Researching Dave Nicoll
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2721 people with the Nicoll surname? In that year Nicoll was ranked number 1452 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dave means "form of DAVID - beloved" and is of English origin.
Records of Dave Nicoll on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dave Nicoll and the Nicoll Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 3169 people with the Nicoll surname in the UK? Nicoll is now ranked number 1745 for popularity in the UK. |
Nicoll Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called Dave Nicoll
Dave Nicoll
Dave Nicoll (born 11 May 1944) is an English former professional Grand Prix motocross racer and currently the FIM's world championship Clerk of the Course.
Nicoll began motorcycle racing at the age of 16 and received his first sponsorship from a Greeves distributor. At the age of 17, he received factory sponsorship from the James motorcycle company. In 1964, he began competing in the 500cc motocross world championships for the Matchless factory racing team. After three seasons with the Matchless team, he moved to the BSA factory team. His only Grand Prix victory came at the 1969 500cc Luxembourg Grand Prix. In 1970, Nicoll defeated world champions Joel Robert and Jeff Smith to win the 1970 Trans-AMA motocross series, established by the American Motorcyclist Association as a pilot event to help establish motocross in the United States.
After retiring from competition in 1978, Nicoll worked as the manager of the British Motocross des Nations team. When his son, Kurt Nicoll began competing in the motocross world championships, Nicoll became his team manager. His son finished as the runner-up in the 500cc world championships four times. After his son retired from competition in 1997, Nicoll was hired by the FIM to become the Clerk of Course for the motorcross world championships.
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