D.D. Leone

D. D. Leone
Personal information
Full name Dominick Donald Leone Jr.
Nickname "D.D." "Ragin' Cajun",
"The Marrero Flash"
Born (1966-02-27) February 27, 1966
 United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 80.3–82.7 kg (177–182 lb)
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
Role Racer
Rider type Off Road
Amateur team(s)
1982 Capitol Schwinn
1982-1984 Redline Engineering
Professional team(s)
1984-1985 Redline Engineering
1985 Zeronine
1985 Vector
1985-1986 D.D's Bikes
1986 Zeronine
1986 Vector
1986 D.D's Bikes
Early 1986-Early 1988 (two year hiatus)
1988 Tip
1988-1989 Free Agent
1989 Tip
1989-1991 Karstan
Major wins
1985 Murray World Cup IV $5,000[1]
Infobox last updated on
September 12, 2010

Dominick Donald Leone Jr. (b. February 27, 1966 from Marrero, Louisiana[2] United States) was a professional American "Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1982-1985. His nickname was "D.D." and "The Ragin' Cajun".[3] The former the initials of his first and middle names the latter an obvious reference to his Louisianan background the home of the Cajun

Racing career milestones

Note: Professional first are on the National level unless otherwise indicated. Included under the title of "National" are American Bicycle Association (ABA) Gold Cup Qualifiers.

Started racing: 1977 at 12 years old. Some of his friends persuaded him to go with them and watch them race at a track in a field near his house.[4]

Sanctioning body: ()

Home sanctioning body district(s): American Bicycle Association (ABA) Louisiana District 2 (Lou-2) in 1982

First race result: First place.[4]

First win (local): See above.[4]

First race bike: Redline.[4]

First sponsor:

First national win:

Turned professional: January 1984

First professional race result: Second Place in "B" Pro at the National Bicycle League (NBL) War of the Stars (WOS) VII in Pompano Beach, Florida on January 13, 1984. He won US$200. He also came in Second Place in Pro Cruiser, also winning US$200[5] The 1984 US$200 winnings in each case is the equivalent to US$417 in 2010 funds[6][7]

First professional win: In "A" Pro at the Gilley's Gold Cup Qualifier in Pasadena, Texas on March 17, 1984. He won his first proper National the next day in "A" Pro at the Gilley's National.[8] Probably in "B" pro at the NBL WOS VII National in Memphis, Tennessee on April 19, 1984[9]

First Junior Men Pro* race result: See "First professional race result"

First Junior Men Pro win: See "First professional win"

First Senior Men Pro** race result: Possibly second in "A" Pro at the United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA) Houston National in Houston, Texas on March 2, 1985.[10]

First Senior Men Pro win: Possibly in "A" Pro at the USBA Grand National in Dallas, Texas on October 27, 1985.[11]

Retired: Originally in early 1986. The last race his name appears in the national results was at the NBL War of the Stars IX Memphis Classic National in Memphis, Tennessee on March 23, 1986 (Day 2). He came in first in Pro Cruiser.[12] but in early 1988 Gene Roden convinced him to come out of retirement and back into serious competition that year concentrating on Pro Cruiser class. He retired for the second and final time in November 1991 after the ABA Grand National in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on December 1, 1991 in which he came in third place in Pro Cruiser winning US$100.[13][14]

Height & weight at height of his career (1984): Ht:6'2" Wt:195 lbs.[15] Lorene's weight would steadily go up throughout his career. In November 1982 after gaining national prominence and a Redline sponsorship a few weeks before he weighed 163 lbs at 6'1" tall[16]

*In the NBL "B" Pro/Super Class/"A" pro (depending on the era); in the ABA "A" pro.
**In the NBL "A" Pro/All Pros/Pro Class/"AA" Pro/"Elite Men"; 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. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Only sanctioning bodies active during the racer's career are listed.

