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Introduction
to Wigzell Racing Team
Todd Wigzell began his
racing career as a junior in 1994 in Dirt Karts
for 2 seasons and in 1999 made his speedway debut
in V8 Dirt Modifieds where he continued to race
for 5 seasons in car #88 along side of brother
Shane in car #77. In this time Todd was SA Highest
Points Scorer for 3 successive years (2001-2003).
He returned to speedway behind the wheel of an
Australian Wingless Sprint (formerly NOS Sprint)
in 2008 in the inaugural season of the class in
South Australia and won the Southern Shootout
Series and also won the Drivers’ Driver Award.
Todd has taken on race
number #88 which was made famous by his
grandfather, Bill Wigzell, in the purple super
modified “Suddenly”. In 1979 Bill Wigzell was
rewarded with an Order of Australia Award from the
Queen for his service to the sport of motor racing
and in 2008 was inducted into the Speedway Hall of
Fame for his numerous achievements during his
speedway career spanning 42 years racing solos,
midget speedcars and super modifieds and
sprintcars.
It
was inevitable that Todd would eventually get into
speedway racing after spending his toddler to
teenage years as a passionate speedway spectator.
He has been encouraged throughout his racing years
not only by his grandfather Bill, but also his
parents Chris & Jenny and younger siblings Shane &
Kelly. He has great support also from his other
crew members Frommy & Rollsy, his sponsors and the
Dillon & Pitt families. |
