Vruwink MotorCycles
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The Vruwink MotorCycles company, short VMC, is a Dutch
Sidecarcross
frame manufacturer, having won eleven riders and six manufacturers world championships
in this sport.
In 1995, VMC was bought by a Belgian with the name of Bakens, who still owns it as of 2008.
As of the end of 2010, the company has eleven riders world championships to its name. From 2004 to 2009, the company also won six manufacturers championships in a row.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Sidecarcross
Sidecarcross
Sidecar-cross racing, also known as sidecar motocross, is very similar to regular, solo motocross but with a different type of motorcycle chassis, and with a team of two people riding together instead of one, a driver and a passenger. While not confirmed most articles seem to show Sidecarcross...
frame manufacturer, having won eleven riders and six manufacturers world championships
Sidecarcross world championship
The Sidecar Motocross World Championship is an annual event, organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme , held since 1980. Previous to that, a European competition was held from 1971 onwards....
in this sport.
Company history
VMC was formed in 1984 by a Dutchman of the name Vruwink, who gave the company its name. The company had and has only two employees and is specialised in making sidecarcross frames.In 1995, VMC was bought by a Belgian with the name of Bakens, who still owns it as of 2008.
As of the end of 2010, the company has eleven riders world championships to its name. From 2004 to 2009, the company also won six manufacturers championships in a row.
Sidecarcross riders world championships
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