Amateur

National Bicycle Association (NBA)

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*

Professional

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*

'Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*

Pro Series Championships

Notable accolades

Significant injuries

Racing habits and traits

BMX press magazine interviews and articles

BMX magazine covers

Note: Only magazines that were in publication at the time of the racer's career(s) are listed unless specifically noted.

Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:

Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:

BMX Plus!:

BMX World

ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (the official BMX publication of the ABA under three different names):

USBA Racer: (The official USBA membership publication)

Notes

  1. BMX Plus! October 1985 Vol.8 No.10 pg.41(results)
  2. Super BMX December 1984 Vol.11 No.12 pg.33
  3. BMX Plus! September 1985 Vol.8 No.9 pg.67
  4. 1 2 3 4 ABA Action March 1983 Vol.6 No.3 pg.49(Brief Best of the Best" listing of accomplishments)
  5. BMX Plus! May 1984 Vol.7 No.5 pg.9 (results)
  6. Cost of Living Calculator
  7. Super BMX April 1984 Vol.11 No.4 pg.18&22(results)
  8. ABA Action May 1984 Vol.7 No.4 pg.24
  9. 1 2 Super BMX August 1984 Vol.11 No.8 pg.21
  10. Super BMX & Freestyle June 1985 Vol.12 No.6 pg.58(results)
  11. Super BMX & Freestyle February 1986 Vol.13 No.2 pg.62
  12. Super BMX & Freestyle July 1986 Vol.13 No.7 pg.39(results)
  13. BMX Plus! March 1992 Vol.15 No.3 pg.26(results)
  14. American BMXer December 1992 Vol.14 No.11 pg.55
  15. 1 2 BMX Action" October 1984 Vol.9 No.10 pg.70
  16. BMX Plus! February 1983 Vol.6 No.2 pg.48 (photo caption)
  17. BMX Action May 1983 Vol.8 No.5 pg.52
  18. BMX Action March 1983 Vol.8 No.3 pg.18
  19. Bicycles and Dirt December 1982 Vol.1 No.4 pg.54
  20. BMX Action" April 1985 Vol.11 No.4 pg.16
  21. BMX Plus! October 1985 Vol.8 No.10 pg.41
  22. BMX Plus! November 1985 Vol.8 No.11 pg.67 results
  23. BMX Plus! May 1986 Vol.9 No.5 pg.76
  24. Super BMX & Freestyle June 1986 Vol.13 No.6 pg.55 (photo caption)
  25. BMX Plus! September 1986 Vol.9 No.9 pg.73
  26. BMX Action June 1988 Vol.13 No.6 pg.46
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 6 BMX Plus! June 1988 Vol.11 No.6 pg.43
  28. Super BMX & Freestyle June 1988 Vol.15 No.6 pg.69(photo caption)
  29. American BMXer March 1988 Vol.10 No.2 pg.26
  30. BMX Plus! September 1988 Vol.11 No.9 pg.91
  31. BMX Action September 1988 Vol.13 No.9 pg.70 (photo caption)
  32. American BMXer May 1989 Vol.11 No.4 pg.4
  33. BMX Plus! March 1992 Vol.15 No.3 pg.20(results)
  34. BMX Plus! March 1983 Vol.6 No.3 (photo caption)
  35. BMX Action May 1983 Vol.8 No.5 pg.87
  36. Bicycles and Dirt March 1983 Vol.2 No. pg.32
  37. BMX Plus! March 1984 Vol.7 No.3 pg.11
  38. USBA Racer July 1984 Vol.2 No.6 pg.11
  39. Super BMX & Freestyle October 1988 Vol.15 No.10 pg.72 (photo caption).
  40. BMX Plus! October 1988 Vol.11 No.10 pg.28
  41. BMX Action May 1989 Vol.14 No.5 pg.13
  42. BMX Action June 1989 Vol.14 No.6 pg.18
  43. BMX Plus! August 1991 Vol.14 No.8 pg.24

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