the legend’s timeline

1991

5 Grand Prix Victories 125 cc 1995

5 Grand Prix Victories 250 cc KAWASAKI 1996

5 Grand Prix Victories 250 cc 1997

8 Grand Prix Victories 250 cc HONDA 2001

7 Grand Prix Victories 500 cc YAMAHA

2 S72 MAGAGINE 10 x Welcome worldchampion To the S72 Magagine 2002

4 Grand Prix Victories 500 cc YAMAHA 2003

18 Grand Prix Victories + 9 x MXGP + 9 x mx2

MXGP YAMAHA in this magazine I’d 2004 like to take you on a trip trough my 7 Grand Prix Victories career and my MX1 new passion after YAMAHA motorcross, my S72 liquors. 2005

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EDITORIAL 14 Grand Prix Victories EDITOR Stefan Everts ART EDITOR Thomas | duckface.be MX1 CONTRIBUTOR Cindy Cravillon IMAGE CREDITS: Gino Maes, Plons, Gary YAMAHA Freeman, Mikkel Wendelboe.

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Issue 2020 3 , Stefan Everts and Liam Everts Lummen, , 2017

Picture: Gary Freeman

Jef Teuwissen

Harry Everts

4 S72 MAGAGINE 250 cc class for the first time, at The name Everts at the back of my competition shirt and About Stefan that time I was 2.5 years old. I can the performance pressure that I had imposed on myself still vividly remember the world were a heavy burden on my shoulders for years. My Birthday titles he won in ‘79, ‘80 and ‘81 in father’s comments about my training sessions and races MY ROOTS AS 25 November 1972 the 125 cc class. If you have a were plain to say the least. I can therefore not remember Birth Place father who in his career achieved for a moment that he had no comment or criticized my Bree, BE 4 world titles and 2 victories for performance. Even though I won a Grand Prix that day, A PROFESSIONAL Location the Belgian team during the my father had always seen something that I had done Lummen, BE of Nations, that can wrong or that could have been better. Only when I also Length be a curse or a blessing for a had 4 world titles in my name I gradually felt the pressure 1m81 child. In my case it has turned fading away and I got better season after season. ATHLETE. Weight out to be a blessing. 79kg Eye Colour STEFAN everts WHETHER I WOULD HAVE BUILT A Brown SUCCESSFUL CAREER AS A MOTOCROSS Married to To match the performance of RIDER WITHOUT MY BIG EXAMPLES, Kelly Tureluren your father or to do better has been my motivation from a very WILL ALWAYS REMAIN AN UNANSWERED Children QUESTION young age to practice the moto- Liam (°2004) and cross sport. I had to and would Mylee (°2011) follow in my father’s footsteps Hobbies and I wanted to at least match Music, Film, his list of achievements or do Drumming better. Ever since I was a child, I Jef teuwissen well be there. Jef must have loved to ride a motorcycle and it .been most proud of his was my big dream to become a As a child I first came into selection for the Belgian world champion, but there was contact with the motorized team in ‘69. In addition to nothing to suggest that there sport by the late Jef great riders such as Roger was a talent in me. Teuwissen, an uncle of my De Coster, Joël Robert and father who was bitten by the Sylvain Geboers, Jef was one My first meters I ever rode with a motocross microbe. After the of the founders of the motorcycle, by the way, better amateur work, his Motocross of Nations victory produced beautiful images that career got more important at Farleigh Castle in Britain. It are burned on my parents’ retina with the title of Belgian is mainly his last racing years forever. A pleated front fork and champion 500 cc in ‘65 and and the period after he a smack against a concrete wall ‘67. In ’68, Jef entered Grand stopped as a motocross gave me the shock of my life, but Prix Championship with racer, I remembered. did not stop me from getting varying results for the first Favourite Car back on the bike a day later. The time. Even though he could harry everts Porsche GTS passion and desire were so big never win a Grand Prix, his Favourite food that nothing could stop me from list of achievements may Just in the period that I was Italian cuisine becoming the best motocross born (November 25, 1972) my Favourite Track rider in the world. My father was, If you have a father father was busy claiming a Foxhill, GB of course, the best teacher I who in his career place at the top of the world Namur, Belgium could imagine, even though I didn’t see that as a child and motocross championship. So Most respected MX achieved 4 world later as a teenager. What I can I was spoon-fed with driver motocross. Everything was write down with absolute titles and 2 victories My father Harry for the Belgian team dominated by motocross certainty is the fact that without sport, so I grew up along the and the American the harsh approach of my father, during the Motocross fence of the tracks and in the Johnny O’Mara who nevertheless laid the foun- of Nations, that can paddocks in Belgium, MX rider with the dation of who I eventually Europe and far beyond. In greatest influence became, I could never have be a curse or a 1975 my father won the title on my career achieved the fantastic figures on blessing for a child. of world champion in the My father Harry my list of achievements.

