1976 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship


The 1976 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship was the inaugural Australasian Final, introduced for Motorcycle speedway riders from Australia and New Zealand as part of the qualification for the 1976 Speedway World Championship.
The Final took place at the long Western Springs Stadium in Auckland. South Australian Champion John Boulger took out the Final from fellow Australians Billy Sanders and Phil Crump. The then four time World Champion Ivan Mauger finished fourth to grab the final spot in the 1976 Intercontinental Final at London's famous Wembley Stadium.
Mitch Shirra, who before the end of the 1970s would be riding for his native New Zealand, actually rode as an Australian in this meeting complete with the Australian flag on his breast plate. Sixteen-year-old Shirra was living in Sydney and considered the Liverpool International Speedway to be his home track.

Australasian Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 John Boulger14
2 Billy Sanders13
3 Phil Crump12
4 Ivan Mauger11+3
5 Phil Herne11+2
6 Mitch Shirra11+1
7 Barry Briggs8
8 John Titman8
9 Ricky Day6
10 Colin Tucker5
11 John Langfield4
12 Larry Ross4
13 Colin Farquharson4
14 Graeme Stapleton3
15 Roy Trigg2
16 Paul Fewings2
17 D. Sincock 1
18 Robin Adlington 1