Dan MacFarlane was introduced to skateboarding in 1986 by his brother John, plus the Back to the Future movie. He was influenced at first by the Bones Brigade and Tony Hawk, then H-Street and the original Plan B. In 1990 MacFarlane was sponsored by the Skatepark of Houston, but a couple of years later a broken ankle combined with vert’s sudden drop in popularity forced MacFarlane to expand to street. MacFarlane went though a turbulent time with various sponsors, and focused more on his shredding. He now runs Mentality Skateboards, released the Skateboarding Explained DVD, and is back in the competition circuit.
1990 - First sponsored by Skatepark of Houston
1993 - Took 4th place in Shut Up and Skate, Street Division, and shown in 411 #3
1995 - Began instructing in skateboarding at the Encinitas YMCA (Instructed Shaun White there. He was 8)
1996 - First major sponsor, Formula One Skateboards (Omar Hassan's company)
2000 - 8th place Vans Am World Championships
2001 - 1st Place Damn Am
2002 - Turned pro for Vision
2003 - 17th Overall by Vans TripleCrown as a Pro
2003 - started Mentality Skateboards
2006 - made Skateboarding Explained, the instructional video