The 1996 Overseas Final was the sixteenth running of the Overseas Final. The Final was held at the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England on 9 June and was open to riders from the American Final and the Australian, British and New Zealand Championships.[1]
Controversy
editThe top 8 riders were to have qualified for the 1996 Intercontinental Final to be held in Holsted, Denmark. However, in a controversial decision the FIM disqualified all riders following the meeting, with the exception of Ryan Sullivan (2nd), Kelvin Tatum (5th) and Mark Lemon (14th), for refusing to start the meeting on solid block tyres. This led to the FIM putting forward the first 13 riders from the Scandinavian Final to make up the Intercontinental Final shortfall (originally it was to be 8 riders from each of the Overseas and Scandinavian Finals who advanced to the Intercontinental Final).[2]
1996 Overseas Final
edit- 9 June
Coventry, Brandon Stadium- Qualification: See above
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chris Manchester |
(3,3,3,3,2) | 14 |
| 2 |  Ryan Sullivan |
(3,3,1,2,3 +3) | 12+3 |
| 3 | Jason Lyons |
(3,3,2,3,1 +2) | 12+2 |
| 4 |  Carl Stonehewer |
(1,1,3,3,3) | 11 |
| 5 | Kelvin Tatum |
(3,3,1,2,1) | 10 |
| 6 | Mike Faria |
(0,2,3,1,3) | 9 |
| 7 | Tony Langdon |
(2,0,2,3,2) | 9 |
| 8 | David Norris |
(1,0,3,2,2) | 8 |
| 9 | Ray Morton |
(2,2,0,1,2 +3) | 7+3 |
| 10 | Mick Poole |
(2,0,2,0,3 +2) | 7+2 |
| 11 | Ben Howe |
(2,1,0,2,1) | 6 |
| 12 | Simon Cross |
(1,2,1,0,1) | 5 |
| 13 | Mark Lemon |
(0,1,2,1,0) | 4 |
| 14 | David Walsh |
(0,2,1,1,0) | 4 |
| 15 | Charlie Venegas |
(1,0,0,0,0) | 1 |
| 16 | Bobby Hedden |
(0,1,0,0,0) | 1 |
References
edit- ^ Speedway World Championship History - 1996
- ^ "Kiwis in the Overseas Final - 1996". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
See also
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