Overseas Final
The Overseas Final was a Motorcycle speedway Final sanctioned by the FIM as a qualifying round for the Speedway World Championship between 1981 and 2001.[1]
Introduced to the World Championship in 1981, it served as a qualifying round for Commonwealth and American riders. The Overseas Final was originally intended to replace the Commonwealth Final, but stayed on the World Championship calendar when the Commonwealth was re-introduced in 1986.[2][3]
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All 21 Overseas Finals were held in England.
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References[]
- ^ "Speedway, Longtrack and Icespeedway History". www.speedway.org.
- ^ "Overseas Final". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Overseas Final". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "1982 Overseas Final. The Day The Music Died". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Lance King 1984 Overseas Final". Cradley Heath Speedway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
Categories:
- Individual Speedway World Championship