1989 Intercontinental final

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1989 Intercontinental Final
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The 1989 Intercontinental Final was the fifteenth running of the Intercontinental Final as part of the qualification for the 1989 Speedway World Championship. The 1989 Final was run on 13 August at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England, and was the last qualifying stage for riders from Scandinavia, the USA and from the Commonwealth nations for the World Final to be held at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, West Germany.[1]

Intercontinental Final

  • 13 August
  • United Kingdom Bradford, Odsal Stadium
  • Qualification: Top 11 plus 1 reserve to the World Final in Munich, West Germany
Pos. Rider Total
1 England Kelvin Tatum 13+3
2 Denmark Erik Gundersen 13+2
3 Denmark Hans Nielsen 12+3
4 New Zealand Mitch Shirra 12+2
5 Denmark Jan O. Pedersen 9
6 England Simon Wigg 9
7 Sweden Tony Olsson 8
8 England Jeremy Doncaster 7
9 England Andy Smith 6
10 Finland Olli Tyrväinen 5+3
11 United States Ronnie Correy 5+2
12 Australia Troy Butler* 5+1
13 England Andy Grahame 5+0
14 Denmark Peter Ravn 4
15 England Andy Grahame 3
16 Denmark John Jörgensen 3
R1 England Martin Dugard 1
R2 Sweden Eric Stenlund 0

*Troy Butler replaced the injured Sam Ermolenko. Martin Dugard came in as the reserve rider.

References

  1. ^ Speedway World Championship History - 1989

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