1994 Commonwealth final

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The 1994 Commonwealth final was the 11th running of the Commonwealth Final as part of the qualification for the 1994 Speedway World Championship. The 1994 Final was run on 22 May at the Norfolk Arena in King's Lynn, England, and was part of the World Championship qualifying for riders from the Commonwealth nations.[1][2]

Riders qualified for the Final from the Australian, British and New Zealand Championships.

1994 was the last time the Commonwealth Final was run[3] following the introduction of the Speedway Grand Prix in 1995.[4]

1994 Commonwealth final[edit]

Pos. Rider Total
1 England Mark Loram 14
2 England Martin Dugard 13
3 England Joe Screen 12
4 Australia Leigh Adams 11
5 England Chris Louis 10
6 England Jeremy Doncaster 9
7 Australia Jason Lyons 8
8 Australia Craig Boyce 8
9 England Gary Havelock 7
10 Australia Jason Crump 7
11 New Zealand Mitch Shirra 6
12 England Andy Smith 4
13 England Steve Schofield 4
14 New Zealand Mark Thorpe 3
15 England Dean Barker 2
16 England Simon Cross 0
Res England Kelvin Tatum did not ride
Res Australia Shane Parker did not ride

Classification[edit]

Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21
1 England (4) Mark Loram 14 3 3 3 2 3 14 1
2 England (15) Martin Dugard 13 2 3 2 3 3 13 2
3 England (5) Joe Screen 12 3 2 3 3 1 12 3
4 Australia (14) Leigh Adams 11 1 3 3 2 2 11 4
5 England (1) Chris Louis 10 1 1 3 3 2 10 5
6 England (13) Jeremy Doncaster 9 3 0 1 2 3 9 6
7 Australia (8) Jason Lyons 8 1 2 2 3 F 8 7
8 Australia (6) Craig Boyce 8 2 2 2 1 1 8 8
9 England (10) Gary Havelock 7 3 1 0 2 1 7 9
10 Australia (3) Jason Crump 7 2 1 1 1 2 7 10
11 New Zealand (9) Mitch Shirra 6 0 3 0 0 3 6 11
12 England (7) Andy Smith 4 F 0 2 0 2 4 12
13 England (11) Steve Schofield 4 2 2 0 F 0 4 13
14 New Zealand (12) Mark Thorpe 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 14
15 England (16) Dean Barker 2 0 1 1 0 E 2 15
16 England (2) Simon Cross 0 0 0 F - - 0 16
R1 England (R1) Kelvin Tatum 0 0 R1
R2 Australia (R2) Shane Parker 0 0 R2
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1994 Individual Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Finals". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Timelines, Take a Moment". Speedway Star. 13 August 2022. p. 47.
  4. ^ "How Cardiff became Speedway Grand Prix's 'Monaco'". The Mirror. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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