S
ON OF FOURTIME WORLD
Motocross
Champion
Harry, Stefan Everts’
racing career started
from a young age. He
made his debut in the
World Championship
in 1988 (at the tender
age of 17), and won
the last of his titles
in 2006. During this
period he would
(amongst countless
other achievements)
become the only rider
ever to win Motocross
World Championships
on bikes from each of
the big four Japanese
manufacturers – a
feat he is particularly
proud of. Nowadays
Everts acts as the team
manager and director
of rider development
for the mighty Red Bull
KTM factory team in
Europe.
When we rolled up
at Stefan’s house we
honestly had no idea
what to expect. Would
there be huge locked
gates? Guard dogs? A
table-top to drive over?
None of the above. The
first thing to really take
my attention when we
arrived at the property
was the smiles and
handshakes of the
Everts family, who
greeted us with open
arms.
After a beer and a
chat our tour began.
We’ve picked out our
best shots from our
time with the Everts
family so you guys
can have an close-up
look at what the inside
of one of the most
successful MX riders
of all time’s pad looks
like - prepare to be
jealous! T
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r Stefan on his Yam collection: “At least two of these Yamaha’s are prototypes,
not for production – you’d never see them in America. I think they were actually
some of the last prototype bikes to be raced so they are pretty special to me.”
r The basement is home to Stefan’s trophy room:
“People always ask me ‘How many trophies do you have?’ I say ‘I don’t know’ –
we never counted… we always lost count.”
r Mounted on the beams of the barn are four World Championship winning
motocross bikes - each from one of the four main Japanese manufacturers – a
collection no-one else can match.