The Sidecarcross World Championship is an annual motorcycle sport competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, first held in 1980. A European competition ran from 1971, before the world series began. Sidecarcross is similar to motocross except that each team consists of two people, a driver and a passenger, and the races are held on the same kinds of tracks as solo motocross although sidecars do not lean. The passenger does most of the physical work by leaning out to speed the outfit through corners. All races, manufacturers and the vast majority of riders are in and from Europe, the sport is especially popular in Eastern Europe, and a manufacturers championship runs alongside the riders competition. Champions have included Daniël Willemsen, Etienne Bax and Ben Adriaenssen.
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Source Ben Adriaenssen (Wikipedia)
Source Etienne Bax (Wikipedia)
Source Gertie Eggink (Wikipedia)
Source Kaspars Liepiņš (Wikipedia)
Source Kaspars Stupelis (Wikipedia)
Source Kenny van Gaalen (Wikipedia)
Source Kristers Serģis (Wikipedia)
Source Marcel Willemsen (Wikipedia)
Source Reto Grütter (Wikipedia)
Source Robert Grogg (Wikipedia)
Source Sven Verbrugge (Wikipedia)
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is an annual event, first held in 1980
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first held in 1980 and organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, is an annual competition
Features: Motocross, History, sport description
Sidecarcross is similar to motocross except that the teams consist of two riders
Governs: Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme, Lead, organiser
It is organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM)
View the SourceBen Adriaenssen (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ben Adriaenssen, Biography, 2013 seasonQuote, Competitors Include: Ben Adriaenssen, Biography, 2013 season
went on to win seven of the fourteen season Grand Prix as well as the World Championship
Kenny van Gaalen (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Kenny van Gaalen, Lead, 2012Quote, Competitors Include: Kenny van Gaalen, Lead, 2012
the 2012 Sidecarcross World Champion
Etienne Bax (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Etienne Bax, Sidecarcross World ChampionshipQuote, Competitors Include: Etienne Bax, Sidecarcross World Championship
Bax made his debut in the World Championship in 2007 with passenger Marc van Deutekom at his side
Gertie Eggink (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Gertie Eggink, Lead, world championshipQuote, Competitors Include: Gertie Eggink, Lead, world championship
the 2010 Sidecarcross World Champion
Sven Verbrugge (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Sven Verbrugge, Sidecarcross world championship resultsQuote, Competitors Include: Sven Verbrugge, Sidecarcross world championship results
Verbrugge joined the sidecarcross world championship in 1993 as the passenger of his countryman Gunther Gooverts
Marcel Willemsen (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Marcel Willemsen, Lead, 1999 titleQuote, Competitors Include: Marcel Willemsen, Lead, 1999 title
Willemsen won the 1999 world championship as the passenger for his older brother
Kaspars Liepiņš (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Kaspars Liepiņš, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Kaspars Liepiņš, Lead
a Latvian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion
Robert Grogg (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Robert Grogg, Biography, 1971 seasonQuote, Competitors Include: Robert Grogg, Biography, 1971 season
Grogg was part of the inaugural season of what would eventually become the Sidecarcross World Championship
Kristers Serģis (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Kristers Serģis, Sidecarcross world championship resultsQuote, Competitors Include: Kristers Serģis, Sidecarcross world championship results
Serģis entered the sidecarcross world championship in 1992
Reto Grütter (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Reto Grütter, Lead, world titlesQuote, Competitors Include: Reto Grütter, Lead, world titles
the 2007 and 2008 Sidecarcross World Champion
Kaspars Stupelis (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Kaspars Stupelis, Sidecarcross world championship resultsQuote, Competitors Include: Kaspars Stupelis, Sidecarcross world championship results
Stupelis entered the sidecarcross world championship as a passenger for his fellow Latvian driver Modris Štelle in 2001.
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