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The Sidecar World Championship is an annual event held by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The first World Championship tournament took place in 1949. As all other World Championships in moto racing, it consists of a series of races run throughout a calendar year in which the riders with the most accumulated points are awarded as world champion
Source: "SIDECAR CROSS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HOLLAND". The John Davy Pages. 1 Also used Bart Notten as his passenger. 2 Also used Henk Mensinck as his passenger. 3 Also used J. van Vliet and D. Grootendorst as his passenger. 4 Also used Frans Geurts van Kessel as his passenger. 5 Also used Ron Varga as his passenger.
Helmut Fath (24 May 1929 – 19 June 1993) [1] was a German sidecar racer and engineer. He won the Sidecar World Championship in 1960 and 1968. [3] His early racing was on BMW R50 sidecars with a chassis of his own design.
FIM Sidecar World Championship is the international sidecar racing championship. It is the only remaining original FIM road racing championship class that started in 1949.. It was formerly named Superside when the sidecars moved from being part of Grand Prix Motorcycles racing to being support events for the Superbike World Championship.
Classes that have been discontinued include 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 80cc, 50cc and Sidecar. The Grand Prix Road-Racing World Championship was established in 1949 by the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), and is the oldest motorsport World Championship.
Ellis is three times British Champion. He won the British F1-Sidecar Championship in 2019 with passenger Charlie Richardson and in 2022 and 2023 with Emmanuelle Clément. In 2018 and 2020 Ellis placed second with passenger Charlie Richardson. Ellis is the fifth driver to become both British Champion and World Champion in the same
The EML Sidecars company, short EML, is a Dutch Sidecarcross and Quad frame manufacturer, having won numerous world championships in this sport. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] EML stands for "Eigen Makelij", meaning made myself .
The cornering of "an outfit" is partly controlled by the throttle and this makes for interesting effects: A sidecar wheel brake — usually a pedal side-by-side with the motorcycle rear brake — helps considerably. Sidecars place a heavy strain on wheel bearings, wheel-spokes and suspension components; even frames and engines may suffer.