High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1981 James Hardie 1000 was the 22nd running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on 4 October 1981 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. The race was open to cars eligible to the locally developed CAMS Group C touring car regulations with three engine configuration based classes, a system used uniquely for this race.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1981. The first round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs while the winners progressed to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1982.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1981 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 1981 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 6, and ended on Sunday, October 11. The Division Series were created on August 6 in response to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, which caused the cancellation of roughly one-third of the regular season between June 12 and August 9; by the time play was resumed, it was decided that the best approach was to have the first-half leaders automatically qualify for postseason play, and allow all the teams to begin the second half with a clean slate.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Oakland Athletics` 1981 season involved the A`s finishing with the best overall record in the American League West with a record of 64 wins and 45 losses. The season was suspended for 50 days due to the infamous 1981 players strike, and the league resorted to a split-season format with the winners of both halves of the season playing in the first divisional playoff in MLB history. The A`s beat the Kansas City Royals in the AL West playoff, then lost to the New York Yankees in the 1981 American League Championship Series.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Johan Kriek defeated Steve Denton 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4 in the final to win the Men`s Singles title at the 1981 Australian Open.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1981 Montreal Expos made it to the postseason for the first time in franchise history (the only time while the franchise was in Montreal, and the only time in franchise history until 2012). The season was separated into two halves due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 49th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 13 and 14 1981. It was also the eighth round of the World Championship for Makes.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but only Navratilova competed that year with Pam Shriver.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1981 European Formula Two season was the fifteenth European Formula Two season and was contested over 12 rounds. The season started on March 19 and ended on September 20. The Drivers` Championship was won by Englishman Geoff Lees.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers season got off to a strong start when rookie pitcher Fernando Valenzuela pitched a shutout on opening day, starting the craze that came to be known as "Fernandomania." Fernando went on to win both the Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Awards.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1981 IndyCar season, the third in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 11 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 22 and concluding at the same location on October 31. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers` Champion was Rick Mears. Rookie of the Year was Bob Lazier. After the disagreement with the USAC during the previous season, the 65th Indianapolis 500 was not part of the Series, however no competing race was scheduled and most CART teams and drivers did take part.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tracy Austin defeated Martina Navratilova 1–6, 7–6, 7–6 in the final to win the Women`s Singles tennis title at the 1981 U.S. Open.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1981 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking their third meeting in the Series in five years as well as a record eleventh Series meeting overall and last Series meeting to date. The Dodgers won the Series in six games for their first title since 1965, and their first victory over the Yankees since 1963 and third over them overall.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1981 Tricentrol RAC British Saloon Car Championship, was the 24th season of the championship. Win Percy won his second consecutive drivers title in his Mazda RX-7.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1981 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise`s fifth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing seventh in the American League East with a record of 37 wins and 69 losses. The season was suspended for 50 days due to the 1981 players` strike, and the league chose as its playoff teams the division winners from the first and second halves of the season, respectively.