Darin's mom only asked one thing of his father before she agreed to marry him. She wanted him to give up racing and he eventually did. Then, Darin was born...

Darin started racing BMX bicycles at the age of 3. All the boys do that mom! But, it wasn't long before Darin picked up 2 more wheels and a Briggs alcohol fueled engine and he was racing gokarts at 9 years old!

Honorable man that he is, dad stayed true to his word and never raced again and he always went to the track with Darin so his mom wouldn't worry about him either.

You could say it was probably pointless to try and stop him, racing was already in Darin's blood. Like father - like son, Darin is a racer.

Darin will drive anything you put him in and when he does he will drive it to it's limit. Sometimes, and that's probably more often than not, he will drive it a little bit beyond. Still, despite all the help he's gotten from people along the away, he's never taken it for granted. He always does his best to take care of his equipment so he can race again... As soon as possible!

The hardest people's respect to gain is the other drivers on the track but Darin doesn't have any trouble with that at all. Upon entering the pits its often Darin who the other drivers look for and on the track he's the driver they watch. The younger racers want to be just like him when they grow up and the older racers wish they'd had his focus when they were young. Everybody else thinks he's kinda strange... (Just kidding!)

Darin has had a few opportunities to drive race cars other than the Legends and the gokarts that he currently drives and it's certain that he will have many more chances to move up in the future. He's got his sights set on a Modified or Late Model but sponsorship is always the key so if you have a business you would like to promote through out the state of Florida or if you would just like to be a part of a solid racing effort, Darin would be a good place to put your money. Sponsorship Opportunities are always available. Or, if you have a race car that needs the dust blown off of it and that you would like to see running a little further up front, Darin is always ready to do his part to help you make that happen. You can always contact Darin at:

Darin Coker
8781 N. Virginia Avenue
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
561-627-2380
Nextel DC - 158*24*12123
Darin@DarinCoker.com

Racing Experience

2006 - USAC Midgets - Legends Car: Semi-pro Division - at Orlando Speedworld

2005 - Legends Car: Semi-pro Division - at Orlando Speedworld and select karting events.

2004 - Legends Car: Semi-pro Division - 10th Place - Orlando Speedworld.
WKA - Karting: Briggs Controlled - 17th (raced 2 out 6 races)
Briggs Heavy - 20th (raced 3 out of 6 races)

2003 - Stock Heavy: 2nd Place - St. Lucie Speedway

2002 - Stock Heavy: Class Champion - St. Lucie Speedway, Stock Heavy: 3rd in points - Florida Karting Assoc., Animal: 4th in points - Florida Karting Assoc., 11th in the WKA Dirt World Championship at Daytona, Yamaha: 2nd in points - Florida Karting Assoc., Limited Modified: 18th in the WKA Dirt World Championships at Daytona

2001 - WKA National Enduro at the Daytona International Speedway: 7th Place - Briggs Jr. Sprint Lite, 9th Place - Briggs Jr. Sprint Heavy, Stock Heavy: Class Champion - St. Lucie Speedway

2000 - Jr Stock: 1st Place - Sebring Summer Speedfest, Stock Lite: 3rd in points - St. Lucie Speedway, Stock Medium: 3rd in points - St. Lucie Speedway

1998 - Jr Champ: Class Champion - Martin County Kartway

1997 - Jr. Restricted: 4th in points - Martin County Kartway, Jr Champ: 3rd in points - Martin County Kartway

1996 - Rookie Division: Top 10 in points - Ft Pierce Speedway, Winner of Rookie 500 - Ft. Pierce Speedway
Jr. Sportsman: 4th in points - Martin County Kartway

1995 - Rookie Division: Top 10 in points - Ft. Pierce Speedway