Jack Middelburg
Male, Deceased Person
1952 – 1984
Who was Jack Middelburg?
Jack Middelburg was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Together with Wil Hartog and Boet van Dulmen, he was part of a contingent of Dutch riders who competed at the highest levels of Grand Prix racing in the late 1970s. Middelburg never earned a factory-sponsored race bike, yet managed to post some impressive results. He became the second Dutchman to win the Dutch TT in 1980, and in 1981 he pulled off an unexpected upset when he defeated the defending world champion, Kenny Roberts at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. His best years were in 1979 and 1981, when he finished in seventh place in the 500cc world championships. Middelburg was the last privateer to win a motorcycle Grand Prix in the 500cc class.
Middelburg was killed while competing in a road circuit race in Tolbert, the Netherlands in 1984.
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- Born
- Apr 30, 1952
Netherlands - Nationality
- Netherlands
- Lived in
- South Holland
- Died
- Apr 3, 1984
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on July 23, 2013
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