Eric Verhagen (born 21 February 1964)Timmermans, Verhagen, Verhoeven at Dakar 2015 is a retired Dutch sidecarcross passenger and double World Champion.
He has also won the Dutch national sidecarcross championship four times, in 1986, 1989, 1990 and 1992. All his successes were achieved with Eimbert Timmermans as the team's driver.
Sidecarcross world championship results Eric Verhagen's first success as a sidecarcross rider came in 1986, when he took out the Dutch national championship, together with Eimbert Timmermans. 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.ERIC VERHAGEN 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. Verhagen retired from the competition after that, as did Timmermans.EIMBERT TIMMERMANS GP RECORD The John Davy Pages, accessed: 1 November 2009
Season by season Season Driver Equipment Position Points Races Wins Second Third1986 Eimbert TimmermansMaico-EML166616———1987 Eimbert TimmermansKawasaki-EML176116———1988 Eimbert TimmermansKawasaki-EML51982211—1989 Eimbert TimmermansKawasaki-EML 3257244241990 Eimbert TimmermansKawasaki-EML51471623—1991 Eimbert TimmermansKawasaki-EML 1252185321992 Eimbert TimmermansKawasaki-EML 1471311226 Overall 1986 - 19921452143241112 Source:
Honours
World Championship Champions: (2) 1991, 1992
Netherlands Champions: (4) 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992
References
External links The World Championship on Sidecarcross.com