Harry Everts

Harry Everts (born 6 February 1952) is a Belgian former professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1971 to 1983. Everts is notable for being a four-time FIM motocross world champion. In 2013, he was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.

Everts is the nephew of former professional motocross racer Jef Teuwissen, the father of former ten-time motocross World Champion, Stefan Everts and the grandfather of professional motocross racer, Liam Everts. He grew up living next-door to his uncle, Jef Teeuwissen, a former Motocross World Championship competitor and a member of the victorious 1969 Belgian Motocross des Nations team. The win marked the first of five consecutive Trophée des Nations victories for the Belgian team that included Everts as a team member. After the world championship season ended, he participated in the 1974 Trans-AMA motocross series in the United States. The Trans-AMA was an international series established by the American Motorcyclist Association as a pilot event to help establish motocross in the United States. Everts defeated Roger De Coster to win Round 6 in Puyallup, Washington and finished the series in fifth place.

In 1975, Everts won four Grands Prix (Spain, Czechoslovakia, UK and Finland), finished second four times and claimed the 250cc World Championship ahead of Håkan Andersson (Yamaha) and Willy Bauer (Suzuki).

Move to Bultaco team Everts replaced Jim Pomeroy on the Bultaco factory team for the 1977 season and began the year with a series of strong performances including a victory in the first moto of the 250cc Swiss Grand Prix. He was a member of two victorious Belgian teams at the Motocross des Nations (1976, 1979) and six victorious Trophée des Nations teams (1974-1978, 1980). He was also the top individual points scorer at the 1979 Motocross des Nations.

Coaching career In 1995 Everts began operating the Everts Motocross Training Camp in Benicàssim, Plana Alta, Spain. He has helped train young motocross racers such as Pauls Jonass and Motocross World Champion Jorge Prado.