Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Today in motorcycle history, August 19, 1966




  
  






  Former Dutch Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, Wilco Zeelenberg is born in Bleiswijk, the Netherlands. 






  Wilco Zeelenberg began his Grand Prix career in 1986 in the 80cc Class aboard the Portuguese manufactured Casal motorcycle. He would move up to the 250cc Class in 1988, a Class he would ride/race in until he called it a day in 1995. Zeelenberg would race for Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki and Aprila during his nine year career. It would be on a Honda where he would have the best luck, winning the 1990 250cc Class German Grand Prix and in 1991 finding himself ranked fourth in the 250cc Class World Championship. 



  Though they are not motorcycle racers or fabricaters, Wilco, the band, have played in the Netherlands and appeared on "...later on with Joolz Holland".





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