Scott Clark (BMX rider)
Encyclopedia
Scott Clark is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
racer whose prime competitive years were from 1978 to 1985.
Scott was and still is known for is easy going affable manner like in the case of Tommy Brackens
and Eric Rupe
and in contrast to Greg Hill
's intensity and abruptness. Like Eric Rupe, he had no well known nickname despite being a top pro.
Started Racing: Late 1974 at 12 years old.
Sanctioning body: Local Police Athletic League
(PAL)
First race bicycle: He borrowed a friend's Schwinn Sting for his first race. After the race he purchased a Webco.
First race result: First Place.
First win (local): See Above
Home sanctioning body district(s): National Bicycle Association
(NBA) District "N" (Northern California);
First sponsor: 1974, The Bicycle Hut of San Jose; one month after he started racing.
First national win: In 12-13 Expert at the first annual National Bicycle Association
(NBA) Grandnational Championship in Newhall, California
on November 23, 1975. This was the first ever BMX Grandnational Championship.
Turned professional: 1976 at 14 years of age. He was the third racer to turn professional at the time. David Clinton
and Byron Friday were the first two in that order.
First Professional race* result:
First Professional* win: 1977 in a Colorado National with the National Bicycle Association
(NBA).
Retired: Late 1986 Age 24 during "the year of no sponsors" when even the some of the most respected top pros could not find sponsorships due to manufacturers cutting back or dropping entirely their factory racing teams. The cause of this were in part to the financial problems brought on by the advents of the revival of skateboarding
, the high price of producing bicycles in the United States and most importantly companies trying to start and make room for freestyle teams with the huge boom in BMX Freestyle.
Height & weight at the height of his career (1977–1985): Ht:5'7" Wt:~185-200 lbs.
*At the time there was no separate pro class for pros due to the relatively small number of pros. They raced with the 16 Experts, making it a Pro/Am class essentially. This is why during the early years of the pro division the national number one racer of a sanctioning body could be either an amateur or professional. This practice continued until the NBA's 1979 season in which the pros earned separate pro points and a separate pro plate from the amateurs. The ABA and NBL followed suit for the 1980 season.
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
Independent Invitationals and special race series:
(NBA)
National Bicycle League
(NBL)
BMX Plus! went on to apologize to Stu Thomsen, saying it got the details of the previous story from Bob Hadley himself and thought subsequently that Thomsen knew of the discrepancy. This implies that it was quoting Bob Hadley when Thomsen allegedly said about "...how long it would take them to find out".
American Bicycle Association
(ABA)
United States Bicycle Motocross Association
(USBA)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
Pro Series Championships
Still he had few injuries in his career which is quite unusual for a professional. There are comparatively little injury among the amateur class, but at the pro level injuries are quite common, particularly among the top pros. This is in part because the top pro class contain some of the most daring and tenacious racers. With money on the line as a further incentive pro racers routinely push themselves to the edge of their talents and often beyond at the highest speeds. In the amateur classes they may only have two or thee racers like that in each age class at the national level, making it easy for one or two racers to dominate the class he or she is in. They are often far out in front of the traffic, often straight out of the gate. With them being the fastest and most talented with only one or two other racers at their skill level, they often only have to worry about the obstacles themselves. In the top "AA" Pro class virtually every racer are at that same high level and have the fierce desire to dominate, to win, and have to worry about the other seven, who are just as fast as he is. As a result the pro class are much more aggressive with each other than in the other classes. Conversely they are less likely to back down. This results in highly aggressive moves to either stay in front or overtake, done at full speed backing down only when absolutely necessary with up to eight racers at a time. This of course could result in fierce wrecks incurring serious injury. Hence injuries up to and including broken limbs and collar bones are comparatively common if compared to even the top national amateurs. Many pros have had promising seasons and/or careers interrupted by serious injury. Darrell Young
for example; or cut short totally as with Mike Poulson
and Robert Fehd. For a top pro to be as successful as Scott Clark was and not have serious injuries during his career is quite remarkable. Perhaps only Tinker Juarez
has a more impressive injury-free record, especially given he was a pioneering vertical freestyler as well as a racer.
racing. Scott Clark has raced sprint
/midget
cars, motorcycle
, and drag racing
. He has even raced radio controlled model cars. Scott Clark did race in a few American Bicycle Association Veteran Pro races in the mid-1990s but a series of knee operations forced him to retire from any serious competition and race strictly for fun.
Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
BMX Plus!:
Total BMX:
Bicycles and Dirt:
NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA membership publication):
Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL membership publication under two names):
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The official ABA membership publication under three names):
USBA Racer (The official USBA membership publication):
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 were from 1978 to 1985.
Scott was and still is known for is easy going affable manner like in the case of Tommy Brackens
Tommy Brackens
Tommy Lee Brackens is an American former professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer...
and Eric Rupe
Eric Rupe
Eric Fitzgerald Rupe is an "Old School" American professional bicycle motocross racer. His prime competitive years were from 1978 to 1990....
and in contrast to Greg Hill
Greg A. Hill
Gregory Alan Hill is a former "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1977 to 1989...
's intensity and abruptness. Like Eric Rupe, he had no well known nickname despite being a top pro.
Racing career
----Started Racing: Late 1974 at 12 years old.
Sanctioning body: Local Police Athletic League
Police Athletic League
The Police Athletic League is an organization in many American police departments in which members of the police force coach young people, both boys and girls, in sports, and help with homework and other school-related activities. The purpose is to build character, help strengthen police-community...
(PAL)
First race bicycle: He borrowed a friend's Schwinn Sting for his first race. After the race he purchased a Webco.
First race result: First Place.
First win (local): See Above
Home sanctioning body district(s): National Bicycle Association
National Bicycle Association
The National Bicycle Association , later known as the National Bicycle Motocross Association was an United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Soledad, California that was created by Ernie Alexander in 1973 and ceased operations as an independent body in 1981...
(NBA) District "N" (Northern California);
First sponsor: 1974, The Bicycle Hut of San Jose; one month after he started racing.
First national win: In 12-13 Expert at the first annual National Bicycle Association
National Bicycle Association
The National Bicycle Association , later known as the National Bicycle Motocross Association was an United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Soledad, California that was created by Ernie Alexander in 1973 and ceased operations as an independent body in 1981...
(NBA) Grandnational Championship in Newhall, California
Newhall, California
Newhall is the southernmost and oldest district of Santa Clarita, California. Prior to the 1987 consolidation of Valencia, Canyon Country, Saugus, Newhall, and other geographically proximate settlements into the conglomerate city of Santa Clarita, it was an independent but unincorporated town...
on November 23, 1975. This was the first ever BMX Grandnational Championship.
Turned professional: 1976 at 14 years of age. He was the third racer to turn professional at the time. David Clinton
David Clinton
David Clinton is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1973 to 1979. Nicknamed "Dynamite" early in his career David Clinton could be truthfully said to be the sport's first true superstar...
and Byron Friday were the first two in that order.
First Professional race* result:
First Professional* win: 1977 in a Colorado National with the National Bicycle Association
National Bicycle Association
The National Bicycle Association , later known as the National Bicycle Motocross Association was an United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Soledad, California that was created by Ernie Alexander in 1973 and ceased operations as an independent body in 1981...
(NBA).
Retired: Late 1986 Age 24 during "the year of no sponsors" when even the some of the most respected top pros could not find sponsorships due to manufacturers cutting back or dropping entirely their factory racing teams. The cause of this were in part to the financial problems brought on by the advents of the revival of skateboarding
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
, the high price of producing bicycles in the United States and most importantly companies trying to start and make room for freestyle teams with the huge boom in BMX Freestyle.
Height & weight at the height of his career (1977–1985): Ht:5'7" Wt:~185-200 lbs.
