Eimbert Timmermans (born 24 October 1961) is a retired
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sidecarcross
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rider and double
World Champion
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.
He has also won the
Dutch national sidecarcross championship four times, in 1986, 1989, 1990, and 1992. All his successes were achieved with
Eric Verhagen
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He has also won the Dutch national sidecarcross championship four times, in 1986, 1989, 1990 and 1992. All his successes were achieved with ...
as his passenger.
Biography
After the end of his sidecarcross career in 1992, Eimbert Timmermans opened a transport company, Timtrans, whose director he is.
He continues to be involved in motor sport, having taken part in the
2009 Dakar Rally
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as a mechanic in the truck category.
Sidecarcross world championship results
Eimbert Timmermans's first success as a sidecarcross rider came in 1986, when he took out the Dutch national championship, together with Eric Verhagen. This season was also his first in the sidecarcross world championship, where the team finished sixteen's, with two seventh place race finishes as their best results.
[EIMBERT TIMMERMANS GP RECORD]
The John Davy Pages, accessed: 1 November 2009
After similar results in 1987, the team greatly improved in 1988, coming fifth in the world championship and taking out their first race win in the Dutch GP. After continuing good results in 1989 and 1990 and two more Dutch national championships, the team managed to take out their first world championship in 1991.
The following season, 1992, saw a repeat of the world championship and also a fourth Dutch title. Timmermans retired from the competition after that,
as did Eric Verhagen.
The John Davy Pages, accessed: 1 November 2009
He returned for six races in 1995 with passenger Andre Visser but had limited success and did not race in the world championship again.
Season by season
Source:
Honours
World Championship
* Champions: (2) 1991, 1992
Netherlands
* Champions
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: (4) 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992
References
External links
Eimbert Timmermans company website
The World Championship on Sidecarcross.com
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1961 births
Living people
Dutch sidecarcross riders
Sportspeople from 's-Hertogenbosch