Michael Felty[1] formerly Miguel Juan Miranda[2] (born November 15, 1963) is a former American "Old School" professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981 to 1986.
His previous surname which he is still widely and most familiarly known by, "Miranda", was his stepfather's name.
It was either coined by Bicycle Motocross Action (BMXA) editor Steve Giberson because he liked to "show off";[1] or he had pretty much gave himself the moniker by having a name sticker under the visor of his helmet reading "My name is Hollywood", which was noticed at the 1981 NBA Roncho Nationals.
[3] Here is how he tells it in this 1982 quote: "This guy I know that races motorcycles in Southern California is a real jerk.
And at the Super Bowl of Motocross three years ago (in 1979), he raced and had "Hollywood" on the back of his jersey.
"[4] -----Mike Miranda Super BMX April 1983.Much like fellow pro racers Eric Rupe and Shawn Texas, he was a born again Christian who credited much of his success to God.
[5] Mike Hollywood Miranda now runs the new updated CW Racing https://web.archive.org/web/20110130223520/http://www.cw-racing.com/ He is using the old school retro style 4130 cromo frame and fork.
CW has been widely popular by demand of the classic style of BMX.
Started Racing: September or October 1977 at 13 years old in "Six Grade Class".
[6] The racers raced in their actual grade level and not in a BMX age class.
First national win: Never won an expert class division while an amateur[8] Turned Professional: February 15, 1982, at age 18 the day after the American Bicycle Association (ABA)'s Winter Nationals in Chandler, Arizona.
First Senior Pro race result: First place in "A" Pro at the National Bicycle League (NBL)/International BMX Federation (IBMXF) Magic Mountain Grand Prix of the United States on October 31, 1982, in Valencia, California.
The NBL management went along with his decision since he was doing very well in the "B" pro class at the time it seemed unfair to the other "B" level competitors.
Retired: Effectively April 3, 1989, in Orlando, Florida, due to a severe back injury.
Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question.
"[19] ---Mike Miranda BMX Action June 1986"I got an offer from Jamis.....but I just didn't want to ride anymore.
Started working, took up golf - put a bunch of different things in my life that would take up the space that BMX had filled"[19] ----BMX Action June 1989Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics.