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2 unusual facts about 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship


1982 Individual Speedway World Championship

One of the stars of CHiPs was World Champion Bruce Penhall who portrayed cadet–probationary officer Bruce Nelson.

During the meeting, scenes for an episode of the American television drama series CHiPs were filmed in the pits.


Kenny Carter

He finished 5th in 1981 and repeated the result in 1982 in Los Angeles after a controversial Heat 14 exclusion following a coming together with defending champion (and eventual 1982 winner) Bruce Penhall in which Carter fell and was excluded for being the reason the race had to be stopped (Carter slid through the fence).


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