Kim Hayashi
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Kimberly M. Hayashi is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
racer whose prime competitive years are from 2000–Present. Her many nicknames include: "Lil Kim", "Shorty", "Midget", "Sushi Roll", "Kim Woo", Lil Sushi, et al.. all references to her diminutive 4' 10", 128 lbs. stature. She is also known as "Krashin' Kim" for her penchant to crash in races. She crashed in her first lap in her very first professional race in 2002 colliding with another rider. Despite this she would become the National Bicycle League
(NBL)'s five consecutive number one professional women's racer from 2002 to 2007, which caused her to pick up yet another descriptive nickname: "Tenacious K".
Started Racing: 1998 at age 12 in Chandler, Arizona
at the Chandler BMX track. Her brother introduced her to the sport.
Sanctioning Body: American Bicycle Association
(ABA)
First race result:
First race bike: Gary Fisher
First win (local):
First sponsor: 1999 Gordy's Bike Shop.
First national win:
Turned Professional: November 2001 at age 15 immediately after the American Bicycle Association (ABA) Grand Nationals. Redline teammate Bubba Harris
also turns pro on this occasion.
First Professional* race result:
First Professional win:
First Junior Women race result:
First Junior Women win:
First Elite Women** race result:
First Elite Women win:
Retired: Still active. She had plans to retire after participating in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics but her Olympic bid was quashed when she failed to make it out of the qualifying rounds at the UCI World Championships in Taiyuan, China. Jill Kintner
qualified as the United States sole female BMX Olympic participant. She intends to keep on racing with the 2012 Summer Olympics as her goal (See "Post BMX career" section).
Height & weight at height of her career (2002–Present): Ht: 4'10". Wt:128 lbs.
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
(NBL)
American Bicycle Association
(ABA)
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
USA Cycling BMX:
Independent Pro Series Championships and Invitational Races
The Robbie Miranda 59 (RM59) Tropical BMX Challenge is a Invitational BMX exhibition race created and promoted by professional BMX racer Robbie Miranda (whose father is Puerto Rican) in Baceloneta, Puerto Rico. It is sanctioned by the Puerto Rican BMX Association (PRBMXA) for the local amateur racers who come out to race and see the BMX stars they only see in the BMX Press since no nationals are held by any major sanctioning body in Puerto Rico.
qualified as the United States sole female BMX Olympic participant. She finished out the 2008 season but suffering from injuries sustained in crashes. On December 3, 2008 she had surgery on an injured shoulder incurred in a crash. However, she fully intends to keep racing after recovering from her surgery and rehabilitation. She also intends to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics
in London, England. As she said in a December 29, 2008 post in Vintagebmx.com under her screen name of Redlinegirlkh:
BMX Plus!:
Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:
Moto Mag:
BMX World:
Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The NBL official membership publication under two names):
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The ABA official membership publication under three names):
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
racer whose prime competitive years are from 2000–Present. Her many nicknames include: "Lil Kim", "Shorty", "Midget", "Sushi Roll", "Kim Woo", Lil Sushi, et al.. all references to her diminutive 4' 10", 128 lbs. stature. She is also known as "Krashin' Kim" for her penchant to crash in races. She crashed in her first lap in her very first professional race in 2002 colliding with another rider. Despite this she would become the National Bicycle League
National Bicycle League
The National Bicycle League is a United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Deerfield Beach, Florida but after several moves it was based in Hilliard, Ohio...
(NBL)'s five consecutive number one professional women's racer from 2002 to 2007, which caused her to pick up yet another descriptive nickname: "Tenacious K".
Racing career milestones
----Started Racing: 1998 at age 12 in Chandler, Arizona
Chandler, Arizona
-Demographics:As of the Census of 2010, there were 236,123 people, 86,924 households, and 60,212 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 73.3% White, 4.8% Black or African American, 1.5% Native American, 8.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 21.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 8.3%...
at the Chandler BMX track. Her brother introduced her to the sport.
