Tiny Janssen

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Tiny Janssen
Nationality Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Sidecarcross World Championship
Active years1987 - 1991
Championships (1) 1990
1991 championship position6th
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
58342

Tiny Janssen is a retired Dutch sidecarcross rider and the 1990 World Champion, which he won on a Honda-EML alongside driver Benny Janssen. [1] [2]

Netherlands Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe

The Netherlands is a country located mainly in Northwestern Europe. The European portion of the Netherlands consists of twelve separate provinces that border Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, with maritime borders in the North Sea with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. Together with three island territories in the Caribbean Sea—Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba— it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The official language is Dutch, but a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian.

Sidecarcross racing, also known as sidecar motocross, is a branch of motocross. Regular motocross riders use solo machines, but a sidecarcross outfit has a different type of motorcycle chassis operated by a team of two people, a driver and a sidecar passenger. The earliest articles appear to show that sidecarcross started in the UK in the 1930s.

The Sidecar Motocross World Championship is an annual event, first held in 1980. It is organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Before 1980, a European competition was held from 1971 onwards.

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Biography

Tiny Janssen first entered the Sidecarcross World Championship in 1987 on the side of Karl Mathis, with the pair coming 20th and 16th in 1987 and 1988. [1]

In 1989 he raced with Jan Bakens, only competing in two events this season and finishing 17th in the World Championship. the 1990 season saw him initially compete with Bakens again but then switching to become the passenger of Benny Janssen, replacing Frans Geurts van Kessel. The new combination performed well, eventually taking out the World Championship with a 13-point gap from Germans Michael Garhammer and Ralf Haas. [1]

The 1991 season saw Janssen compete in the World Championship for the last time, racing only the Dutch Grand Prix, as passenger of Benny Janssen once more. [1]

He also took part in the Dutch national championship, racing with Geert Knuiman and Jan Bakens. [3]

Honours

World Championship

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tiny Janssen Sidecarcross World championship results The John Davey Pages, accessed: 17 October 2013
  2. World Champions sidecarcross.com, accessed: 17 October 2013
  3. Dutch national championship results 1961 - 2006 The John Davey Pages, accessed: 17 October 2013
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Andreas Hüsser
Sidecarcross World Champion (passenger)
1990
Succeeded by
Eric Verhagen