Darrell Young

Darrell Young
Personal information
Full name Darrell Young
Born (1966-05-07) May 7, 1966
Clackamas, Oregon, United States of America
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
Role Racer
Rider type Off Road
Amateur team(s)
1979 Bob's Bikes
1979-1980 GT Racing Support Team
1980 RRS
1981-1984 JMC Racing Equipment
Professional team(s)
1984-1985 JMC Racing Equipment
1985 Bike Gallery
1985-1986 Kuwahara Cycles, Ltd.
1986 Bike Gallery
1986 X-Caliber
1987 First Class BMX
1988 Titan
1990 Oregon ELF
1990 N W Kastan
1991-1992 R&C Racing
1992 QuickSilver/Bomber
1992-1999 SE Racing
2000-? North Woods BMX
2003-? Supercross
2005 Arrow Racing
Infobox last updated on
February 27, 2009

Darrell Young (born May 7, 1966 in Clackamas, Oregon U.S.) is a former American "Old School" professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981–1988 and 1991 to 1994.

Racing career milestones

Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.

Started racing: In June 1979 at the age of 13 at the Y-BMX track, in Gladstone, Oregon[1][2] As it happens with many BMX racers a friend, Tim Murnane, talked him into racing.[2][3]

Sanctioning body:

First race result: First Place 13 novice.

First win (local): See above.

First sponsor: Bob's Bike Shop.[2]

First National race result: First place in 13 Expert in the 1979 American Bicycle Association (ABA) Fall nationals in Tacoma, Washington.[3] He also won 11-13 Trophy Dash and a third in Open Class.[2]

First National win: See above

Turned professional: June 1984 at age 18.[4]

First Professional race result: He first raced a local track summer Series and emerged undefeated.[4] In his first Professional national he came in first place in "A" Pro at the American Bicycle Association (ABA) Mile High Nationals in Denver, Colorado on July 1, 1984. He won US$240.[5] This is equivalent to US$475.15 in 2007 dollars.Cost of living Calculator

First Professional win: See above.

First Junior Pro* win: See above.

First Senior Pro** race result: Eighth place in "AA" Pro at the ABA Lumberjack Nationals in Clackamas, Oregon on August 25, 1985. He won US$30.[6] (US$59.39 2007)

First Senior Pro win: In "A" pro at the NBL National in Fort Wayne, Indiana on July 16, 1988[7] Due to injuries and sponsorship troubles it took approximately two years, ten months, and three weeks to get his first senior pro win.

Retired:

Height & weight at height of career (1990): Ht: Wt:lbs.

*In the NBL "B"/"Superclass"/"A" pro (depending on the era); in the ABA "A" pro.
**In the NBL "A"/"Elite Men"/"AA" pro (depending on the era); in the ABA "AA" pro.

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 ever changing 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 used.

Amateur

Professional

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)

United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)

*Under IBMXF rules at the time you stayed in the same age division as according to how old you were on January 1 even though you would have an intervening birthday during the racing season. Therefore Darrell Young was still a 15 expert in July 1982 despite turning 16 the previous May.

Professional

National Bicycle Association (NBA)

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

*The Canadian Amateur BMX Association, formerly known as the Canadian American Bicycle Association was the Canadian affiliate of the ABA.

United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)

Pro Series Championships

BMX product lines

Bicycles and Dirt March 1984 Vol.2 No.6 pg.42
Super BMX February 1984 Vol.11 No.2 pg.61 (Description only)
Super BMX April 1984 Vol.11 No.4 pg.78 (Full testing and evaluation)

Notable accolades

Significant injuries

BMX press magazine interviews and articles

BMX magazine covers

Bicycle Motocross News:

Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:

Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:

BMX Plus!:

Total BMX:

Bicycles and Dirt:

Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:

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

Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The NBL official membership publication under two names):

ABA Action, American BMXers, BMXer (The ABA official membership publication under three names):

USBA Racer (The official USBA membership publication):

Notes

  1. Oregonbmx.com, a site dedicated to Oregon racing.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 BMX World August/September 2006 Vol.1 Iss.5 pg.14
  3. 1 2 Bicycles and Dirt March 1984 Vol.2 No.6 pg.41
  4. 1 2 BMX World August/September 2006 Vol.1 Iss.5 pg.15
  5. BMX Plus! November 1984 Vol.7 No.11 pg.8
  6. BMX Plus! December 1985 Vol.8 No.12 pg.74
  7. BMX Plus! November 1988 Vol.11 No.11 pg.86
  8. Super BMX August 1980 Vol.7 No.8 pg.64
  9. BMX Action October 1985 Vol.10 No.10 pg.10
  10. BMX Plus! January 1986 Vol.9 No.1 pg.12
  11. 1 2 Super BMX & Freestyle August 1986 Vol.13 No.8 pg.6
  12. Super BMX & Freestyle February 1987 Vol.14 No.2 pg.4-5 ("Around the Track")
  13. BMX Plus! April 1982 Vol.5 No.4 pg.23
  14. BMX Plus! December 1999 Vol.22 No.12 pg.32
  15. Super BMX & Freestyle May 1986 Vol.13 No.5 pg.26
  16. BMX Action September 1986 Vol.11 No.9 pg.30
  17. American BMXer June 1990 Vol.12 No.5 pg.9 ("Short Stuff")
  18. American BMXer January/February 1993 Vol.15 No.1 pg.48
  19. JMCBMX.com site dedicated to the history of Jim Melton Cyclery bicycle firm.
  20. BMX Action May 1983 Vol.8 No.5 pg.86
  21. Super BMX October 1981 Vol.8 No.10 pg.59
  22. Bicycle Motocross Action February 1982 Vol.7 No.2 pg.22
  23. BMX Plus! April 1982 Vol. No.4 pg.17

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