Sanctioning Body: American Bicycle Association
American Bicycle Association
The American Bicycle Association is a United States-based Bicycle Motocross sports governing body in Gilbert, Arizona created by Merl Mennenga and Gene Roden in 1977. It is the largest sanctioning body in the United States concerning BMX. It has tracks in Canada and Mexico as well as in the USA...
(ABA)
First race result:
First race bike: Gary Fisher
First win (local):
First sponsor: 1999 Gordy's Bike Shop.
First national win:
Turned Professional: November 2001 at age 15 immediately after the American Bicycle Association (ABA) Grand Nationals. Redline teammate Bubba Harris
Bubba Harris
Burlin Buntster Harris III is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years are from 1999 to the present. Usually goes by the moniker "Bubba", as did his father when he was young.-Racing career milestones:----Started racing: August 7, 1992 on...
also turns pro on this occasion.
First Professional* race result:
First Professional win:
First Junior Women race result:
First Junior Women win:
First Elite Women** race result:
First Elite Women win:
Retired: Still active. She had plans to retire after participating in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics but her Olympic bid was quashed when she failed to make it out of the qualifying rounds at the UCI World Championships in Taiyuan, China. Jill Kintner
Jill Kintner
Jill Kintner is a professional American "Mid School" Bicycle Motocross and professional mountain cross racer whose prime competitive years were 1995-2002 in BMX; 2004–present in mountain cross...
qualified as the United States sole female BMX Olympic participant. She intends to keep on racing with the 2012 Summer Olympics as her goal (See "Post BMX career" section).
Height & weight at height of her career (2002–Present): Ht: 4'10". Wt:128 lbs.
Amateur/Junior
- Gordy's Bike Shop: 1999-Early 2000
- Enigma Factory Team: -September 2000
- Redline Bicycles: September 2000-December 31, 2008. Kim Hayashi would turn professional with this sponsor.
Professional/Elite
- Redline Bicycles: October 2000-December 31, 2008. The 2008 ABA Grand National was the last race for Hayashi on Redline. Hayashi's contract with Redline Bicycles will end on December 31, 2008. On December 11, 2008, Redline sent a press release thanking Hayashi for her years of service. Excerpt:
- Gordy's Bike Shop: Mid 2009–2010. Hayashi returns to her original sponsor as she mounts her comeback in professional women's BMX to position herself for the 2012 London Summer Olympics.
- Speedline/Supercross BMX: 2010-Current - Kim was added as the second Elite Women on the Speedline / Supercross BMX team at the end of 2010. Gordy's Bikes is still a proud co-sponsor of Kim's
Amateur/Junior
National Bicycle League (NBL)- 1999, 2000 Arizona State Girls Champion.
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
- 2001 15 Girls World Cup Champion
- 2001 15 Girls Race of Champions (RoC) Champion.
- 2001 14-16 Cruiser Grandnational Champion
- 2000 & 2001 National Amateur Girl's Cruiser No.1
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
- 2002 18 & Under Women Cruiser Challenge World Champion*
Professional/Elite
National Bicycle LeagueNational Bicycle League
The National Bicycle League is a United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Deerfield Beach, Florida but after several moves it was based in Hilliard, Ohio...
(NBL)
- 2003 Girls Pro Grandnational Champion
- 2004 Elite Women and 14 & Over Girls Open Grandnational Champion (Doubled)
- 2003, '04, '05, '06, '07 Elite Women National No.1
American Bicycle Association
American Bicycle Association
The American Bicycle Association is a United States-based Bicycle Motocross sports governing body in Gilbert, Arizona created by Merl Mennenga and Gene Roden in 1977. It is the largest sanctioning body in the United States concerning BMX. It has tracks in Canada and Mexico as well as in the USA...
