Background
Wigg was born in Aylesbury, England.
Wigg was born in Aylesbury, England.
During his career, Wigg was a frequent visitor to Australia and always enjoyed success on the larger Showground tracks down under such as the 450 metres (490 yd) Brisbane Exhibition Ground, the 510 metres (560 yd) Wayville Showground in Adelaide, the 520 metres (570 yd) Claremont Speedway in Perth, and the 610 metres (670 yd) 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. 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
He was the most successful British Grasstrack and Longtrack rider ever.
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.
Simon died after a long battle with a brain tumour in 2000 at the age of 40. 1981 - British 500cc Grasstrack
1982 - British Masters Grasstrack
1983 - British Masters Grasstrack
1985 - British Masters Grasstrack
1989 - British Masters Grasstrack
1990 - British Masters Grasstrack
Individual World Championship
1984 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 6th - 9pts
1988 - Vojens, Speedway Center - 6th - 9pts
1989 - Munich, Olympic Stadium - 2nd - 12pts + 3pts
World Pairs Championship
1986 - Pocking, Rottalstadion (with Jeremy Doncaster) - 7th - 23pts (11)
1987 - Pardubice, Svítkov Stadion (with Kelvin Tatum) - 2nd - 44pts (20)
World Team Cup
1984 - Leszno, Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (with Chris Morton / Peter Collins / Philosophy Collins / Neil Collins) - 2nd - 24pts (9)
1986 - Göteborg, Ullevi, Vojens, Speedway Center and Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 3rd - 81pts (24)
1987 - Fredericia, Fredericia Speedway, Coventry, Brandon Stadium and Prague, Marketa Stadium - 2nd - 101pts (29)
1988 - Long Beach, Veterans Memorial Stadium (with Simon Cross / Kelvin Tatum / Chris Morton / Gary Havelock) - 4th - 22pts (0)
1990 - Pardubice, Svítkov Stadion (with Kelvin Tatum / Jeremy Doncaster / Marvyn Cox / Gary Havelock) - 2nd - 34pts (8).
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 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. 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. 1985 - World Longtrack Champion 1989 - World Longtrack Champion 1990 - World Longtrack Champion 1993 - World Longtrack Champion 1994 - World Longtrack Champion 1989 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium (with Jeremy Doncaster / Kelvin Tatum / Paul Thorp / Simon Cross) - Winner - 48pts (11).
