Danny Nelson Explained

Danny Nelson
Fullname:Daniel Lee Nelson
Nickname:"Thunder"
Birth Date:3 May 1975
Height:1.93 m
Weight:90.7 kg
Birth Place:Simi Valley, California, United States of America
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
Role:Racer
Ridertype:Off Road
Amateuryears1:1981-1983
Amateurteam1:Robinson Racing
Amateuryears2:1983-1986
Amateurteam2:GT Racing
Amateuryears3:1987-1991
Amateurteam3:Robinson Racing
Amateuryears4:1991-1992
Amateurteam4:GT Bicycles
Amateuryears5:1992
Amateurteam5:Powerlite Industries
Proyears1:1992-2000
Proteam1:Powerlite Industries
Proyears2:2000-2001
Proteam2:Hot Wheels/GT Bicycles/TL Designs
Proyears3:2001
Proteam3:Troy Lee Designs
Proyears4:2001-2003
Proteam4:Giant/Troy Lee Designs

Daniel Lee Nelson (born May 3, 1975 in Simi Valley, California, U.S.) was an American professional "Mid & Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years are from 1993 to 2003. His nickname is "Thunder".[1]

Racing career milestones

Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.Started racing: In 1981 at six years of age at the Teen Center in Van Nuys, California. He was riding with older kids one day and since they appreciated his talent of being "the wheelie king" of the neighborhood at such a young age they suggested he try racing.[1]

Sanctioning body:

Home sanctioning body district(s): American Bicycle Association (ABA) California District 20 (CA-20) (1985); United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA) CA-2 (1986)

First race result: Nelson does not recall how well he did overall but he was leading his first moto but went back up the starting hill which was parallel to the straight. He simply did it automatically and without thinking since it was accidentally ingrained into him during the practice sessions previous to the race to avoid the ride back to the starting hill that would be necessary if he ran the entire track in practice.[1]

First win (local):

First sponsor: Robinson Racing 1981.[1]

First national win:

Turned Professional: December 1992 age 17.

First Professional race result:

First Professional win:

First Junior Pro* race result:

First Junior Pro win:

First Senior Pro** race result:

First Senior Pro win:

Retired: October 2003, just after the NBL Grandnationals.[2] to devote himself to a new business he was partnered in.[3] He made his formal announcement in a speech to the spectators to the ABA Fall Nationals in Del Mar, California on October 26, 2003 stating it was time to move on.[4]

Height & weight at height of her career: Ht:6'4" Wt:200 lbs.

Career factory and major bike shop sponsors

Note: This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time a racer could have numerous co-sponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question. When possible exact dates are given.

Amateur

Professional

October 2001-Mid December 2001. Troy Lee became Nelson's primary sponsor between GT and Giant.

Career bicycle motocross titles

Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics. "Defunct" refers to the fact of that sanctioning body in question no longer existing at the start of the racer's career or at that stage of his/her career. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Series and one off Championships are also listed in block.

Amateur

National Bicycle Association (NBA)

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

†Beginning in the 1985 season the ABA made it possible to earn an amateur national no.1 plate in the age group of the racer, similar to NBL practice. However, the ABA still had an overall National No.1 amateur which was J. Brent Romero in 1985.United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*

Other Titles:

Professional

National Bicycle Association (NBA)

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*

Pro Series Championships

BMX product lines

Product Evaluations:

Notable accolades

Significant injuries

Miscellaneous

Post BMX career

The full, illustrated website version of the interview, originally posted on January 8, 2004, can be seen here.

BMX and general press magazine interviews and articles

BMX magazine covers

Note: (defunct) denotes that the magazine was out of business before the career of the racer started.Bicycle Motocross News:

Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:

Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:

BMX Plus!:

Total BMX:

Bicycles and Dirt:

Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:

Twenty BMX:

Moto Mag:

BMX World:

NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA publication):

Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL publication; one name change):

ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (Three incarnations of the official ABA publication):

USBA Racer (The official USBA membership publication):

External links

Notes and References

  1. Snap BMX Magazine July/August 1997 Vol.4 No.4 Iss.17 pg.53
  2. Moto Mag November/December 2003 Vol.3 No.6 pg.5
  3. Transworld BMX February 2004 Vol.11 Iss.2 No.88 pg.17
  4. Transworld BMX February 2004 Vol.11 Iss.2 No.88 pg.83
  5. BMX Plus! July 1994 Vol.17 no.7 pg.23 Powerlite Industries advertisement.
  6. http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=273 USAcycling.org News site.
  7. American BMXer July 1985 Vol.7 No.5 pg.4
  8. American BMXer March 1991 Vol.13 No.2 pg.10
  9. BMX Plus! December 1992 Vol.15 No.12 pg.19
  10. Snap BMX Magazine September 1999 Vol.6 Iss.7 No.35 pg.66

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