Simon Wigg

[speedway_history]

Simon Wigg

Born:

15.10.1960, Aylesbury, England

Died:

15.11.2000

British Clubs:

Weymouth (1980-1982)
Wimbledon (1980, 1981)
Cradley (1981-1983)
Birmingham (1981)
Oxford (1984-1986, 1988-1990)
Hackney (1987)
Bradford (1991, 1992)
Coventry (1993)
Long Eaton (1995)
Exeter (1996)
Kings Lynn (1997, 1998)

Year..Clubs..Meetings..Rides..Points..Bonus..Average..Maxima

1980..Weymouth..27..106..159..16..6.60
1980..Wimbledon..1..3..3..1..5.33
1981..Wimbledon..1..5..2..0..1.60
1981..Weymouth..34..141..338..17..10.07..7F..5P
1981..Cradley..1..5..4..3..5.60
1981..Birmingham..2..6..2..1..2.00
1982..Weymouth..40..219..549..18..10.36..11F..8P
1982..Cradley..7..30..42..8..6.67
1983..Cradley..46..196..391..43..8.86..4F..4P
1984..Oxford..40..168..383..24..9.69..4F..6P
1985..Oxford..52..228..504..15..9.10..4F..2P
1986..Oxford..45..182..449..15..10.20..6F..5P
1987..Hackney..45..211..476..19..9.38..5F..1P
1988..Oxford..41..194..400..19..8.64..2F..2P
1989..Oxford..32..142..247..26..7.69
1990..Oxford..26..116..204..14..7.52
1991..Bradford..29..131..246..30..8.43..1P
1992..Bradford..29..158..292..34..8.25..4P
1993..Coventry..38..204..367..26..7.71..1P
1995..Long Eaton..3..15..16..2..4.80
1996..Exeter..30..160..339..14..8.83..2F..1P
1997..King's Lynn..42..217..423..15..8.07
1998..King's Lynn..23..102..133..8..5.53

Honours:

World Finalist (1984, 1988, 1989)
British Finalist (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998)
British Champion (1988, 1989)
World Team Cup Champion (1989)
GP Rider (1997)
Czech Golden Helmet Winner (1994)

Other Information:

The most successful British Longtrack and Grasstrack rider sadly died of a brain tumour at the age of just 40.

News References:

1981..Team news, Accolades/Team news
1982..Team news, Titles, Team news, Team news
1983..Team news
1984..WTC, Newspaper article
1988..Team news, Titles, WTC