Motley Drew - Unchained

Usa Bmx 2016 National No. 1 Cruiser.

IN THE BEGINNING

DREW: I started racing in ‘84. July 1st, 1984 at Plantation BMX in Missouri. In ‘83, they’d finished up the ESPN race series there. I think John Piant won pro there, and Gary Ellis was still an amateur. I was getting all of the BMX magazines, reading about it since ‘82. Finally found out where my local track was. Started racing there. After Plantation closed, we had Supercross in St. Louis, which I think hosted the NBL Grands one year. We had some pretty good tracks to chose from back then.

ON WITH THE SHOW

DREW: I’ve never stopped racing. Around ‘90, I did get a little burned out and maybe only raced once or twice. But I always kept a bike and always rode. I turned Pro for about a year. Had two of my worst injuries as a Pro, and decided Pro just wasn’t fun.

RED HOT

DREW: Around 1992 I was pretty much done with Missouri winters. It was like 21, 22 degrees out. I knew some friends in Florida and they gave me the offer to come out and stay with them. I liked the thought of being able to race year-round.

KICKSTART MY HEART