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Date
of birth: March 30, 1961
Birthplace:
Chipping Ongar, England
Residence:
Daventry, Northhamptonshire, England
Marital
status / Children: Girlfriend / 1 son - Luke (21
years old)
Years
Competing: 4 years: 2 years with his own truck, 2
years with BIGFOOT
Greatest
accomplishment: getting monster truck racing
started in Europe; winning 2003 ProMT European Championship
Most
memorable moment: meeting Bob Chandler
Ritual
done prior to an event:
always puts right glove on first
Favorite
place to go for a show: Hop Farm in Kent (United
Kingdom)
Best
thing about being a monster truck driver: putting smiles
on faces when he goes to work
Why
a BIGFOOT driver: "I was lucky enough to be given a
chance . . . who's gonna say no?!"
Like
most about being a BIGFOOT driver: meeting fans and
jumping cars
Something
you want to try with BIGFOOT: "I need to get me a
wheelie thing going on!"
Favorite
type of music: rock
Favorite
food: English, home-cooked roast
Hobbies:
watching films; being with friends
Sentence
that describes being a monster truck driver: "He's
not, he wouldn't, he didn't; wow, he made it!"
Sentence
that best describes him: the big man that talks funny
Nigel started out in monster
trucks in England with a truck that he called "Wild
Child." In 2000, after getting the opportunity to come
to America, he made his way to BIGFOOT 4x4, Inc. in St. Louis,
MO. While there he was invited by Bob Chandler to attend the
MTRA (Monster Truck
Racing Association) Banquet later that year. Nigel
accepted and attended the event, which is held in December of
every year. Nigel, along with his friend Tim Barks, were the
first ever Europeans to attend the banquet. Nigel also
became the first European to become an official MTRA
Inspector. At the conference that year, the MTRA board voted
unanimously to create an MTRA European division. Nigel was
elected the President. During the conference the next year,
Nigel and Bob Chandler met to discuss having a "BIGFOOT"
monster truck that could be run full-time in Europe. They
both agreed that it would be a great idea, thus giving way to the
construction of BIGFOOT #17. For
even more information regarding Nigel, follow this link to BIGFOOT's
U.K. web site. |
