3 | |
16 | 0 |
American Final[]
- June 12, 1982
- Long Beach
- First 3 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dennis Sigalos | 3,3,3,3,3 | 15 |
2 | Shawn Moran | 2,2,3,3,3 | 13+3 |
3 | Kelly Moran | 3,2,2,3,3 | 13+2 |
4 | Scott Autrey | 3,3,3,2,2 | 13+1 |
5 | John Cook | 1,3,1,3,2 | 10 |
6 | Mike Faria | 2,1,2,2,3 | 10 |
7 | Bobby Schwartz | 3,3,1,X,1 | 8 |
8 | 0,2,3,1,1 | 7 | |
9 | Brad Oxley | 2,1,0,1,2 | 6 |
10 | 2,F,2,1,0 | 5 | |
11 | 1,0,2,E,1 | 4 | |
12 | Mike Bast | X,2,1,0,0 | 3 |
13 | Steve Lucero | 1,0,0,2,0 | 3 |
14 | 0,E,1,0,1 | 2 | |
15 | 1,1,0,-,- | 2 | |
16 | 0,1,F,-,- | 1 | |
R1 | 2,2 | 4 | |
R2 | 0,1,0 | 1 |
Nordic Final[]
- July 4, 1982
- First 6 to Intercontinental final + 1 reserve
Pos. | Rider | Total |
---|---|---|
1 | Hans Nielsen | 12+3 |
2 | Erik Gundersen | 12+2 |
3 | Bo Petersen | 11+3 |
4 | Kai Niemi | 11+2 |
5 | Ole Olsen | 11+1 |
6 | Jan Andersson | 10+3 |
7 | Tommy Knudsen | 10+2 |
8 | Richard Hellsen | 10+1 |
9 | Preben Eriksen | 10+0 |
10 | Lillebror Johansson | 6 |
11 | 5 | |
12 | Ari Koponen | 5 |
13 | Tommy Nilsson | 3 |
14 | 2 | |
15 | 1 | |
16 | 1 |
Overseas Final[]
- July 4, 1982
- London, White City Stadium
- First 10 to Intercontinental final plus 1 reserve
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(2) Dave Jessup | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
(16) Kenny Carter | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
(12) Bruce Penhall | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | (10) Larry Ross | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | (8) Andy Grahame | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | (13) Kelly Moran | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | (3) Dennis Sigalos | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | (14) Phil Crump | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | (5) Les Collins | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
10 | (1) Peter Collins | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
11 | (6) Shawn Moran | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
12 | (9) Alan Grahame | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | (11) Ivan Mauger | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | (15) Billy Sanders | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | (4) Chris Morton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | (7) Phil Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
R1 | (R1) Michael Lee | 0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R2 | (R2) Scott Autrey | 0 | 0 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R3 | (R3) Gary Guglielmi | 0 | 0 | R3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R4 | (R4) Mitch Shirra | 0 | 0 | R4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Intercontinental Final[]
- July 23, 1982
- Vetlanda
- First 11 to World final plus 1 reserve
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(7) Les Collins | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
(3) Kenny Carter | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
(8) Dennis Sigalos | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | (1) Hans Nielsen | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
5 | (13) Kelly Moran | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | (10) Bruce Penhall | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | (16) Dave Jessup | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | (9) Kai Niemi | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | (12) Phil Crump | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | (2) Jan Andersson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | (11) Peter Collins | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
12 | (6) Andy Grahame | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
13 | (4) Bo Petersen | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
14 | (15) Larry Ross | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | (14) Ole Olsen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | (5) Erik Gundersen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
R1 | (R1) Tommy Knudsen | 0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R2 | (R2) Shawn Moran | 0 | 0 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Continental Round[]
Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preliminary Round | |||||
24 April | Amsterdam | Václav Verner | |||
25 April | Pardubice | Petr Ondrašík | Viktor Kuznetsov | Milan Špinka | |
25 April | Targovishte | Roman Jankowski | Mikhail Starostin | Jan Verner | |
26 April | Osijek | Josef Aigner | Valery Gordeev | ||
Quarter-Finals | |||||
9 May | Wiener Neustadt | Karl Maier | Josef Aigner | Valery Gordeev | |
9 May | Norden | Egon Muller | Georg Hack | Zenon Plech | |
9 May | Diedenbergen | Henny Kroeze | Václav Verner | ||
9 May | Debrecen | Aleš Dryml Sr. | Mikhail Starostin | ||
Semi-Finals | |||||
13 July | Abensberg | Viktor Kuznetsov | Rif Saitgareev | ||
13 July | Lonigo | Vladimir Gordeev | Jiří Štancl | ||
Final | |||||
25 July | Leszno | Jiří Štancl | Edward Jancarz | Václav Verner |
Continental Final[]
- July 25, 1982
- Leszno
- First 5 to World final plus 1 reserve
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) Jiří Štancl | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
(10) Edward Jancarz | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
(5) Václav Verner | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | (16) Georg Hack | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | (13) Mikhail Starostin | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
6 | (2) | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
7 | (15) Henny Kroeze | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | (9) Aleš Dryml Sr. | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | X | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | (7) Valery Gordeev | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | (11) Viktor Kuznetsov | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | (4) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | E | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | (12) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | (8) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | (3) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | (14) Rif Saitgareev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | (6) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
R1 | (R1) | 0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R2 | (R2) Roman Jankowski | 0 | 0 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R3 | (R3) Wojciech Żabiałowicz | 0 | 0 | R3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
World Final[]
- August 28, 1982
- Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum[7]
- Referee: () Torrie Kittlesen
- Attendance: 40,000 (approx)
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (13) Bruce Penhall | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
2 | (15) Les Collins | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
3 | (4) Dennis Sigalos | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
4 | (1) Kelly Moran | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
5 | (8) Kenny Carter | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Fx | 1 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
6 | (10) Dave Jessup | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
7 | (16) Hans Nielsen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
8 | (5) Jan Andersson | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
9 | (12) Jiří Štancl | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
10 | (7) Edward Jancarz | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
11 | (9) Georg Hack | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
12 | (14) Kai Niemi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
13 | (2) Peter Collins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
14 | (11) Phil Crump | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
15 | (6) Václav Verner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 1 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
16 | (3) Mikhail Starostin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
(17) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(18) Andy Grahame | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Television[]
During the meeting, scenes for an episode of the American television drama series CHiPs were filmed in the pits. One of the stars of CHiPs was World Champion Bruce Penhall who portrayed cadet–probationary officer Bruce Nelson. The episode centered on Nelson winning the World Final, with Penhall acting as Nelson in between races. Actual television coverage of the meeting was also used in the episode, with dubbed over commentary. The episode, which was episode 5 of season 6 ("Speedway Fever") aired in the USA on November 7, 1982, was Penhall's debut in the series.
Penhall later admitted that it felt strange having a bodyguard and having to do make up for shoots in between races, stating that he was nervous enough riding in the World Final in front of his home crowd without the pressure of a television acting debut.
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