Name: Daniel J. Curtin, Jr.
Nickname: Curtin, Old Man Curtin
Birthplace: Laredo, TX/damn near Mexico
Birthdate: 22-Aug-73
Specialty: Death Rides, post-bonk threshold intervals, holeshots
Preferred PSI: 22 front, 24 rear
Victories: 2015 Give Me Some Sugar CX (both days 40+ open); 1987 Pacers & Peddlers U15; Honorable Mention, 1987 National Latin Exam (’87 was a good year) and various other podiums.
Hobbies: Collecting art, Death Rides
Preferred Taco: Breakfast
Preferred Race: Cross Vegas
Preferred Post-Race Footwear: Jack Purcells
Preferred Ride Food: Rice Krispy Treats, Topo Chico
Preferred Coffee Drink: ‘mericano
Preferred Drink: Free
Preferred Pre-Race Song: Joy Division’s Dead Souls
Preferred James Bond Film: You Only Live Twice
Preferred Foreign Film: Seven Samurai
Preferred Artist: Joseph Bueys, Warhol (tie)
Preferred Knot: Hangman’s
Preferred Shower Beer: Hops & Grain Brewery’s The One They Call Zoe
Preferred Pizza: Post-Driveway, post-stoop drunken slices on the curb at Homeslice in ATX; Arturo’s in NYC (tie)