Windle (sidecar)
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Windle was an English sidecar
manufacturer that built road racing sidecars. The company was founded by Terry Windle and provided both monocoque
Formula 1 as well as tubular Formula 2 chassis for use from club level racing up to and including World Championship level. With five world championship wins between 1977 with George O'Dell and 2002 with Steve Abbott, Terry decided to retire in 2009. The name was revived by D&D Sidecars but they only manufacture tubular Formula 2 sidecars.
Sidecar
A sidecar is a one-wheeled device attached to the side of a motorcycle, scooter, or bicycle, producing a three-wheeled vehicle.-History:A sidecar appeared in a cartoon by George Moore in the January 7, 1903, issue of the British newspaper Motor Cycling. Three weeks later, a provisional patent was...
manufacturer that built road racing sidecars. The company was founded by Terry Windle and provided both monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque is a construction technique that supports structural load by using an object's external skin, as opposed to using an internal frame or truss that is then covered with a non-load-bearing skin or coachwork...
Formula 1 as well as tubular Formula 2 chassis for use from club level racing up to and including World Championship level. With five world championship wins between 1977 with George O'Dell and 2002 with Steve Abbott, Terry decided to retire in 2009. The name was revived by D&D Sidecars but they only manufacture tubular Formula 2 sidecars.
Championships
Windle sidecars have won the following Sidecar World Championships:- 1977 George O'Dell/ Kenny Arthur/ Cliff Holland - Windle/Yamaha TZ 500
- 1980 Jock TaylorJock TaylorJock Taylor was a Scottish World Champion motorcycle sidecar racer.John Robert Taylor was born in Pencaitland, East Lothian, and entered his first sidecar race at the age of 19, as the passenger to Kenny Andrews . The following year he took part in his first race as a driver.-Racing career:Taylor...
/ Benga Johansson - Windle/Yamaha TZ 500 - 1995 Darren DixonDarren DixonDarren Dixon is an English motorcycle racer. Originally a solo racer, he later raced sidecars. He won the British F1 Championship in 1988 on a RG500 and made some 500cc Grand Prix appearances. His greatest achievement was winning the Sidecar World Championship in 1995 and 1996. Dixon later went on...
/ Andy Hetherington - Windle ADM 500 - 1996 Darren Dixon/ Andy Hetherington - Windle ADM 500
- 2002 Steve Abbott/ Jamie Biggs - Windle/Yamama FZR1000 EXUP
External links
- D&D Windle Sidecars official website