Mysterious things are happening at Team Eder Racing. Is the Bavarian team drifting into the sidecar scene? And what role does Luca de Vleeschauwer play?
Three wheels are usually one too many for Supersport team manager Thomas Eder. But now that he’s ridden several times as a passenger on ARS manufacturer Adrian Kornas’s sidecar, he sees things differently. Last weekend, he settled in for the race at the Pannoniaring. A spectacular incident: On Saturday, Eder lost his passenger, Luca de Vleeschauwer, during a braking maneuver. Supersport , who finished fourth overall in the IDM, wants to move up to the IDM Superbike class next year, but no opportunity has presented itself yet. The Belgian got a taste of sidecar racing in Hungary. Should Thomas Gradinger—Eder’s regular passenger on the sidecar—ever be unavailable, de Vleeschauwer has expressed strong interest in stepping in as a replacement.
“He handled it really well,” says Eder, “and when he spun out while braking into that fast right-hand turn, luckily he wasn’t hurt.” This coming weekend, the team heads back to Hungary.
Whether and how Eder will compete in the IDM in 2026 is still anyone’s guess. He’s taking his time deciding. “But I’ll definitely be competing with wildcards in the Sidecar World Championship and maybe also in the BSB.”
