Talk:Sidecar World Championship

message: Added the list of World Champions
Alcatrazhack 12:15, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Winners' list

message: Also added a notes section.
Alcatrazhack 21:04, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Notes

message: The only part of the original article that still remains here is in part of the "today" section.
Alcatrazhack 21:46, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Retain previous material

message: If this racing series is called "Superside FIM Sidecar World Championship", why is the article called "Superside"? Is it the same as Superbike, which are used in many events, or is it a trademark name like IndyCar? --NaBUru38 (talk) 20:03, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article name 

message: I have added 'Unsourced' general tag and 'disputed section'. The whole article needs reliable sources. I am surprised that it's not already been tagged by those regular editors who act as moderators. The 'transition section' is misleading, starting as "Prior to 1977, the racing sidecars were similar to road going sidecars."
This section is inaccurate, simplistic and confusing - it should read "Prior to 1960s", as it pays no attention to the transition from 1950s solo motorcycle with sidecars attached outfits, through the  semi-kneeler, the lowered frames and shortened forks, to the full kneelers and semi-sitters with leading-link forks of the early 1960s onwards.
There were many deveplopments concerning chassis design and variation,  front and rear suspension, engine types and placement, but were hampered by the tyre diameter/width and tyre technology of the time (as were solos with increasing power outputs, particularly the Hailwood Hondas)
Those responsible for this article must have based it on something but the initial source is either lacking itself or has been disregarded. If they're going to include the full results tables the descriptive should be included. 62.253.80.7 (talk) 01:00, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unsourced tag and disputed section 

message: I tagged this article as needing a new section for Historic racing 1949—1976 to allow for expansion of the ignored historic period. It's ridiculous to have an article starting at 1949 but with prose singularly covering 1977 onwards - because that's how they are now.
18 months on from the above message relating to the ignoring of the first 28 years and adding unsourced banner tag, there are no developments. I can't write this missing section myself adequately (I don't like leaving poor stubs) - not enough knowledge, sources and - crucially - not enough time, at least for this year. Anyone interested in historic pics of solos and chairs at Roy Hesketh Circuit, click here--Rocknrollmancer (talk) 20:59, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, thanks, I don't actually know what Motocourse is, apart from they make big money on ebay. I am not contributing much prose to Wikipedia at the moment, just helping out with Isle of Man and TT races, but still doing Watchlist and researching for other projects. I have continued to 'think about it' myself, and I recently looked at the F2 specs for the 600cc outfits used for the TT races. I have established a citation for the first kneeler - news to me although I do recognise the builder's name, (1959 I think) - can't remember where but is *somewhere in the house*!--Rocknrollmancer (talk) 17:03, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Added Historic Racing 1949 to 1976  heading  with 'Empty Section'  tag 

message: For balance, the article could use a few words on the fatality rates. Allegedly sidecar racing is more dangerous than space travel and extreme depth shipwreck diving combined and Manx TT has seen an almost endless list of sidecar deaths over the decades. Especially the pax who are unsecured and easily get thrown from the vehicle. 82.131.157.104 (talk) 12:09, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Euphemised? As it says on the tickets, risk is an integral part of any motorsport activity, and like other motorsports, while there have been years when the accident rate has been bad or good in sidecar racing, even a brief look at these incomplete lists - Rider deaths in motorcycle racing and Rider deaths in British motorcycle racing series does not appear to show any wholly disproportionate rates for sidecars. Particularly if you consider that no circuit has ever considered safety measures soley from the perspective of sidecar racers. In the absence of any statistics whatsoever, I'd guess that almost all forms of motorsport could be said to be more dangerous than space travel and extreme depth shipwreck diving combined, although the numbers participating in either of those two activities would make any attempt at genuine statistical comparison meaningless. I'd also guess you'd be slightly safer in an accident at the Manx in an outfit, because for any given spot on the track, the sidecar speed is likely to be lower than the solos.Mighty Antar (talk) 13:36, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Euphemised article needs balance. 

message: F1 seems to be the top category (like Formula 1)
There is (or was, at least in 2016) F2 Trophy category (lower category sidecar competition). Setenzatsu (talk) 23:32, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  F1 and F2 categories 

message: It would be good to add most wins by driver, most wins by pasenger and most wins by driver-passenger teams. 185.18.60.191 (talk) 04:11, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wins stats