The Vruwink MotorCycles company, short VMC, is a Dutch
Sidecarcross
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 ...
frame manufacturer, having won eleven riders and six manufacturers
world championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
in this sport.
Company history

VMC was formed in 1984 by a Dutchman of the name Vruwink, who gave the company its name. The company had and has only two employees and is specialised in making sidecarcross frames.
In 1995, VMC was bought by a Belgian with the name of Bakens, who still owns it as of 2008.
As of the end of 2010, the company has eleven riders world championships to its name. From 2004 to 2009, the company also won six manufacturers championships in a row and a seventh one in 2011.
FIM Sidecar Motocross World Championship World champions
FIM website, accessed: 8 August 2011
Honours
* Manufacturers World Championships: (7) 2004–09, 2011
* Riders world championships (11)
** Christoph Hüsser
Christoph Hüsser (born 10 February 1954) is a retired Swiss sidecarcross rider and dual Sidecarcross World Champion, having won the competition in 1988 and 1989, together with his passenger Andreas Hüsser, his younger twin brother.[Andreas Hüsser
Andreas Hüsser (born 10 February 1954) is a retired Swiss sidecarcross passenger and dual Sidecarcross World Champion, having won the competition in 1988 and 1989 as passenger of Christoph Hüsser, his older twin brother.] ; KTM
KTM AG (Kraftfahrzeug Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, formerly KTM Sportmotorcycle AG) is an Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and sports car manufacturer owned by Pierer Mobility AG and the Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto. It was formed in 1992 but traces ...
-VMC 1988, 1989
** Andreas Fuhrer / Adrian Käser; Kawasaki
Kawasaki ( ja, 川崎, Kawasaki, river peninsula, links=no) may refer to:
Places
*Kawasaki, Kanagawa, a Japanese city
**Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, a ward in Kawasaki, Kanagawa
**Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena
**Kawasaki Stadium, a multi-sport stadium
*K ...
-VMC 1993, 1994
** Daniël Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis Kaspars Stupelis (born 7 July 1982) is a Latvian sidecarcross passenger and quadruple World Champion.
Stupelis won the 2015 and 2019 World Championship as passenger of Etienne Bax. His previous two world championships were gained when being the pa ...
; Zabel-VMC 2003, 2004
** Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge
Sven Verbrugge ( Schoten, 21 August 1967) is a retired Belgian sidecarcross passenger and triple Sidecarcross World Champion, winning the title in 2005, 2006 and 2011.
Verbrugge started racing motocross in 1983 in the 125 cc solo class before b ...
; Zabel-VMC 2005, 2006
** Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter
Reto Elias Grütter (17 July 1984) is a Swiss sidecarcross passenger and the 2007 and 2008 Sidecarcross World Champion.
''Reto Grütter's'' name can sometimes be found to be, wrongfully, spelled ''Reto Grutter''.
Sidecarcross world championsh ...
; Zabel-VMC 2007, 2008
** / ; KTM-VMC 2009
References
External links
VMC company website
The world championship on sidecarcross.com
The official ''FIM'' website
Motorcycle manufacturers of the Netherlands
Sidecarcross
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1984
Dutch companies established in 1984
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