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Simon Wigg (15 October 1960 – 15 November 2000) was a speedway, grasstrack and Longtrack rider who finished runner-up in the Speedway World Championship in 1989.〔Rogers, G.(2005). ''Wiggy!: Simon Wigg in His Own Words ''. ISBN 0-9548336-7-8〕 ==Career== Wigg was born in Aylesbury, England.〔Oakes, P & Rising, P (1986). ''1986 Speedway Yearbook''. Spotsdata. ISBN 0-948882-00-X〕 1988 saw him 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. During his career, Wigg was a frequent visitor to Australia and always enjoyed success on the larger Showground tracks down under such as the Brisbane Exhibition Ground, the Wayville Showground in Adelaide, the Claremont Speedway in Perth, and the Melbourne Showgrounds. He always maintained that his success in Australia was in part due to these larger tracks which suited his Long track style of riding. During his time riding in both Australia and New Zealand, Wigg won the Australian Long track Grand Prix in 1990, 1994 and 1995, as well as the New Zealand Long track Grand Prix in 1994. He moved to Brisbane, Australia aged just two years old in 1962 and returned to England after 15 years in 1977. When he returned, 3 years later he joined his first speedway club Weymouth Wildcats which was just the start of his professional career as a Speedway Rider () In 1982, Wigg won the British League Division Two Pairs Championship with Martin Yeates. He became the second British Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship 1985 (Michael Lee was the first in 1981) and went on to win the title a further four times. He was the most successful British Grasstrack and Longtrack rider ever. When Wigg was riding in Oxford, England he met his wife to be, Charlie, and after a few years together they had two children. Wigg was also famous for his bright green leathers and bikes, as well as pulling wheelies when he had a comfortable lead in a race. He claimed that the wheelies were to reduce friction from the front wheel and made him faster on the straights, though Wigg also enjoyed playing up to the crowd. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Simon Wigg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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