Dave Nicoll

Dave Nicoll
Nationality United Kingdom British
Born 1944 (age 71–72)
Motocross career
Years active 1964 - 1978
Teams James, Matchless, BSA
Wins 1
First GP win 1969 500cc Luxembourgh Grand Prix

Dave Nicoll (born 1944) is an English former Grand Prix motocross racer and currently the FIM's world championship Clerk of the Course.[1]

Nicoll began motorcycle racing at the age of 16 and received his first sponsorship from a Greeves distributor.[1] At the age of 17, he received factory sponsorship from the James motorcycle company. In 1964, he began competing in the 500cc motocross world championships for the Matchless factory racing team.[1] After three seasons with the Matchless team, he moved to the BSA factory team.[1] His only Grand Prix victory came at the 1969 500cc Luxembourgh Grand Prix.[1] In 1970, Nicoll defeated world champions Joel Robert and Jeff Smith to win the 1970 Trans-AMA motocross series, established by the American Motorcyclist Association as a pilot event to help establish motocross in the United States.[2][3]

After retiring from competition in 1978, Nicoll worked as the manager of the British Motocross des Nations team.[1] When his son, Kurt Nicoll began competing in the motocross world championships, Nicoll became his team manager.[1] His son finished as the runner-up in the 500cc world championships four times.[4] After his son retired from competition in 1997, Nicoll was hired by the FIM to become the Clerk of Course for the motorcross world championships.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Dave Nicoll interview - Still Standing". mxlarge.com. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Youngblood, Ed (December 1970). Trans-AMA: A Pilot Program For International Activity. American Motorcyclist (Books.Google.com). Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Youngblood, Ed (January 1971). Burleson, Nicoll Champions Of AMA's Pilot Project For International Activity. American Motorcyclist (Books.Google.com). Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Kurt Nicoll career profile". bestsports.com. Retrieved 29 July 2012.


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