David Nicholson is a former professional co driver and team coordinator with over 3 decades experience of the Snowman Rally.

As a co driver he has won several UK rallies and championships, amongst them the UK National Group A Championship twice, and the Middle East Rally Championship. His unique experience has enabled him to compete in a wide variety of works and works supported cars such as Ford Escorts, Toyota Celica GT4s, Lancia Delta Deltona's, VW Golfs, Vauxhall Astra's, and most notably on the snowman Audis. As a professional co driver he has had the opportunity to compete with drivers such as Roger Clark, John Brown, Simon Davidson, Saeed Al Hajri, and Fred Henderson. During his career he worked with some of the worlds leading Rally teams most notably with ART, David Sutton Cars and Prodrive.