SidecarCross: Bart Notten in Buchdeckeln / SidecarCross-WM

Bart Notten was in the boat of the then stars Jan ten Thije and Herbert Simon before winning the first FIM Cup with Rikus Lubbers in 1971. This is considered the forerunner of the World Team Championship established in 1980. It was not until 1997 that Notten he hung up his hat, and wore it again several times at veterans events.

On top of that. In 2006, the adorable SidecarCrosser laid the foundation for the “Kids ans Sidecars” project. With the help of devoted followers, he now tried to develop young talents. And with great success: Koen Hermans, Justin and Mike Keuben, Julian Veldman, Sven Wisselink and co-driver Wessel Susebeek were among the best players in the world championship in recent years. With his initiative and his years of dedication, Notten contributed greatly to the current international dominance of the Dutch sidecar teams.

Although the now 78-year-old Albertus Johannes Joseph – the nickname ‘Bertus’ later became ‘Bart’ – has now lost some of his sanity, he is still at the races in his country to watch the races of his former supporters. direct experience.

When the preacher talks about that special topic, it is more of passion than commercial interest. In order to partially cover the production and printing costs, Uitgiverij Hermans had to find sponsors. But fortunately in the Netherlands there seem to be enthusiastic people who support such projects. Finally, many other motocross books have already been published by Hermans, such as the work presented here earlier about Broer Dirkx, about the history of Dutch MX (Ode to de Achterhoekse Motocross) or about the master of many teams Daniel Willemsen (De Kannibaal). As with these titles, the audio presented here is expertly crafted and well presented. So you don’t have to have a perfect understanding of the Dutch language to understand the message behind it: Bart is one of the biggest characters in sidecar motocross.

Jaap Oostermann – Bart Notten, Zijspanlegende na vlag & klompen, 27.50 euros + postage, uitgeverijhermans.nl. Also available for Amazon.