Darwin Griffin

Darwin L. Griffin (born February 24, 1969, from Oxnard, California, US) was a professional American mid-school Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were 1982–1989.

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 (local):

Home sanctioning body district(s): American Bicycle Association (ABA) District 20 (CA-20) (1985)

First sponsor:

First national win:

Height and weight at height of his career (1986–1988): 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.

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.

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.

National Bicycle Association (NBA)

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*

Turned professional: Late December 1988.

First professional race result: Second in "B" pro at the 1988 National Bicycle League (NBL) Christmas Classic (Day 1) in Columbus, Ohio on December 28, 1988 in his first race as pro.

First professional win: In Pro Award at the NBL Christmas Classic (Day 2) on December 29, 1988.

First Junior Men Pro win: In "A" pro at the American Bicycle Association (ABA) Winternationals in Chandler, Arizona on February 19, 1989 (Day 2) He won $870, the equivalent to $1,443.22 in 2007.

First Senior Men Pro** race result:

First Senior Men Pro win:

Retired:.

He won $240, the equivalent to $417.31 in 2007.

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First Junior Men Pro* race result: See "First Professional race result"