ALast Sunday the sidecars were behind the starting gate in Eersel for their fifth race of the season. In the sidecar inters class Frank Mulders and Marc van Deutekom showed that their form is growing. After a third place in the first round they won the second round, which also gave them the day's victory.
Based on the second manche, Sam Veldman and Kaj van den Berg had to settle for second place. Winston Derksen and Nick Maas finished second twice and were allowed to go to the podium as third. With a fourth and sixth place in the manches, Joppe and Wessel Susebeek became fourth in the daily classification. The top five was completed by Bart Vandenbulck (Belgium) and Sam Bens.
In the national sidecar class Joris Mulders and Rion Meulebroek were supreme with two heat victories. Second place went to Van Hasselt (Bel)/Luimes with a second and fourth place. Bart van der Lee and Wouter Direks were also allowed to go to the podium with a fifth and second place.
The next competition for the sidecars will be on June 8 in Lommel, Belgium.
First heat
Veldman/van den Berg were the fastest ahead of Derksen/Maas, Brusselers/van Houts, Vandenbulck/Bens and van Werven/Buitenhuis. Mulders/van Deutekom came from tenth place and were already fourth after the first lap. In lap two they also passed Brusselers/van Houts and joined the leaders. Halfway through the gap to the rest was already more than 20 seconds. The Susebeek brothers passed Brusselers/van Houts and rode to the finish in fourth place. Mulders/van Deutekom lost contact and became third. Veldman/van den Berg held on and won the heat ahead of Derksen/Maas.
Second heat
Brusselers/van Houts took the holeshot ahead of Derksen/Maas, Mulders/van Deutekom, Vandenbulck/Bens and Veldman/van den Berg. The lead changed quickly, as Mulders/van Deutekom took over and stayed ahead. Veldman/van den Berg moved up to third place. Van Werven/Buitenhuis climbed up to fourth place and later also overtook Brusselers/van Houts. At the front, Mulders/van Deutekom kept up the pace and did not relinquish the lead. Derksen/Maas came in second, Veldman/van den Berg third. Van Werven/Buitenhuis were able to close the gap a bit, but not enough. Van den Heuij/van den Heuij finished fifth.
First sidecar round Eersel:
1. Veldman/van den Berg +21:56.709, 2. Derksen/Maas +1.076, 3. Mulders/van Deutekom +12.974, 4. Susebeek/Susebeek +53.789, 5. Brusselers/van Houts +1:24.686, 6. Vandenbulck (Bel)/Bens +1:33.524, 7. Visscher/Visscher +1:36.973, 8. Langens/van Schijndel +1:49.511, 9. Mulders/Meulenbroek +1:56.089, 10. Kops/Lambrechts +2:02.423
Second round sidecar Eersel:
1. Mulders/van Deutekom +21:59.566, 2. Derksen/Maas +7.469, 3. Veldman/van den Berg +40.436, 4. van Werven/Buitenhuis +50.817, 5. van den Heuij/van den Heuij +1:07.680, 6. Susebeek/Susebeek +1:35.742, 7. Mulders/Meulenbroek +1:50.415, 8. Vandenbulck (Bel)/Bens +1:56.080, 9. Visscher/Visscher +1:58.532, 10. Langens/van Schijndel +1:59.249
Day classification sidecar inters:
1. Mulders/van Deutekom 110, 2. Veldman/van den Berg 110, 3. Derksen/Maas 108, 4. Susebeek/Susebeek 90, 5. Vandenbulck (Bel)/Bens 84, 6. Visscher/Visscher 80, 7. Langens/van Schijndel 76, 8. Brusselers/van Houts 76, 9. Kops/Lambrechts 72, 10. Stijnen/van Dijk 64
Day classification sidecar nationals:
1. Mulders/Meulenbroek 120, 2. van Hasselt (Bel)/Luimes 101, 3. van der Lee/Direks 99, 4. Cornelisse/Vlot 95, 5. van Kruijsbergen/van Kruijsbergen 93, 6. Vanhamel (Bel)/Cruysberghs (Bel) 84, 7. Lenaerts (Bel)/Lenaerts (Bel) 80, 8. van Zanten/Hock 76, 9. Hoftijzer/Peddemors 47, 10. Boeijen/Ploegmaker 0
Gross intermediate position sidecar inters 2025:
1. Veldman/van den Berg 531, 2. Derksen/Vincent 518, 3. Mulders/van Deutekom 432, 4. Susebeek/Susebeek 426, 5. van den Heuij/van den Heuij 405, 6. Brusselers/van Houts 394, 7. Langens/van Schijndel 286, 8. the Creator (Bel)/the Prince (Bel) 273, 9. Langens/van Schijndel 257, 10. van Werven/Buitenhuis 207
Gross intermediate standings sidecar nationals 2025:
1. Mulders/Meulenbroek 549, 2. Cornelisse/Vlot 487, 3. van der Lee/Direks 474, 4. van Kruijsbergen/van Kruijsbergen 479, 5. van Hasselt (Bel)/Luimes 376, 6. Vanhamel/Cruysberghs 370, 7. Schuurman/Schuurman 310, 8. Lenaerts/Lenaerts 287, 9. de Bresser/ten Brinke 259, 10. van Zanten/Hock 247
Door: Maycel de Bruijn
Photos: mdbmxpics
