Talk about a family with racing in the blood. Shannon's family has been involved with motorcycles since the early 1950s. His father was a professional flat tracker for Harley back in the late 50s-early 60s. On his mom's side of the family, his uncle was a cross country woods racer, along with being a member of the four man USA ISDT team in the late 60s. After retiring from racing, Shannon's dad opened a motorcycle shop selling strictly dirtbikes including Husque, Hodaka, Penton, and more.

As soon as Shannon was old enough to ride, at the ripe ol' age of four, in 1966, he received a QA50 Honda. In the early 70s, Shannon's dad opened a Suzuki/Kawasaki shop. At this point, all he was doing was racing, riding, and working at the shop. His amateur career took off winning AMA, NMA, and GNC regional, state, and national championships. Starting the Expert/A class at the age of 14, he still kept winning many big races. When 17 years of age rolled around, Shannon got his pro license. Team Green was created about that time and signed him on in the early 80s. He hit the National circuit gaining a couple top tens, earning the pro #64, but at this point, he just didn't have the backing and unfortunately the work ethic that it took to race at that level. Becoming more involved in his dads shop, thinking that it would be his one day, meant staying home and racing the bigger local money races. '89 rolled around with a little bad luck, Shannon's parents divorced and the shop was sold in the process. He quit racing and didn't have much to do with motocross for a while.

A new phase in his life was about to start. He met someone, Sheila, a young lady just a year out of high school. He sure didn't know what he was getting himself into, but he knew he had better marry her. In 1991, they tied the knot. 2 years later, their first daughter, MacKenzie was born, and 2 years after having her, their second girl, Mikaelan was introduced to the world. During these years, Shannon was missing motocross so he opened up a parts and accessories shop, promoted a few fairground races, and built a track of their own. Being around the bikes made him miss racing and he started racing the vet classes winning about every race he was in. Younger racers watched him race with his wonderful techniques and smoothness and started asking for advice on their riding skills. This is when the idea came to him to start up his own schools full time. He attended Gary Bailey schools and Gary Semics schools to see what they were teaching to put with what he had learned over his career. Shannon Niday Mx School was opened up full time in 1999 and he is now happier and more satisfied with his life than ever.

Shannon has been learning and working at turning his school into the #1 school in the country. He loves what he does and takes teaching the correct techniques and safety seriously. For eight years now, he has been training around 400 kids a year including some of the fastest amateurs in the country. Plans for the near future include a complete training facility with lodging, a gym, weight room, and 3-4 tracks to ride on.