The 1982 Australian Individual Speedway Championship was held at the
Claremont Speedway
The Claremont Speedway was a racing circuit in the grounds of the Claremont Showground in the suburb of Claremont in Western Australia's capital city of Perth. The speedway held its first meeting on 14 May 1927, and its final meeting on 31 Ma ...
in
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
, Western Australia on 15 January 1982.
Sydney rider
Billy Sanders won his fourth successive Australian Championship and his third consecutive title. Sanders and fellow Sydney rider
Gary Guglielmi
Gary Graham Christopher Guglielmi (born 14 February 1958 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Australian international Speedway rider who represented Australia in both test matches and in the World Pairs Championship. Guglielmi is of Itali ...
finished the meeting on 14 points, with Sanders winning a runoff to claim the title. Local Perth rider
Glyn Taylor
Glyn Clifford Taylor (born 24 August 1953) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider, who went on to a career building and curating speedway tracks, tuning engines, and in speedway promotion and team management.
Biography
Glyn Taylor w ...
, the son of 1966 Australian champion
Chum Taylor
Edwin Vernon "Chum" Taylor (born 4 April 1927) is a retired Australian motorcycle speedway rider who won the Australian Individual Speedway Championship in 1966.
Biography
Born in Perth, Western Australia, Taylor received the nickname 'Chum' ...
, finished third on 11 points.
1982 Australian Solo Championship
* Australian Championship
* 15 January 1982
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Perth
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Western Australia
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Claremont Speedway
The Claremont Speedway was a racing circuit in the grounds of the Claremont Showground in the suburb of Claremont in Western Australia's capital city of Perth. The speedway held its first meeting on 14 May 1927, and its final meeting on 31 Ma ...
* Referee:
* Qualification: The top four riders go through to the ''Overseas Final'' in
London
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England
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References
See also
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Australia national speedway team
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Sport in Australia
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Motorcycle Speedway
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