*At the time there was no separate pro class for pros due to the relatively small number of pros. They raced with the 16 Experts, making it a Pro/Am class essentially. This is why during the early years of the pro division the national number one racer of a sanctioning body could be either an amateur or professional. This practice continued until the NBA's 1979 season in which the pros earned separate pro points and a separate pro plate from the amateurs. The ABA and NBL followed suit for the 1980 season.
Amateur
- The Bicycle Hut of San Jose: Late 1974-Early 1976.
- Speedo Racing Products: Early 1976-Late 1976. Speedo ran into financial troubles and dropped the race team.
- R & R (Rick Ankron & Rick Varner) Racing: Late 1976-Mid 1977. Scott turned pro with this sponsor.
Professional
- R & R Racing: Late 1976-Mid 1977. Rick & Rick ran into financial troubles and went out of business.
- Robinson Racing Products: Late 1977-Mid December 1980.
- Rondo: Late December 1980-Late February 1981. Differences in outlook over what is the responsibility of a Sponsor to its racer.
- Bear Development: Late February 1981-June 1981. Scott joined Bear two days after leaving Rondo. Bear dropped its racing team six months after Scott joined.
- JMC (James Melton Cyclery) Racing Equipment: Mid June 1981-July 1981. A short approximately one month long sponsorship.
- Murray of Ohio: Late August 1981-September 1984. Scott Clark asked Murray to be let out of his contract because of his perceived low number of races that Murray would send their races to. Seeing this Clark started negotiations with Redline several months before. Murray granted his request to terminate his contract.
- Redline Engineering: September 1984-December 1986. His first race for Redline was the USBA Southern Claifornia National in Azusa, CaliforniaAzusa, CaliforniaAzusa is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 46,361 at the 2010 census, up from 44,712 at the 2000 census. Though sometimes assumed to be a compaction of the phrase "everything from A to Z in the USA" from an old Jack Benny joke, the place name "Azusa"...
on October 28, 1984. He left under bad circumstances. Redline allegedly had a verbal agreement with Scott to race another year as their only pro. However, with the coming of Greg HillGreg A. HillGregory Alan Hill is a former "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1977 to 1989...
Scott departed Redline.
- SCP (Scott Clark Products): January 1986-Early March 1986. Scott Clark started this BMX accessory company in early 1982.
- Robinson Racing Products: Early March 1986-June 1986.
- SCP (Scott Clark Products): June 1986-August 1986. Failing to get a sponsor, Scott Clark retires from racing during the summer of 1986.
- Boss Racing Products: 1995. In the early 1990s Clark started raced in the veteran pro class.
Amateur
National Bicycle Association (NBA)- 1975 12-13 Expert Grandnational Champion. This was the first ever BMX Grandnational Championship race.
- 1977 14 Expert Champion in RC Cola/Two Wheeler's Race of Champions Invitational
- The RC Cola/Two Wheeler's Race of Champions was a seven race NBA series sponsored by RC Cola and Two Wheelers. Racers raced six regional qualifying races in California and Arizona. Only racers who made at least the semi finals or mains (if the class was too small for a semi final) were invited to race the Championship event held on May 15, 1977 in Gardena, CaliforniaGardena, CaliforniaGardena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 58,829 at the 2010 census, up from 57,746 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Gardena is located at ....
at Ascot Park.- 1977 National No.3 (Pro/Am Title)
- 1977 15 Expert and Open Class District Championships Champion.
- 1978 16 Expert and Trophy Dash and Overall California State Champion
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
- 1978 16 Expert and 14 & Over Trophy Dash Grandnational Champion
Independent Invitationals and special race series:
Professional
National Bicycle AssociationNational Bicycle Association
The National Bicycle Association , later known as the National Bicycle Motocross Association was an United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Soledad, California that was created by Ernie Alexander in 1973 and ceased operations as an independent body in 1981...
(NBA)
- 1977 National No.3 (Pro/Am Title)
- 1979 National No.1 Pro He won a 1979 Datsun Pickup truck. He was the first Pro to win a car or a truck for becoming a National No.1 pro.
