1978 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship

The 1978 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship was the third annual Australasian Final for Motorcycle speedway riders from Australia and New Zealand as part of the qualification for the 1978 Speedway World Championship.[1]

1978 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship
Previous: 1977 Next: 1979

The Final took place at the 413 metres (452 yards) Western Springs Stadium in Auckland and was won by 18-year-old sensation Mitch Shirra. Mick Mckeon finished second with John Titman and Mike Farrell the final qualifiers for the 1978 Intercontinental Final to be held at the Fredericia Speedway Center in Fredericia, Denmark.

1977 World Champion Ivan Mauger was not required to ride in Auckland as he had been seeded directly into the Intercontinental Final.

Australasian Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Mitch Shirra13
2 Mick Mckeon11½
3 John Titman11
4 Mike Farrell11
5 Mike Fullerton10
6 Phil Herne10
7 John Boulger9
8 Billy Sanders9
9 Colin Farquharson8
10 Roger Wright
11 Robert Maxfield6
12 Larry Ross6
13 James Moore5
14 Colin Tucker3
15 Greg Joynt (Res)1
16 Alan Brown0
17 Lloyd Cross0
18 Cliff Anderson (Res)0

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