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Title: David Maw 3x World Champ taken from us 15 years ago today
Post by: baldbmxer on December 06, 2011, 12:48 AM
Today, December 6th 1996, 15 years ago David Maw lost his life in a tragic car accident.

David was a triple World Champion winning back to back titles in Japan 84', Canada 85' and Slough England in 86'. David appeared on televison many times and was not only a great ambassador for the sport but was a bloody rad kid as well. Take a look at the link of the 86' Worlds at Slough England, David's final is at 12.52 minutes.

Gone but not forgotten. RIP David.


Title: Re: David Maw 3x World Champ taken from us 15 years ago today
Post by: hunterdubber on December 06, 2011, 07:20 AM
Awesome talent , what a loss for his family and BMX   :(


R.I.P. David
Title: Re: David Maw 3x World Champ taken from us 15 years ago today
Post by: pickle on December 06, 2011, 07:43 AM
real shame! RAD
Title: Re: David Maw 3x World Champ taken from us 15 years ago today
Post by: lk_97 on December 06, 2011, 08:34 AM
RIP, he looked like a great rider
Title: Re: David Maw 3x World Champ taken from us 15 years ago today
Post by: Peter J on December 06, 2011, 12:04 PM
Amazing turn of speed  :shocked:

Real loss  :'(

Thought are with his family on this very sad anniversary

Title: Re: David Maw 3x World Champ taken from us 15 years ago today
Post by: That Swan Guy on December 06, 2011, 12:21 PM
I rode at Grimsby with David and his older brother Jonathon (Jonty) in the 80's.
He was such a down to earth kid who just got on with things.
It was an absolute pleasure to know him and his family.

R.I.P. mate.
Title: Re: David Maw 3x World Champ taken from us 15 years ago today
Post by: moomin on December 06, 2011, 01:39 PM
Amazing little rider, talent well ahead of most at the time, RIP
Title: Re: David Maw 3x World Champ taken from us 15 years ago today
Post by: elevensies on January 06, 2012, 09:43 PM
I rode at Grimsby with David and his older brother Jonathon (Jonty) in the 80's.
He was such a down to earth kid who just got on with things.
It was an absolute pleasure to know him and his family.

R.I.P. mate.

jonty rang me today,

think its safe to say expect him trackside this year, i not heard his so excited about racing in years,

welcome home sir.
Title: Re: David Maw 3x World Champ taken from us 15 years ago today
Post by: That Swan Guy on January 06, 2012, 09:47 PM
I rode at Grimsby with David and his older brother Jonathon (Jonty) in the 80's.
He was such a down to earth kid who just got on with things.
It was an absolute pleasure to know him and his family.

R.I.P. mate.

jonty rang me today,

think its safe to say expect him trackside this year, i not heard his so excited about racing in years,

welcome home sir.

Good to hear :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: David Maw 3x World Champ taken from us 15 years ago today
Post by: welsh denny on January 08, 2012, 12:22 AM
i'm sure i got some tv footage of david maw where he is interviewed and riding his backyard 1/4 and also jumping a car to flat. crazy when you consider how young he is at the time.
 have to find it and upload sometime...

R.I.P.
Title: Re: David Maw 3x World Champ taken from us 15 years ago today
Post by: elevensies on January 08, 2012, 12:35 AM
i'm sure i got some tv footage of david maw where he is interviewed and riding his backyard 1/4 and also jumping a car to flat. crazy when you consider how young he is at the time.
 have to find it and upload sometime...

R.I.P.

that 1/4 pipe in their garden was 8', and it felt like it had 6' of vert, it was a mare, but he rode it like it was nothing,
yeah that car jump, does it show where John his dad was giving him a ''talking to'' before he jumped it? lol
8yr old if i remember...

skills
Title: Re: David Maw 3x World Champ taken from us 15 years ago today
Post by: Taipan on January 08, 2012, 10:59 AM
Was just reading about david Maw in an old bmx racer magazine,also had a free pick of him in the mag,think he was riding for the Falcon Flyers grandstand team bitd and about 10 years old? Rip D Maw that lad could motor!
Title: Re: David Maw 3x World Champ taken from us 15 years ago today
Post by: sid1972 on January 08, 2012, 12:53 PM
David - 'soap dodger', R.I.P dude....

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