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Donald Atherton (b. January 30, 1964 from Newbury Park, California, United States) is a former American "Old School" professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1978–1982. ==Racing career milestones== Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated. Started Racing: December 1977 at age 13. First race result: First place in 13 begininer at the Elks Club BMX track in Simi Valley, California.〔''Super BMX'' August 1980 Vol.7 No.8 pg.67〕 First win (local): See above. Sanctioning body: NBA (NBmxA) Sanctioning body district(s): American Bicycle Association (ABA) California 7 (CA-7 1980) First race bicycle: A red FMF.〔''BMX Plus!'' August 1980 Vol.3 No.8 pg.36〕 First sponsor: Flying Dutchman Team (bike shop) First national win: Turned Professional: Late December 1980 at age 16.〔''BMX Plus!'' Vol.4 No.4 pg.45〕 First Professional race result: Fourth place. It was a local race in Van Nuys, California during the week of December 20, 1980.〔''BMX Plus!'' April 1981 Vol.4 No.4 pg.46〕 His first National pro race was the JAG World Championships on December 27, 1980. He crashed in the Pro Money class first qualifying moto and his two other qualifying finishes in the qualifying round wasn't good enough and did not transfer to the semi-finals. He did get a sixth in Pro Trophy.〔''BMX Plus!'' Vol.4 No.4 pg.53 (Race Results)〕 First Professional * win: In "AA" at the American Bicycle Association (ABA) Great Northwest National in Sumner, Washington on June 15, 1983. He won US$500〔''BMX Plus!'' October 1983 Vol.6 No.9 * pg.10 *There was no May 1983 Issue of ''BMX Plus!.''〕 (US$1,032.63 in 2007 (Cost of Living Calculator )). Retired: Height & weight at height of his career (): *At the start of his pro career, there wasn't a two tier system of Junior and Senior Pros, therefore his first pro race and/or win was his first in Senior pro. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Donny Atherton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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