2012 INDUCTEE DAVID GRISWOLD
Began Racing in 1981.
BMX Promoter.
Operator of Many BMX Race Tracks.
Dave Griswold began in BMX during the summer of 1981 when he bought his first BMX bike – a Mongoose Moose Goose. In the fall he started racing at Bear Creek BMX in Medford, Oregon. He raced indoors at the Jackson County Fairgrounds during winter.
He started a team with a local rider called RR Racing and got 10 wins right away to turn Intermediate. He worked at a local Schwinn shop as mechanic and resident BMX expert.
In 1983 he got local sponsors to form a Schwinn team and to pay for team entry fees at local races. He turned himself expert in the summer of 1983.
Dave turned Pro early in 1984. That year he helped design and build new outdoor track at Jackson County Fairgrounds. He organized a $2000 Pro purse at local track. His BMX promotional skills were starting early. Also in 1984 he was sponsored by Navajo Racing out of Arizona.
In January of 1985 he made his first and only National A Pro main event at the Silver Dollar National in Reno, Nevada. In the winter of 1985 he started Concrete Commandos BMX trick team with Josh White. They performed shows at local schools and businesses. Later in 1985 he married Pam and joined the Air Force which is how he made it to Nebraska. He was stationed at Offutt Air Force Base in 1986. In Omaha he found Earl’s Bicycle Factory, the local track in Bellevue, met local kids and started a team.
In 1987 he and Pam operated Bellevue BMX track for a year then worked with BMX parents to get Papillion BMX up and running.
He started the GRIZZ team in 1988 and made his first prototype BMX frames. In 1988 he changed the team name to Kustom Ink, ordered 10 sets of frame and forks, jerseys and leathers and took the team to Nationals.
In the fall of 1988/winter of 1989 he started an indoor track at Christensen field in Fremont, Nebraska. He continued to operate Papillion BMX and race Pro though 1993.
In 1995 Dave and Pam returned to Northern California to work in the Dot Com industry. In 2003 he returned to Omaha at began racing again at Xtreme BMX in Lake Manawa. In 2004 Dave and Pam took over the operation Xtreme BMX. In 2005 Xtreme BMX reopened at Mount Crescent, Iowa and Dave also ran that track until 2007. During the 2006 season Dave also ran an indoor track at the Nebraska State Fairgrounds in Lincoln.
Also in 2006, after years of working with the city, Omaha BMX finally opened. Dave and Pam have been successfully running Omaha BMX for six years. Dave was inducted into the Nebraska BMX Hall of Fame on August 18th, 2012.
