Name: Danny Patrick Caluag
Date of Birth: January 15, 1987
Home town: Chino, CA
Home track: Orange Y BMX, Cutting Edge, and Bellflower BMX
Local riding spots: Sheep Hills
When did you start racing: Sept 1996
When was your first national win: Mile High Nationals 1997
What was your biggest accomplishment as a amateur: Nag 1 20" and 24" and
NBL National 1 in the same year
When did you turn Pro: 2005
When was your first Pro win: Tampa
How long did it take to turn AA Pro: 6 months
When was your first AA Pro win: NBL Golden State National Prunedale 2006
What was the biggest difference from Amateur to Pro: I started to make
money for winning races
What was the biggest difference from A Pro to AA Pro: The respect that
riders have for each other. Riders don't go bombing you in a turn for a
spot for the most part
What Pro did you look up to when you were an amateur: Stumpy, Leveque,
and Allier
Who Do you look up to in life: Stumpy and Armstrong
Best part about being Pro: Having fans and people just looking up to you
Best part about racing: Traveling the world and going to all the new places.
Best part of being sponsored: The support that I get from them
Best part of being on the Intense BMX/Bawls Guarana team: The atmosphere
of the team. With the TM Pete D, not putting pressure on my, supporting
me at the races, and basically letting me have fun on my bike. He is
a great TM. Also having David is a teammate is cool cause I have known
him
for a while and he is a pretty cool guy.
How many days a week do you-
Ride your bike: 3-6
Go to the Gym: 1-6
Work on your bike: 1-3
Train for Racing: 7
Eat Junk Food: 1
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite TV Show: Heroes
Favorite Movie: Cool Runnings, Superbad, Meet the Robinson
Favorite Track: Riverside BMX
Favorite Place BMX has taken you: Paris
Favorite After race treat: Something sweet, maybe chocolate or something
with a hint of cinnamon
depends on how I feel.
Favorite BMX Website: IntenseBMX.com
Which do you like better?
Text Message or Phone Call: Phone Call
PS3, X Box, or Wii: Wii
PC or Mac: Mac
Slingshot or Strait out of the gate: Straight out of the gate
Pro Section or Tech rhythm: Pro Section
Random gate or Standard Gate: Blindfolded
My Space: Myspace.com/stephaniecaluag