Simon Wigg
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| Simon Wigg | ||
| Personal Information | ||
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| Nationality |  England |
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| Date of birth | October 15 1960 | |
| Place of birth | Aylesbury, England | |
| Date of death | November 15 2000 | |
| Current Club Information | ||
| British League | - | |
| Career History | ||
| Weymouth Wildcats Cradley Heath Heathens Oxford Cheetahs Hackney Kestrels Bradford Dukes Coventry Bees Exeter Falcons King's Lynn Stars |
1980 - 1982 1983 1984 - 1986, 1988 - 1990 1987 1991 - 1992 1993 1996 1997 - 1998 |
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| Individual Honours | ||
| British Speedway Champion |
1988, 1989 | |
| Team Honours | ||
| World Team Cup Winner National League Pairs Champion |
1989 1982 |
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Simon Wigg (born 15 October 1960 in Aylesbury, England - died 15 November 2000) was a speedway, grasstrack and Longtrack rider who finished runner-up in the Speedway World Championship in 1989.[1]
1988 saw Simon become British Speedway Champion and he retained the title the following year. 1989 also saw Simon captain the Great Britain speedway team when they won the World Team Cup.
In 1982, Simon won the National League Pairs Championship with Martin Yeates. He became the first British Longtrack World Champion 1985 and went on to win the title a further four times. He was the most successful British Grasstrack and Longtrack rider ever.
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[edit] Grasstrack Championship Record
- 1981 - British 500cc Grasstrack
- 1982 - British Masters Grasstrack
- 1983 - British Masters Grasstrack
- 1989 - British Masters Grasstrack
- 1990 - British Masters Grasstrack
[edit] Longtrack Championship Record
- 1985 - World Longtrack
- 1989 - World Longtrack
- 1990 - World Longtrack
- 1993 - World Longtrack
- 1994 - World Longtrack
[edit] World Final Appearances
- 1984 -
SWE Gothenburg - 6th - 9pts - 1988 -
DEN Vojens - 6th - 9pts - 1989 -
GER Munich - 2nd - 12pts + 3pts
[edit] Speedway Grand Prix results
| Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17th | 13 | 10th | - |
[edit] Death
Simon died after a long battle with a brain tumour in 2000 at age of forty.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Rogers, G.(2005). Wiggy!: Simon Wigg in His Own Words . ISBN 0-954833-67-8
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