- Interview -

David Herman

2006 ABA Grands: Photo Credit Jerry Landrum, BMXMania.com

Name: David Herman

Age: 18

Sponsors: Answer, FSA, Knonik energy

Who do you ride with? Deak Brown, Ryan Cross, and everyone in Colorado.

What do you say the biggest difference between amateur racing and pro racing?
Consistency…getting a good gate every time and track speed.

Favorite track?
Rockford or Phoenix

What does your schedule look like this year?
ABA pro series races some UCI races…and the worlds.

What is your opinion on slingshotting?  What do you say to the haters?
Its becoming more excepted in the pro classes it seems like. No one has ever said anything about my gate. I don’t sling as big as some other pros.

Main event time, you draw gate 8.  Who are you most afraid of having on the inside?
Well at this point everyone has a strong first straight so I would say anyone bigger then me... haha

Funniest thing that has ever happened on a road trip?
Driving to Reno last year by myself I stopped for some Denny's in salt lake and the president came driving down the street in a pack of Yukons.

Who is the hottest girl in BMX?
Don’t cha know

Describe your gate and first straight:
Pretty good timing, really strong 2nd pedal and can pedal manual just about anything down the first straight.

Do you have any groupies?
I have fans.

Who did you look up to growing up?
I loved watching A.J. Zabonick, Mike Day, D.R., Mario Soto…

Would you consider Pro cruiser for some extra change?
Yeah I will race it in Canada and probably keep racing it after that.

Name one rider you would like to race 1-on-1:
Martijn Scherpen or Moana moo Callie

What was your biggest win or biggest race this far in your career:
2006 Grands…didn’t lose a lap!

The age old question ABA or NBL with a twist:  What is the best about each of the sanctions?  What do you feel each could do to better the sport?
The only thing I like about the NBL is its involved with the UCI and all the elites come to the races. I like the way team competition is done in the ABA, it makes amateur racing more exciting. They both need big sponsors to help with money.

What advice would you give to the up and coming riders in the sport?
Have fun, work hard and the results should come over time.