Birthplace : San Diego, California, USA.
Dave Voelker invents the lookdown.
Dave : I was riding a quarterpipe trying to invent an air where I would go straight up in the air, hesitate until I was coming down backwards, and then turn around and go back into the ramp. When I was coming back down I would twist my body to where it came into a lookdown position.
Dave Voelker, BMX Plus! october 1991 : The whole year I was doing shows with Brian Scura. Brian is actually the one who got me co-sponsored by Dyno. He called BMX Plus! and former editor John Ker who recommended me.
Dave Voelker comes with tailwhip nosepicks.
Dave : In 1986, I was trying to learn nosepicks on a boulder and then I thought of trying a nosepick tailwhip. I learned it in one day. After a while I did it on mini ramps and spines.
1st place expert @ KOV 1987 round 2, Flint, Michigan
Dave Voelker, who's not normally known for his halfpipe radness, backed up his number one qualifier standing with a firstplace finish. Full use of the ramp, an outstanding bag of tricks to draw from and good showmanship tipped the judges favor in his direction. Of course, the crowd's favorite tricks were his no-handers, and his ever-famous bike-grabbing flyout. Do we remember 540s at very respectable heights? Yes, could be.
Dave Voelker is on the cover of Freestylin july 1987.
Cover of American Freestyler august 1987.
Bicross International de Paris Bercy 4, november 1987.
BMX Plus! october 1991 : I did a show in front of 20,000 people with Rick Moliterno. Because of the spotlights, I couldn't see the crowd but they were yelling so loud -it was just like pressure on my head. I'd just have to wave my arms and the crowd would go crazy. We had such a good time. I've never experienced anything like that before in my life.
Video GT Demo Tape.
1st place 19 and over experts ramp @ AFA Masters year end results.
KOV round 2
KOV round 2
Paris Bercy IV
Takin a ride in freestyle's fast lane with Dave Voelker! -the new freestyler of the year in American Freestyler march 1988.
2nd place expert @ KOV round 1, Vista, CA., march 1988.
2nd place expert @ Megafree #1 Paris Bercy (KOV round 2) Dave Voelker rentre No footer cancan, No footer one hand, No hand suivi de No footer, le Footplant qui l'a rendu célèbre et des 540° qui nous laissent penser que c'est de l'escroquerie un type pareil en expert !
Interview : Freestylin #38 july 1988.
In the car
Megafree #1
Video Aggroman.
Within minutes of the video, you have 'Lord' Voelker blasting HUGE airs on dirt.
Dyno World Tour '89
1st place great class @ 2hip Meet The Street finals
Dave broke his wrist on GT/Dyno's Summer Tour.
A day in the life of Dave : Go #11 september 1990.
Interview in BMX Plus! october 1991.
7th place @ BS round 1, Texas, january 1992.
Cover : FAT zine #24 summer 1992
Interview in BMX Plus! july 1992
Sponsors ? GT/Dyno
Bike ? Dyno Slammer.
Tricks invented ? Lookdown, nosepick tailwhip, 360 lookdown.
Video Ride On.
GT Freestyle Team interview in Props #2 may june 1994.
Video GT, Code 4130.
4th place stuntmen vert @ BS Seal Beach, CA.
2nd place stuntmen street @ BS round 2, Orlando, FL, may 1997.
Dave Voelker had no pegs and went big, really big. He spun perfect 720s, did man-sized wall rides, giant airs over the hip and then nearly killed himself trying to jump on the top of the new 20 feet wall.
Video Highroller 6, Journey.
Video GT, Dead Sailor.
3rd place street @ 1997 X-Games.
Dave Voelker returned to competition, after a 7-year hiatus, and pulled backflip after backflip, including a no hander, to take bronze medal.
No handed flip before splashdown in Santee, CA. on the cover of BMX Plus! september 1997,
Xgames 97 BMX street Dave Voelker prelims run from benbmx.
Dave Voelker did a sick backflip attempt off an elevated launch ramp.
20th place pro street @ Gravity Games.
13th place stuntmen street @ BS/B3 round 1, Lake Havasu, AZ, march 2000.
Cover : Ride BMX US july 2000 : abubaca at Mission Trails.
Video Ride BMX US, Industry.
X-Games 2000.
When Dave Voelker (GT) felt he wasn't going to make it to the final he decided to go out with a big stunt (Voelker style). He pedalled as hard as he could but nobody knew where he was heading. Jimmy Levan might have gotten in trouble for a similar stunt but when Voelker jumped over a fence out of the park on the FMX track, all cameras had the slo-mo going in no-time.
Video Lord Voelker by Eddie Roman.
GT pro model 2001 : Dave Voelker Metal Issue
