Darwin Griffin


Darwin L. Griffin was a professional American mid-school Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were 1982–1989.

Racing career

Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
Started racing: In 1980 when he was eleven years old living in Silver Lakes Community of Helendale, California, he and a youth group that included his brother Dana, helped the Lions Club build a Motocross Park. He saw an advertisement about a BMX race in a newspaper. He and his brother Dana won the first race they ever tried.
Sanctioning body:
First race result:
First race bike: a Moxey 4.
First win :
Home sanctioning body district: American Bicycle Association District 20
First sponsor:
First national win:
Turned professional: Late December 1988.
First professional race result: Second in "B" pro at the 1988 National Bicycle League Christmas Classic in
Columbus, Ohio on December 28, 1988 in his first race as pro.
First professional win: In Pro Award at the NBL Christmas Classic on December 29, 1988. He won $240, the equivalent to $417.31 in 2007.
First Junior Men Pro* race result: See "First Professional race result"
First Junior Men Pro win: In "A" pro at the American Bicycle Association Winternationals in Chandler, Arizona on February 19, 1989 He won $870, the equivalent to $1,443.22 in 2007.
First Senior Men Pro** race result:
First Senior Men Pro win:
Retired:.
Height and weight at height of his career : Ht: 6'2" Wt: 205 lbs.
*In the NBL Junior Pro is "B" Pro/Superclass/"A" Pro depending on the era; in the ABA it is "A" Pro.
**In the NBL Senior Pro is "A" or Elite Pro; in the ABA it is "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

Retired
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
National Bicycle League
American Bicycle Association
United States Bicycle Motocross Association
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme *
International Bicycle Motocross Federation *
Union Cycliste Internationale *
Independent Series and Invitationals
*See note in professional section

Professional

National Bicycle Association
National Bicycle League
American Bicycle Association
United States Bicycle Motocross Association
International Bicycle Motocross Federation *
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme *
Union Cycliste Internationale *
*Note: Beginning in 1991 the IBMXF and FIAC had been holding joint World Championship events as a transitional phase in merging which began in earnest in 1993. Beginning with the 1996 season the IBMXF and FIAC completed the merger and both ceased to exist as independent entities being integrated into the UCI. Beginning with the 1997 World Championships held in Brighton, England the UCI would officially hold and sanction BMX World Championships and with it inherited all precedents, records, streaks, etc. from both the IBMXF and FIAC.
Pro Series Championships

Notable accolades

BMX press magazine interviews and articles

Note: 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 and Go:
BMX Plus!:
Total BMX:
Bicycles and Dirt:
Ride BMX Magazine:
Snap BMX Magazine and Transworld BMX:
BMX World:
Moto Mag:
NBA World and NBmxA World :
Bicycles Today and BMX Today :
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer :
USBA Racer :