Category: Inductees

Steve Gratton’s path into action sports began in the mid-’70s after watching Rollerball—and the short film Skater Dater that ran before it. He picked up his first skateboard and soon became a British Champion. By 1980, BMX had fully taken hold. Like his good friend Andy Lomas, Steve first saw BMX in a skateboard magazine—photos of Tinker Juarez…

Dylan Clayton is one of the rare riders who could legitimately be inducted into the British BMX Hall of Fame in multiple categories — Male Racer, Pioneer Racer, Influencer, and even Outstanding Contribution — because his impact spans four decades and touches every layer of the sport. Dylan burst onto the 1984 UKBMX scene as…

Steve Wilson was a top-level trials, scrambles, and speedway rider in the 1970s, with many national-level successes under his belt, riding for impressive brands such as Bultaco and SWM. Steve was also a top engineer, well known for building innovative frames for trials bikes that were often considered better than the manufacturers’ own products. In the early 1980s,…

Andy Preston. The deep North and Manchester scene was overflowing with BMX talent in the 80s, and that’s where this guy started out his journey in the world of BMX riding. It’s so obvious that Andy Preston lands in the Hall of Fame — the guy was as 80s superstar BMX freestyler as you’re gonna…

Norman Darbyshire’s name is synonymous with fairness, authority, and integrity in the world of British BMX. Starting out in the early 1980s as part of the Hindley & District (Three Sisters) BMX Club—where his son John first began racing—Norman quickly became one of the sport’s most respected officials and leaders. If you raced UKBMX or…

Dale’s first BMX bike was a Raleigh Supercross, later upgraded the following Christmas to a Raleigh Pro Burner. He began racing locally at the Nottingham Bunneys Burner track (later known as Nottingham Outlaws) in the latter part of 1982. By early 1983, Dale was picked up by Bunneys GT, and along with his sister Rachel, became fully hooked on the sport — with their…

Before Karen Murphy even discovered BMX, she was already a three-time Judo European Champion.Living down in Kent, it wasn’t long before Karen noticed kids riding around the streets on BMX bikes. She soon convinced her dad to buy her a Halfords Turbo BMX and, shortly after, made her way to Buckmore Park to race her…

Richard Barrington was one of the early pioneers at the very start of BMX in the UK. He formed a team, ACE, from local kids in the Walthamstow, London area and took them to the now-documented Brockwell Park race (won by Pete Middleton). Most of the riders at Brockwell were from the ACE team. You could argue that Richard’s…

Brian Barton’s journey in BMX began in 1983, when he bought his five-year-old son his first BMX bike — a simple birthday gift that would ignite a lifelong passion for both father and son. Soon after, Brian joined a group of dedicated locals who were building a BMX track in their hometown of Heywood. That…

Stuart Winder, anyone know why he was called Pepi? Pepi, from the mean streets of Carlisle, burst onto the national scene after a few early freestyle contests and then his showing at BMX Beat, where he pretty much became a household name. Random kids at school who didn’t even own BMX bikes knew the name…