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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Andries Hoogerwerf, Arjan El Fassed, Carlo van Dam, Caroline Vis, Catharina Halkes, Chantal Achterberg, Coert Beerman, Danielle de Bruijn, Darren Maatsen, Dirk Hoogendam, Dirk IV, Count of Holland, Dirk V, Count of Holland, Dolf van der Linden, Floris I, Count of Holland, Frank Kooiman, Frans van der Hoeven, Frieke Buys, Geert Mak, Gerard Callenburgh, Gerrit Berveling, Hans Neleman, Harald Wapenaar, Jeff Stans, Juliette Bergmann, Junior Strous, Karen Mulder, Kees van der Staaij, Koos Vorrink, Liesbeth van Tongeren, Marco Sas, Marianne Vermaat, Mark Huizinga, Martyn LeNoble, Mirjam van Hemert, Paul-Jan Bakker, Roel Pieper, Rudie Liebrechts, Teun van Vliet, Threes Anna, Wilma van Hofwegen, Wim Koevermans, Wouter Bos. Excerpt: Carlo van Dam (born February 27, 1986 in Vlaardingen) is a Dutch racing driver. A veteran of karting, and a former member of the Renault Driver Development programme, van Dam stepped up into single-seaters in 2004, competing mainly in the Dutch Formula Renault series. In his debut season, he achieved three pole positions and three fastest laps, on his way to fifth in the championship. He also competed in four German Formula Renault races, amassing eighteen points in total. He continued in the Dutch series in 2005, and also moved up to the pan-European championship with SG Formula. With most of his focus on the European series, van Dam finished on the podium four times on his way to fourth in the championship. He ended up seventh in the Dutch series, despite only competing in six races. 2006 saw a second season of European Formula Renault for van Dam, and he added a campaign in the French series, again with SG Formula. Despite only winning one of the first twelve races, van Dam trailed Chris van der Drift by just two points in the Eurocup standings, going into the final round in Barcelona. However, both drivers were overtaken by Filipe Albuquerque as the Portuguese driver won both races to clinch the title. Van Dam was fourteenth overall in the French series, competing in just six of the races due to his Eurocup campaign. Van Dam on the Formula Three Euroseries at the Hockenheimring (2009)Van Dam moved up to Formula Three for 2007, competing for Van Amersfoort Racing in the ATS Formel 3 Cup. He was a runaway winner of the championship, clinching the title with a round to spare at the Sachsenring, amassing sixteen podiums from the eighteen races. He also became the youngest championship winner in its history, however this has since been surpassed by Laurens Vanthoor, who won the 2009 championship. Van Dam also tested a GP2 Series car at the end of the season, as a result of winning the title. He also mades appearances in the Formula Three Euroseries for RC Motorsport,
