|
Andreas Fuhrer (born 21 May 1959) is a retired Swiss sidecarcross rider and four times World Champion. He has also won the Swiss national sidecarcross championship five times, in 1989 and from 1993 to 1996. After his last world championship in 1996, he retired from the sport. ==Biography== Fuhrer grew up in Seedorf and is a trained mechanic. He started racing sidecarcross in 1981 and qualified for the world championship for the first time in 1985,〔(Andreas Fuhrer website - Geschichte ) History accessed: 25 October 2009〕 racing for the Moto-Club Aarberg.〔(Unsere Geschichte ) Moto-Club Aarberg website - Club history, accessed: 1 November 2009〕 From 1985 to 1996, he raced in the world championship. Fuhrer earned his first podium in 1987 with passenger Hans Rudolf Stettler. In 1990, he achieved his first race win, at the Swiss GP. After Adrian Käser joined him as a passenger for the 1993 season, the teams fortunes improved dramatically, earning 22 race victories and four world championships together.〔(ANDREAS FUHRER GP RECORD ) The John Davy Pages, accessed: 25 October 2009〕 Fuhrer retired from the sport in 1996 for mostly financial reasons, finding it difficult to market sidecarcross in comparison to single-rider motocross. He also wished to leave the sport at the height of his career.〔(Andreas Fuhrer ) Article on Andreas Fuhrer, accessed: 25 October 2009〕 He stayed away from racing for two years before taking up motocross again, this time in the solo class.〔(Ewig rastlos ) Forever restless - Article on Andreas Fuhrer, published: 9 February 2009, accessed: 25 October 2009〕 Andreas Fuhrer is married and has three children. He works and lives in Aarberg, where he owns a Kawasaki motocross motorcycle dealership, originally having worked in the local sugar factory.〔(Andreas Fuhrer website - Portrait ) Biography accessed: 25 October 2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andreas Fuhrer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|