- 1981 National No.1 Pro
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)
- 1983 Pro Cruiser Grandnational Champion
- 1983 Pro Cruiser National No.3
- 1985 Pro Cruiser Canada Cup Champion.
- The Canada Cup was co-sanctioned by the NBL and the Canadian Bicycle Motocross Association (CBMXA). There was some controversy with this win. Stu ThomsenStu ThomsenStuart L. Thomsen was an American bicycle motocross racer.Stu Thomsen was one of the first of the "Old School" of professional BMX racers who gained fame in the early days of the sport beginning in 1974. His prime competitive years were from 1976-1985...
actually physically won the pro cruiser class. However, he was never formally signed up for it. He wrote himself in on the sign up sheets without going through the normal sign up process. He allegedly said after he was disqualified: "I was just waiting to see how long it would take them to find out" As a result he was disqualified and Scott Clark who came in second inherited the win. Stu Thomsen, reading about the incident in the December 1985 issue of BMX Plus! sent a letter to BMX Plus! which was printed in the February 1986 issue:
"After reading your story on the IBMXF World Championships in Canada, I could not help getting upset at your story about me in the Pro Cruiser class. I was unaware at the time that I was not signed up in both Pro Classes (Cruiser and 20"-editor.). I had assumed that Bob Hadley (Huffy team manager-editor.) had signed me up, and when I checked the motoboard, I did not see my name. I could not find Bob Hadley anywhere, so I went over and spoke to Rosie Banks (NBL scorer-editor.), explaining that I thought I was signed up for both Pro classes and could she add my name to the list. I told her that Bob Hadley signed me up, and I could not find him to verify it. I was told it was okay, and I told them that instead of having to bring the moto sheet down the mountain, I would just add my name to the list. They said okay, I found out that I was disqualified when Bob Hadley called me after I was already home in California, and I was surprised, to say the least. I was not just waiting to see how long I could get away with it."
BMX Plus! went on to apologize to Stu Thomsen, saying it got the details of the previous story from Bob Hadley himself and thought subsequently that Thomsen knew of the discrepancy. This implies that it was quoting Bob Hadley when Thomsen allegedly said about "...how long it would take them to find out".
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)
- 1982 "AA" Pro 3rd Place Jag World Champion (ABA sanctioned)
United States Bicycle Motocross Association
United States Bicycle Motocross Association
The United States Bicycle Association was a short lived Bicycle Motocross national sanctioning body based in Tempe, Arizona. It was founded in March 1984 by five former members of the American Bicycle Association : Rich Mann, Dave Cook, Geoff Sims, Steve Schaefer and Rod Keeling, who became the...
(USBA)
- None
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
- 1985 Third Place Pro Cruiser World Champion
Pro Series Championships
Notable accolades
- Named number three of five top riders of Northern California for 1977 by Bicycle Motocross News.
- Scott Clark is a 1997 ABA BMX Hall of Fame Inductee.
BMX product lines
- 1980 Robinson Racing Products Scott Clark Pro Series Frame w/European Bottom Bracket.
- Product Evaluation:
- BMX Plus! October 1980 Vol.3 No.10 pg.30
Significant injuries
- Broken hand in mid 1980 at the dual sponsored NBA/NBL "Chicago Great Race" National in Itasca, IllinoisItasca, IllinoisItasca is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,302 at the 2000 census.In 2009, BusinessWeek rated Itasca as the 'Best Affordable Suburb' in the state of Illinois...
. It forced him out of the race after two motos. - Broken hand in late 1985. He was back racing by the USBA Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 12, 1985.
