Jan Bruins

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Jan Bruins (born May 27, 1940 in Deventer , Netherlands , † April 16, 1997 ) was a Dutch motorcycle racer .

At the age of 16, he took over his late father's workshop on Zwolseweg. He later set up a motorcycle shop and workshop in the Gashavenstraat in Deventer.

In addition to his professional activity, Jan Bruins was a motorcycle racer. Initially successful in numerous national races in the Netherlands, he rose in 1970 to the world championship (50 cm³ class). His greatest success was winning the Yugoslavian Grand Prix in Opatija on Kreidler in 1972 . In the following years he drove a. a. for Jamathi . At the end of the 1975 season, he ended his World Cup career.

Jan Bruins died in April 1997 after a serious illness at the age of 56.

Web links

  • Jan Bruins on the official website of the Motorcycle World Championship (English).
  • Jan Bruins at www.motorsportmemorial.org (English)
personal data
SURNAME Bruins, Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch motorcycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Deventer
DATE OF DEATH April 16, 1997