Dave Nicoll

Dave Nicoll (born 11 May 1944) is an English former professional Grand Prix motocross racer and currently the FIM's world championship Clerk of the Course.[1]

Dave Nicoll
NationalityBritish
Born11 May 1944 (1944-05-11) (age 76)
Motocross career
Years active1964 - 1978
TeamsJames, Matchless, BSA
Wins1
First GP win1969 500cc Luxembourg Grand Prix

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 Luxembourg 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][4]

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.[5] 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. "Dave Nicoll interview - Still Standing". mxlarge.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. 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. Youngblood, Ed (March 1971). 1970: The AMA Enters World Moto-X. American Motorcyclist. Books.Google.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  5. "Kurt Nicoll career profile". bestsports.com. Retrieved 29 July 2012.


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