Still he had few injuries in his career which is quite unusual for a professional. There are comparatively little injury among the amateur class, but at the pro level injuries are quite common, particularly among the top pros. This is in part because the top pro class contain some of the most daring and tenacious racers. With money on the line as a further incentive pro racers routinely push themselves to the edge of their talents and often beyond at the highest speeds. In the amateur classes they may only have two or thee racers like that in each age class at the national level, making it easy for one or two racers to dominate the class he or she is in. They are often far out in front of the traffic, often straight out of the gate. With them being the fastest and most talented with only one or two other racers at their skill level, they often only have to worry about the obstacles themselves. In the top "AA" Pro class virtually every racer are at that same high level and have the fierce desire to dominate, to win, and have to worry about the other seven, who are just as fast as he is. As a result the pro class are much more aggressive with each other than in the other classes. Conversely they are less likely to back down. This results in highly aggressive moves to either stay in front or overtake, done at full speed backing down only when absolutely necessary with up to eight racers at a time. This of course could result in fierce wrecks incurring serious injury. Hence injuries up to and including broken limbs and collar bones are comparatively common if compared to even the top national amateurs. Many pros have had promising seasons and/or careers interrupted by serious injury. Darrell Young
Darrell Young
Darrell Young is a former American "Old School" professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981–1988 and 1991 to 1994.-Racing career milestones:----...
for example; or cut short totally as with Mike Poulson
Mike Poulson
Michael Poulson is an American "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981-1987.-Racing career milestones:...
and Robert Fehd. For a top pro to be as successful as Scott Clark was and not have serious injuries during his career is quite remarkable. Perhaps only Tinker Juarez
Tinker Juarez
David Juarez is a former professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer and current top mountain bike racer whose prime competitive years in BMX were from 1978 to 1984 and in mountain bike racing 1986 to the present. Since 1986, he has been a mountain bike racer and since late 2005, competing...
has a more impressive injury-free record, especially given he was a pioneering vertical freestyler as well as a racer.
Post BMX career
Like a lot of his fellow BMXers, his need for the thrill of racing did not end with his BMX career. Immediately after he retired from BMX in late 1986 he got involved in motorcycle speedwayMotorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
racing. Scott Clark has raced sprint
Sprint car racing
Sprint cars are high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt or paved tracks. Sprint car racing is popular in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa....
/midget
Midget car racing
Midget cars, also Speedcars in Australia, are very small race cars with a very high power-to-weight ratio and typically use four-cylinder engines.-Cars:Typically, these cars have 300 to 400 horsepower and weigh...
cars, motorcycle
Motorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...
, and drag racing
Drag racing
Drag racing is a competition in which specially prepared automobiles or motorcycles compete two at a time to be the first to cross a set finish line, from a standing start, in a straight line, over a measured distance, most commonly a ¼-mile straight track....
. He has even raced radio controlled model cars. Scott Clark did race in a few American Bicycle Association Veteran Pro races in the mid-1990s but a series of knee operations forced him to retire from any serious competition and race strictly for fun.
BMX and general press magazine interviews and articles
- "Top Pros Speak Out" BMX Action April 1982 Vol.7 No.4 pg.62 Joint interview with Stu ThomsenStu ThomsenStuart L. Thomsen was an American bicycle motocross racer.Stu Thomsen was one of the first of the "Old School" of professional BMX racers who gained fame in the early days of the sport beginning in 1974. His prime competitive years were from 1976-1985...
, Greg HillGreg A. HillGregory Alan Hill is a former "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1977 to 1989...
, Kevin McNeal, Eric RupeEric RupeEric Fitzgerald Rupe is an "Old School" American professional bicycle motocross racer. His prime competitive years were from 1978 to 1990....
, Brent PattersonBrent Patterson (BMX rider)Brent Hathaway Patterson is a former American "Old School" bicycle motocross racer....
, and Harry LearyHarry LearyHarry Clarence Leary Jr. was a "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer....
