Overseas final explained

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]}

Editions

All 21 Overseas finals were held in England.

width=40px	Year	width=150px	Venue	width=210px	Winner	width=210px	Runner-up	width=210px	3rd place
1981	London White City Stadium	Dave Jessup	Chris Morton	Bruce Penhall
1982	London White City Stadium	Dave Jessup^[4]	Kenny Carter	Bruce Penhall
1983	Manchester Belle Vue Stadium	Phil Collins	Kenny Carter	Mitch Shirra
1984	Manchester Belle Vue Stadium	Lance King^[5]	Phil Crump	Shawn Moran
1985	Bradford Odsal Stadium	Shawn Moran	Kenny Carter	Lance King
1986	Coventry Brandon Stadium	Sam Ermolenko	Jeremy Doncaster	Neil Evitts
1987	Bradford Odsal Stadium	Mitch Shirra	Jeremy Doncaster	Kelly Moran
1988	Coventry Brandon Stadium	Simon Cross	Kelvin Tatum	Simon Wigg
1989	Coventry Brandon Stadium	Sam Ermolenko	Kelvin Tatum	Ronnie Correy
1990	Coventry Brandon Stadium	Jeremy Doncaster	Todd Wiltshire	Shawn Moran
1991	Bradford Odsal Stadium	Kelvin Tatum	Sam Ermolenko	Billy Hamill
1992	Coventry Brandon Stadium	Gary Havelock	Mitch Shirra	Kelvin Tatum
1993	Coventry Brandon Stadium	Martin Dugard	Joe Screen	Ronnie Correy
1994	Coventry Brandon Stadium	Sam Ermolenko	Greg Hancock	Craig Boyce
1995	Coventry Brandon Stadium	Ryan Sullivan	Leigh Adams	Jason Lyons
1996	Coventry Brandon Stadium	Chris Manchester	Ryan Sullivan	Jason Lyons
1997	Bradford Odsal Stadium	Kelvin Tatum	Joe Screen	Sean Wilson
1998	Poole Poole Stadium	Jason Lyons	Joe Screen	Glenn Cunningham
1999	King's Lynn Norfolk Arena	Mark Loram	Scott Nicholls	Jason Lyons
2000	Poole Poole Stadium	Sam Ermolenko	Jason Lyons	Steve Johnston
2001	Poole Poole Stadium	Jason Lyons	Gary Havelock	Sam Ermolenko

See also

• Speedway World Championship
• Speedway Grand Prix
• Motorcycle speedway

Notes and References

1. Web site: Speedway, Longtrack and Icespeedway History. www.speedway.org.
2. Web site: Overseas Final. Edinburgh Speedway. 19 July 2021.
3. Web site: Overseas Final. Speedway.org. 19 July 2021.
4. Web site: 1982 Overseas Final. The Day The Music Died. Speedway Plus. 19 July 2021.
5. Web site: Lance King 1984 Overseas Final. Cradley Heath Speedway. 19 July 2021.