Gregory Alan Hill (born October 27, 1963, in Santa Ana, California) is a former professional bicycle motocross (BMX) racer from America whose prime competitive years were from 1977 to 1989.
He was known to be very outspoken, a rider who had a bit of a temper on the track, and his nicknames were "The Machine" and "The Businessman", for his very serious and focused attitude toward racing,[1] even as a 14-year-old amateur, and also his willingness to speak his mind, including being critical of sanctioning bodies and their policies and rules.
"The Businessman" moniker in particular was coined by Bob Osborn, owner and editor of Bicycle Motocross Action magazine.
[2] Greg personally boycotted the ABA for almost a full season in 1980 beginning with the Winternationals and ending with the Vans 5000 Pro Spectacular.
The frame fork and handlebars were of GT manufacture while Shimano provided the major components such as the caliper brakes pedals, cranks, chainwheels, sprockets etc.
Hill was quoted in the November 1983 issue of Super BMX magazine as to why he made the switch from GT Racing said that he wanted "...to move on, do my own thing.
Bob Haro: (freestyler), 1979–present, Haro was sold to West Coast Cycles (Cycle Pro) in December 1986[31] Billy Farrell: Hyper Bicycles, 1983–1985 (Farrell was killed in an automobile accident in the Fall of 1985 and the company shut down soon after) Chris Moeller: S&M (Scott & Moeller) Bicycles (racer/dirt jumper) with Greg Scott, mid-1987 – present[32] Tommy Brackens: Brackens Racing Products, 1988 – late 1994, Tommy sold his company to Power Source/Roost in Late 1994[33] Rick Moliternio: Standard Bykes (racer/freestyler) with fellow freestylers William Nitschke and Kurt Schmidt, 1991–present.
Mat Hoffman: Hoffman Bikes (freestyler) Craig Reynolds: Reynolds Racing, mid-1993 – September 1998 Harry Leary: Dirtwerx He is a four-time BMX Action Number One Racer Award (NORA) Cup winner: *In the March 1983 issue of BMX Action he is listed as the 1982 winner.
Therefore, under new system Greg Hill won his first NORA Cup in 1983, when his win was officially made to the public in the March 1983 BMX Action, not when the votes were counted in 1982.