1974 – 1983: Won 46 races 55 podiums
like I was before when Stefan was riding. Okay, I get nervous but not like before. When he went from 85cc to 125cc, he was still small and was not strong enough, but he was talented and had a lot of technical qualities, just not strong, so that’s the thing we were waiting for. But he is stronger than we think. In the beginning of the season when he was winning in France and in England in the international races, we didn’t know about a lot of the other riders, so I was thinking maybe he will be in the top five when he is riding like that. But he is so good with the bike, man! Technically, he is so good
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and he can ride everything; he can ride hard pack, he can ride in sand and the mud, so that is good. When Liam won at Matterley Basin it was a big moment for me because I was not thinking that he could do that, but when I saw the first heat, I didn’t expect it, but he was so far in front. And when I saw on the same place where Stefan passed James Stewart at the Motocross of Nations, Liam did the same thing and I said ‘woooaah! It’s completely the same as Stefan!’ That was a special moment for me.’
23 wins – 21 x 2nd – 11 x 3rd Stefan Everts 10 World Championship titles 1991 – 2006: Won 169 races 166 podiums 101 wins – 40 x 2nd – 25 x 3rd Liam 2 EMX125 wins 1 EMX85cc bronze medal
Family History Report: 1 Red Plate (EMX125) Harry Everts 4 World Championship titles
First ‘72’ Red Plate on an Everts bike since 2006