, speaking about various issues facing the racing world. - "Scott Clark" BMX Action July 1982 Vol.7 No.7 pg.36 A one page biographic side bar
- "Conversation with Scott Clark" Super BMX July 1981 Vol.8 No.7 pg.36
- "Product Analysis: B&B Electronic Practice Gate" BMX Action September 1984 Vol.9 No.9 pg.10
- "Redline's Scott Clark" Super BMX & Freestyle January 1985 Vo1.12 No.1 pg.38
- "Verbal Jammin' With Scott Clark" BMX Action February 1985 Vol.10 No.2 pg.64
BMX magazine covers
Bicycle Motocross News:- None
Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
- March 1981 Vol.8 No.3 (1) in main image. In top insert Perry KramerPerry KramerPerry Kramer is a former American "Old School" professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1974-1981....
head shot. (SBMX) - July 1981 Vol.8 No.7 (SBMX)
- January 1985 Vol.12 No.1 (SBMX&F) also in centerfold posing with soap operaSoap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
actress Cindy Gibb.
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
- September/October 1978 Vol.3 No.5 behind David ClintonDavid ClintonDavid Clinton is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1973 to 1979. Nicknamed "Dynamite" early in his career David Clinton could be truthfully said to be the sport's first true superstar...
in the lead and ahead of Harry LearyHarry LearyHarry Clarence Leary Jr. was a "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer....
in third place respectively. (BMXA) - December 1981 Vol.6 No.12
- May 1982 Vol.7 No.5 ahead of Harry LearyHarry LearyHarry Clarence Leary Jr. was a "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer....
, Clint MillerClint MillerClint Miller 1 is a former American "Old School" professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1976-1984....
, Denny Davidow, Gregg Grubbs and Tinker JuarezTinker JuarezDavid Juarez is a former professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer and current top mountain bike racer whose prime competitive years in BMX were from 1978 to 1984 and in mountain bike racing 1986 to the present. Since 1986, he has been a mountain bike racer and since late 2005, competing... - July 1982 Vol.7 No.7 with R.L.Osborn.
BMX Plus!:
- January 1980 Vol.3 No.1 This issue also was the debut of the long running Radical Rick comic stripComic stripA comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
. - November 1982 Vol.5 No.11
- May 1985 Vol.8 No.5 in circlar insert with Pete LoncarevichPete LoncarevichPeter Loncarevich is a former Bicycle Motocross racer. Loncarevich was an "Old School" professional BMX racer whose prime competitive years were from 1980 to 1994....
(1), Gary EllisGary EllisGary Leo Ellis Jr. was an American "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer.Ellis was one of the last of the "Old School" BMX racers whose careers started in the 1970s to early 1980s. His prime competitive years were from 1982-1996.Nickname: "The Lumberjack"...
(2), Tommy BrackensTommy BrackensTommy Lee Brackens is an American former professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer...
(36) Ronnie Anderson (13) & Eddy KingEddy KingEdward King is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1977 to 1985....
(67); freestyler Martin Aparijo insert; and freestyler Chris Meier as main image. - August 1985 Vol.8 No.8 with Mike Miranda, Harry LearyHarry LearyHarry Clarence Leary Jr. was a "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer....
, Pete LoncarevichPete LoncarevichPeter Loncarevich is a former Bicycle Motocross racer. Loncarevich was an "Old School" professional BMX racer whose prime competitive years were from 1980 to 1994....
, Robert Fehd and Billy GriggsBilly GriggsWilliam Luther Griggs is an American "Old School/Mid School" former professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1985 to 1996....
in separate inserts and together on a starting line in the top insert. - August 1986 Vol.9 No.8 (10) in insert ahead of Gary EllisGary EllisGary Leo Ellis Jr. was an American "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer.Ellis was one of the last of the "Old School" BMX racers whose careers started in the 1970s to early 1980s. His prime competitive years were from 1982-1996.Nickname: "The Lumberjack"...
and Shawn TexasShawn TexasShawn Patrick Texas was an American professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from -Racing career milestones:----...
(falling). Main image freestyler Ron Wilkerson.
Total BMX:
Bicycles and Dirt:
NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA membership publication):
Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL membership publication under two names):
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The official ABA membership publication under three names):
USBA Racer (The official USBA membership publication):