Issue 2020 5 250 cc class for the first time, at The name Everts at the back of my competition shirt and that time I was 2.5 years old. I can the performance pressure that I had imposed on myself still vividly remember the world were a heavy burden on my shoulders for years. My titles he won in ‘79, ‘80 and ‘81 in father’s comments about my training sessions and races the 125 cc class. If you have a were plain to say the least. I can therefore not remember father who in his career achieved for a moment that he had no comment or criticized my 4 world titles and 2 victories for performance. Even though I won a Grand Prix that day, the Belgian team during the my father had always seen something that I had done Motocross of Nations, that can wrong or that could have been better. Only when I also be a curse or a blessing for a had 4 world titles in my name I gradually felt the pressure child. In my case it has turned fading away and I got better season after season. out to be a blessing. STEFAN everts

To match the performance of your father or to do better has been my motivation from a very liam everts young age to practice the moto- cross sport. I had to and would My 16 year old son Liam, just like me, got follow in my father’s footsteps the motocross sport from the womb. and I wanted to at least match History has already repeated itself to a his list of achievements or do large extent because Liam, too, started better. Ever since I was a child, I riding a dirt bike as soon as he could walk. I Jef teuwissen well be there. Jef must have loved to ride a motorcycle and it see myself in my son, who in turn follows in .been most proud of his was my big dream to become a my footsteps. For a third generation of As a child I first came into selection for the Belgian world champion, but there was Everts, the expectations of the public are contact with the motorized team in ‘69. In addition to nothing to suggest that there naturally high. Certainly in times of social sport by the late Jef great riders such as Roger was a talent in me. media, Liam has to be able to withstand Teuwissen, an uncle of my De Coster, Joël Robert and even more than I in my period the pressure father who was bitten by the Sylvain Geboers, Jef was one My first meters I ever rode with a of performance unconsciously placed on motocross microbe. After the of the founders of the motorcycle, by the way, his shoulders by the outside world. Just like better amateur work, his Motocross of Nations victory produced beautiful images that the training I received from my father, I now career got more important at Farleigh Castle in Britain. It are burned on my parents’ retina try to pass on my knowledge. Together with with the title of Belgian is mainly his last racing years forever. A pleated front fork and Liam we try to bring out the best in him in a champion 500 cc in ‘65 and and the period after he a smack against a concrete wall contemporary way of training. The basis for ‘67. In ’68, Jef entered Grand stopped as a motocross gave me the shock of my life, but growing into a champion remains the same Prix Championship with racer, I remembered. did not stop me from getting as 35-40 years ago. Only the elaboration varying results for the first back on the bike a day later. The has changed. time. Even though he could harry everts passion and desire were so big never win a Grand Prix, his that nothing could stop me from list of achievements may Just in the period that I was becoming the best motocross born (November 25, 1972) my rider in the world. My father was, father was busy claiming a of course, the best teacher I place at the top of the world could imagine, even though I motocross championship. So didn’t see that as a child and I was spoon-fed with later as a teenager. What I can motocross. Everything was write down with absolute dominated by motocross certainty is the fact that without sport, so I grew up along the the harsh approach of my father, fence of the tracks and in the who nevertheless laid the foun- paddocks in Belgium, dation of who I eventually Europe and far beyond. In became, I could never have 1975 my father won the title achieved the fantastic figures on of world champion in the my list of achievements.

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10 S72 MAGAGINE acquaintances. Partly because of the rave reviews, I quickly the MAKING decided to put my alcoholic brew on the market in order to reach a much larger audience. We designed a new logo and bottle. OF S72 The official kick-off followed on 1 June 2017. IN 2016 WE DECIDED TO START THE CREATION OF A GIN TO USE In addition to the contents of the AS A PARTNER GIFT. modern 70 cl design Italian made BY FOLLOWING THIS ROAD I bottle, I tried to extend the ENDED UP AT DISTILLERY MASSY nostalgic touch of the violet IN HOUTHALEN - HELCHTEREN, flavour with the use of a purple BELGIUM. colour in the design. Vetro Elite, a producer of exclusive glass packaging from the Treviso region, gave me a perfect bottle design with the name Denver to bottle the S72 Gin. Purple hues were part of my marriage and have a very deep meaning for me.

My logo and an action photo on the back of the label allowed me to do justice to myself and my Gin project.

S72 Gin is easy to drink, has a sweet touch while the taste of Distillery Massy, the oldest distillery in violet dominates the whole. S72 (Belgium), can count on 110 years of Gin has a distincty identity and experience. An inexhaustible source of therefor sets itself apart from knowledge that has led to a wonderful other Gins on the market. collaboration in my S72 Gin project. A Tonic of excellent quality that The first S72 Gin was built from a base Gin blends with the S72 Gin is very where Distillery Massy adviced to add heath- important. Tonic can make or flower. This is a very local product, there are crack a Gin. many hectares of heath fields in Houthalen. I decided to add the taste of Chinese Tea and With full conviction, I managed to Violet, with the exceptional outcome in color convey my taste and character to and taste. In March 2017 there was the first the bottling plant. batch of 200 bottles. Experience, taste and enjoy! My S72 Gin was very positively received from the first test evenings with friends and

Issue 2020 11 S72 GIN #03 CORIANDER Coriander seed BOTANICALS releases ginger, sage and lemon flavours.

