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 As it happens with many BMX racers a friend, Tim Murnane, talked him into racing. Sanctioning body: First race result: First Place 13 novice. First win (local): See above. First sponsor: Bob's Bike Shop. First National race result: First place in 13 Expert in the 1979 American Bicycle Association (ABA) Fall nationals in Tacoma, Washington. He also won 11-13 Trophy Dash and a third in Open Class. First National win: See above Turned professional: June 1984 at age 18. First Professional race result: He first raced a local track summer Series and emerged undefeated. 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. 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. (US$59.39 2007) First Senior Pro win: In "A" pro at the NBL National in Fort Wayne, Indiana on July 16, 1988 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

Notable accolades

Significant injuries

Racing habits and traits

Miscellaneous

Darrell Young's racing career was in full swing. He had recently won the ABA's National #1 Cruiser title. Unfortunately in a state championship race, he got tangled up fighting for the lead spot with an A Pro local, Glen Cook in a main event. Both riders went down, but Darrell Young received a career ending broken hip injury. It was somewhat of a tragic event, because these two riders were rumored to be friends. Young also competed in downhill mountain bike racing and won several regional and state downhill races in the Northwest, including the State Games of Oregon downhill race held on the legendary high speed Cannonball downhill race course.

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):