(ABA)
- 2006 Pro Girls Grandnational Champion
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
- 2004 Junior Women's Pro World Champion
USA Cycling BMX:
Independent Pro Series Championships and Invitational Races
- 2006 RM59 Tropical BMX Challenge Pro Women Champion.
The Robbie Miranda 59 (RM59) Tropical BMX Challenge is a Invitational BMX exhibition race created and promoted by professional BMX racer Robbie Miranda (whose father is Puerto Rican) in Baceloneta, Puerto Rico. It is sanctioned by the Puerto Rican BMX Association (PRBMXA) for the local amateur racers who come out to race and see the BMX stars they only see in the BMX Press since no nationals are held by any major sanctioning body in Puerto Rico.
Racing traits and habits
Tended to crash, earning the moniker "Krashin' Kim". She had a four year annual first main crash streak during the ABA Grand Nationals until the 2006 edition in which she not only didn't crash in the first main, but was the Grand National winner. She achieved this it is said because she was all but mathematically out of contention for the No.1 Pro Girl title (she didn't win the title despite winning the event).Post BMX career
She had plans on retiring after the 2008 Beijing Olympics if she had made it on to the US Olympic BMX team. She had plans to focus on Dental School and become a orthodontist from then on. However her Olympic bid ended when she failed to make it out of the qualifying rounds at the UCI World Championships in Taiyuan, China. Jill KintnerJill Kintner
Jill Kintner is a professional American "Mid School" Bicycle Motocross and professional mountain cross racer whose prime competitive years were 1995-2002 in BMX; 2004–present in mountain cross...
qualified as the United States sole female BMX Olympic participant. She finished out the 2008 season but suffering from injuries sustained in crashes. On December 3, 2008 she had surgery on an injured shoulder incurred in a crash. However, she fully intends to keep racing after recovering from her surgery and rehabilitation. She also intends to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
in London, England. As she said in a December 29, 2008 post in Vintagebmx.com under her screen name of Redlinegirlkh:
BMX press magazine interviews and articles
- "Factory Redline Pros" Transworld BMX November 2004 Vol.11 Iss.11 No.97. It is page 17 of the imbedded Redline catalog included in the magazine along with interviews of teammates Bubba HarrisBubba HarrisBurlin Buntster Harris III is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years are from 1999 to the present. Usually goes by the moniker "Bubba", as did his father when he was young.-Racing career milestones:----Started racing: August 7, 1992 on...
and Jason Carne$. - "Ruff Rider Kim "Lil' Kim" Hayashi-BMX" Vibe Magazine August 2008 Vol.16 No.7 Photo of Hayashi with a brief article of her preferences in Hip-Hop music.
BMX magazine covers
----BMX Plus!:
Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:
Moto Mag:
- July/August 2003 Vol.2 No.3 (5) ahead of three unidentifieds. At bottom stylized photo of racer Dale HolmesDale HolmesDale John Holmes was a British professional "Old/Mid School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1990-2004. He is now a respected champion mountain bike racer....
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BMX World:
Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The NBL official membership publication under two names):
- BMX Today October 2007 in lower right hand corner.
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The ABA official membership publication under three names):
External links
- The American Bicycle Association (ABA) Website.
- The National Bicycle League (NBL) Website.
- 2008 bmxmania.com interview with Kim Hayashi focusing on her upcoming Olympic competition.
- http://www.go211.com/specials/NBLGrand/1327September 2007 Video interview of Hayashi conducted by Alise PostAlise PostAlise Rose Post is an American professional "Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years are from 2002–Present. Has the moniker of "The Beast".-Racing career milestones:----...
.] - BMXstars.com profile of Kim Hayashi.
- Brief August 30, 2005 autobiographical profile of herself (Google Cache).
- Martijn Scherpen.com interview of Kim Hayashi.
- Hayashi's UCI Rider details of NBL and UCI race results between March 30, 2002 & July 30, 2005.
- sarawalker95.com 2006 interview