#04 FRESH LIME While we should acknowledge the word lime refers to a range of species that may not even be botanically related, the one which is generally bought around the world as a lime is the Persian Lime.

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12 S72 MAGAGINE #06 juniper berry Juniper berry is the essential botanical in all gins.

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But sometimes you’re N in the mood for something else. That’s why the one of refers to the yearly held THE nations THE scrub Belgiums best competition where the 3 best renowned bartenders and drivers per country compete For this beauty we combine Combine the S72 Vodka (yes, cocktail shakers - Kwinten against each other. ‘The Red our S72 Gin with 43 liquor, there’s vodka too) with Ghysens - composed some Plate’: when you’re at the angostura bitters & the pineapple juice and Red Bull cocktails with our S72 Gin lead of the worldchamion- ginger ale from Fever-Tree. or Red Bull Yellow Edition and Vodka. ship, you get a red plate and (tropical taste). Yummie! also your bike is foreseen of a It’s a great combo, definitely The names of our cocktails red numberplate. try it yourself. Why did we call this the may sound a bit strange. ‘Scrub’? It’s a motorcross Most of them are referring to Furthermore we’ve also the Curious why we named this jumping technique to stay some motorcrossterms, in cocktail of our bartender one “The Nations” ? It’s a low when jumping so there is this way Stefan’s passion himself and also a mix of a competition each year where as little as possible time loss comes back in these restaurant. Last but not least every country sends its best in the air… cocktails. ‘The Scrub’ refers we’ve got ‘The Purple 72’, the rider. The country that gets Cheers everyone! to a specific jump with the favourite of Stefan. This the highest score, wins! motorcycle. ‘The Victory’, no cocktail represents his 5 cl. S72 Vodka explaining needed here, the favourite purple color and is 5 cl. S72 Premium Gin 2,5 cl. Pineapple Juice bittersweet taste of the one of the most challenging 3 cl. 43 Liquor 1 Red Bull or Red Bull Yellow victory you’ll definitely find one’s to compose. Angustora Bitters Edition back in the taste of this one. 1 Fever-Tree Tonic 2 Violet Flowers Enough talk about it! Time to 3 Violet Flowers 3 Pineapple Leaves Next is ‘The Nations’, this one taste them! Mint & Ginger Mint

14 S72 MAGAGINE ‘The Purple 72’, the favourite of Stefan, represents his favourite purple color and is one SCAN ME to get direct access to of the most challenging the Cocktail page one’s to compose. on our website.

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But sometimes you’re in the mood for something else. That’s why the one of refers to the yearly held THE nations THE scrub Belgiums best competition where the 3 best renowned bartenders and drivers per country compete For this beauty we combine Combine the S72 Vodka (yes, S72 Vodka with cocktail shakers - Kwinten against each other. ‘The Red our S72 Gin with 43 liquor, there’s vodka too) with Red Bull or Red Ghysens - composed some Plate’: when you’re at the angostura bitters & the pineapple juice and Red Bull Bull Yellow cocktails with our S72 Gin lead of the worldchamion- ginger ale from Fever-Tree. or Red Bull Yellow Edition Edition. Which and Vodka. ship, you get a red plate and (tropical taste). Yummie! one do you prefer? also your bike is foreseen of a It’s a great combo, definitely The names of our cocktails red numberplate. try it yourself. Why did we call this the may sound a bit strange. ‘Scrub’? It’s a motorcross Most of them are referring to Furthermore we’ve also the Curious why we named this jumping technique to stay some motorcrossterms, in cocktail of our bartender one “The Nations” ? It’s a low when jumping so there is this way Stefan’s passion himself and also a mix of a competition each year where as little as possible time loss comes back in these restaurant. Last but not least every country sends its best in the air… cocktails. ‘The Scrub’ refers we’ve got ‘The Purple 72’, the rider. The country that gets Cheers everyone! to a specific jump with the favourite of Stefan. This the highest score, wins! motorcycle. ‘The Victory’, no cocktail represents his 5 cl. S72 Vodka explaining needed here, the favourite purple color and is 5 cl. S72 Premium Gin 2,5 cl. Pineapple Juice bittersweet taste of the one of the most challenging 3 cl. 43 Liquor 1 Red Bull or Red Bull Yellow victory you’ll definitely find one’s to compose. Angustora Bitters Edition back in the taste of this one. 1 Fever-Tree Tonic 2 Violet Flowers Enough talk about it! Time to 3 Violet Flowers 3 Pineapple Leaves Next is ‘The Nations’, this one taste them! Mint & Ginger Mint

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