VanVeen

Soon after Kreidler left Gran Prix racing, Hendrik Van Veen contacted Kreidler, letting them know that he wanted to carry on the campaign.
He acquired two complete racebikes with spares and was promised factory support, in form of know- how. In the following years these bikes made a strong showing in national championships, and when the new regulations from FIA was effectuated, the Van Veen team were more than ready.

Jos Schurgers driving the 8- speed Van Veen

Jan deVries on 68 Van Veen Kreidler 68 Van Veen - driver Rikus Foekema

69 Van Veen - Jan de Vries 69 Van Veen Kreidler - Aalt Toersen

70 Van Veen Kreidler - Jan de Vries

1971 : Van Veen racebike revised for this season : Low- slung triangulated frame with dual fueltanks. Kreidler engine revised by Jörg Möller
Windtuneel testing the new model 71 Van Veen

71 Van Veen - guestdriver Jarno Saarinen 71 Van Veen - Jos Schurgers

Jarno Saarinen waiting for the start

71 Van Veen - Barry Sheene 71 Van Veen - Jan de Vries

1972 : A season plagued by engine failures. 72 Van Veen - Jan de Vries
72 Van Veen - Kent Andersson

1973 : Jörg Möller works his magic on the race- Kreidlers, resulting in several new track- records. 73 Van Veen - Jan de Vries

Bruno Kneubuhler driving a Van Ween in Assen 73

1974 : Hendrik Van Veen closes down the racedepartment to focus on building a Wankel- engined motorcycle.
Jörg Müller jumps to Morbidelli, and Jan de Vries now acts as teamleader for driver Henk Van Kessel. 74 Van Veen - Henk van Kessel

1975 : New works- driver Angel Nieto backed by Spanish funding. 75 Van Veen - Angel Nieto
Julien van Zeebroeck driving a Van Veen Kreidler in 75

1976 : Herbert Rittberger in charge of Van Veen engine- development.

76 3/4 Van Veen sponsored Herbert Rittberger

1977 : Start of Kreidler Van Veen Sport GmbH based in Dudertadt.
Herbert Rittbergers as works rider.
77 Van Veen - Herbert Rittberger

1978 : Herbert Rittberger takes on the job as raceteam- manager.
Driver : Eugenio Lazzarini. 78 Van Veen - Eugenio Lazzarini

78 Van Veen - riders Lazzarini and Doerflinger 78 Van Veen ridden by

1979 : The first season of using slick tires in the 50cc class.
Using a second cooler, behind the front number- plate, allowed a more aerodynamic fairing.

Van Veen teammates 1980 - Stefan Dörflinger and Ricardo Tormo

Eugenio Lazzarinis ride for 1980 - before the fallout.

1980 Van Veen 1980 : Lazzarini and Van Veen split up and Lazzarini won the championship driving an Iprem, a privately entered Van Veen Kreidler in disguise!

1981 : The year Kreidler went bust, Herbert Rittberger and Jörg Schlichenmaier kept on with Hans Georg Anscheidt as raceteam- manager.
Drivers were Stefan Dörflinger and Hagen Klein.

81 Krauser Kreidler - Stefan Doerflinger Stefan Dörflinger at the German GP 81

82 Van Veen Kreidler/Krauser - Dörfllinger 1982 : The last year listed as Van Veen Kreidler, but wearing Krauser colours!
Herbert Rittberger built the engine and designed the frame,which was built by Nico Bakker.
New sleeker aerodynamic design due to slim standing cooler.
Go to Krauser section for the follow up.

Soon after Kreidler left Gran Prix racing, Hendrik Van Veen contacted Kreidler, letting them know that he wanted to carry on the campaign. He acquired two complete racebikes with spares and was promised factory support, in form of know- how. In the following years these bikes made a strong showing in national championships, and when the new regulations from FIA was effectuated, the Van Veen team were more than ready.












1971 : Van Veen racebike revised for this season : Low- slung triangulated frame with dual fueltanks. Kreidler engine revised by Jörg Möller Windtuneel testing the new model



1972 : A season plagued by engine failures.



1973 : Jörg Möller works his magic on the race- Kreidlers, resulting in several new track- records.

1974 : Hendrik Van Veen closes down the racedepartment to focus on building a Wankel- engined motorcycle. Jörg Müller jumps to Morbidelli, and Jan de Vries now acts as teamleader for driver Henk Van Kessel.



1975 : New works- driver Angel Nieto backed by Spanish funding.


1976 : Herbert Rittberger in charge of Van Veen engine- development.




1977 : Start of Kreidler Van Veen Sport GmbH based in Dudertadt. Herbert Rittbergers as works rider.
1978 : Herbert Rittberger takes on the job as raceteam- manager. Driver : Eugenio Lazzarini.


1979 : The first season of using slick tires in the 50cc class. Using a second cooler, behind the front number- plate, allowed a more aerodynamic fairing.



	1980 : Lazzarini and Van Veen split up and Lazzarini won the championship driving an Iprem, a privately entered Van Veen Kreidler in disguise!
1981 : The year Kreidler went bust, Herbert Rittberger and Jörg Schlichenmaier kept on with Hans Georg Anscheidt as raceteam- manager. Drivers were Stefan Dörflinger and Hagen Klein.

	1982 : The last year listed as Van Veen Kreidler, but wearing Krauser colours! Herbert Rittberger built the engine and designed the frame,which was built by Nico Bakker. New sleeker aerodynamic design due to slim standing cooler. Go to Krauser section for the follow up.