Gary Ellis
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Gary Leo Ellis Jr. was an American "Old School" professional bicycle motocross (BMX)
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". Like with Tommy Brackens
being nicknamed "The Human Dragster", "The Lumberjack" was coined for Ellis by the BMX "play by play" announcers at nationals. Due in part to his size, he was already 6' 2" tall and 190 lbs at 16 years of age (he would eventually settle at 6' 3"); the thick beard and mustache he could grow even at that young age and often grew throughout his career to help intimidate his opponents by looking meaner and older; the fact that he hailed from Tacoma, Washington, a stereotypically American Lumberjack
region of the United States
; and the apocryphal story that he sawed down a tree that was in the right of way of a practice track he was building in his front yard. The appellation stuck and he had it throughout the majority of his long 21 year career.
Started Racing: In 1977 at age 11. He saw a BMX display at a car show and he asked his father if he could race. His father, Gary Leo Ellis Sr., is a 1987 ABA Hall of Fame Inductee for the track operator with the longest continuously operating track in the country.
First local race result: Fourth place at the Tacoma Jaycees BMX track.
Sanctioning body: Northwest Bicycle Motocross Association (NWBMXA), a short lived regional governing body in Washington State.
First Race Bicycle: Schwinn Stingray.
First local win:
First national amateur win: At an American Bicycle Association
(ABA) in 15 Expert in Portland, Oregon
in 1981.
First Sponsor: Pedal Pushers Bike Shop in 1979.
Turned Professional: December 1983 at age 17.
First Pro race result: First place in junior "A" pro at the joint 1983 American Bicycle Association (ABA)/Canadian American Bicycle Association (CABA) Canadian-American BMX Championships pre race in Monroe, Washington
on December 10, 1983.
First Pro win: See above.
First Junior Pro* race result: See above.
First Junior Pro win: See above.
First Senior Pro** race result: Seventh place in "A" Pro at the National Bicycle League
(NBL) Celebrity Race For Childhelp USA/International in Azusa, California
on January 22, 1984. He moved himself up to "A" pro after the 1983 Jag World Super Bowl Championship which was held on December 29, 1983. This was a charity event.
First Senior Pro win: In 1989 Gary Ellis became the first ABA pro national No.1 in its history come from outside of California
.
Retired: November 1998 after the 1998 ABA Grand National, age 32.
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)
International Bicycle Motorcross Federation (IBMXF)
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
(NBA)
National Bicycle League
(NBL)
American Bicycle Association
(ABA)
United States Bicycle Motocross Association
(USBA)
International Bicycle Motorcross Federation (IBMXF)*
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
Independent Invitationals and Pro Series/single races
motorcycle. Unlike many former top pro BMXers, he has never raced again in BMX after his retirement in 1998, not even the Veteran and Masters classes in the ABA and NBL respectively, not even for fun. On the occasion of his last NBL race the 1998 NBL Grand National in which he scored a perfect 1-1-1 score, i.e. winning all three of the mains he made a vow not to come back after he retired. Many pros like Turnell Henry, Frank Post and Brian Patterson
raced after their official or unofficial retirements from BMX racing. Many like Stu Thomsen
just raced basically for fun once or twice a year. Some like Eric Rupe
and Harry Leary
made it a second career to race in the junior "A" pros and/or ABA's Veteran Pro and NBL's Masters classes. Unlike them Gary Ellis did not to come back:
As of November 2008 he has been as good as his word and not raced BMX in any capacity.
However, this does not mean he totally abandoned BMX. He became the non racing team manager of the Nirve BMX Team in early June 1999.
Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
BMX Plus!:
Total BMX:
Bicycles and Dirt:
Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:
NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA publication):
Bicycle Today & BMX Today (The official NBL publication under two names):
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The official ABA 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.
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". Like with Tommy Brackens
Tommy Brackens
Tommy Lee Brackens is an American former professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer...
being nicknamed "The Human Dragster", "The Lumberjack" was coined for Ellis by the BMX "play by play" announcers at nationals. Due in part to his size, he was already 6' 2" tall and 190 lbs at 16 years of age (he would eventually settle at 6' 3"); the thick beard and mustache he could grow even at that young age and often grew throughout his career to help intimidate his opponents by looking meaner and older; the fact that he hailed from Tacoma, Washington, a stereotypically American Lumberjack
Lumberjack
A lumberjack is a worker in the logging industry who performs the initial harvesting and transport of trees for ultimate processing into forest products. The term usually refers to a bygone era when hand tools were used in harvesting trees principally from virgin forest...
region of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
; and the apocryphal story that he sawed down a tree that was in the right of way of a practice track he was building in his front yard. The appellation stuck and he had it throughout the majority of his long 21 year career.
Racing career milestones
----Started Racing: In 1977 at age 11. He saw a BMX display at a car show and he asked his father if he could race. His father, Gary Leo Ellis Sr., is a 1987 ABA Hall of Fame Inductee for the track operator with the longest continuously operating track in the country.
First local race result: Fourth place at the Tacoma Jaycees BMX track.
Sanctioning body: Northwest Bicycle Motocross Association (NWBMXA), a short lived regional governing body in Washington State.
First Race Bicycle: Schwinn Stingray.
First local win:
First national amateur win: At an 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) in 15 Expert in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
in 1981.
First Sponsor: Pedal Pushers Bike Shop in 1979.
Turned Professional: December 1983 at age 17.
First Pro race result: First place in junior "A" pro at the joint 1983 American Bicycle Association (ABA)/Canadian American Bicycle Association (CABA) Canadian-American BMX Championships pre race in Monroe, Washington
Monroe, Washington
Monroe is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population as of 17,304 at the 2010 census.-History:The history of Monroe is intertwined with that of the Great Northern Railway which pushed over the Cascade Range at Stevens Pass and worked its way down the Skykomish River...
on December 10, 1983.
First Pro win: See above.
First Junior Pro* race result: See above.
First Junior Pro win: See above.
First Senior Pro** race result: Seventh place in "A" Pro at 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) Celebrity Race For Childhelp USA/International in Azusa, California
Azusa, California
Azusa 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 January 22, 1984. He moved himself up to "A" pro after the 1983 Jag World Super Bowl Championship which was held on December 29, 1983. This was a charity event.
First Senior Pro win: In 1989 Gary Ellis became the first ABA pro national No.1 in its history come from outside of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Retired: November 1998 after the 1998 ABA Grand National, age 32.
Amateur
- Pedal Pushers Bike Shop: 1979
- Robinson Racing Products: 1979-December 1981. Began as a co-sponsorship through his bike shop Pedal Pushers.
- Kuwahara Cycles, Ltd.: January 1982-Early September 1984. Turned pro while on Kuwhahara. "Kuwahara" means "Mulberry Meadows" in Japanese. The company is named after Sentaro Kuwahara who founded the company in 1916 in Osaka, Japan.
Professional
- Kuwahara Cycles, Ltd.: January 1982-Early September 1984. Ellis quit due to a salary dispute with Kuwhahara a week after the NBL Grand National held on September 1 & 2.
- Flying W (bike shop): September 8, 1984-September 22, 1984. Interim sponsor between Kuwhahara and Huffy.
- Huffy Corporation: September 23, 1984-March 20, 1986. Gary was sponsorless for over a month after Huffy dropped him.
- GT (Gary Turner) Racing & GT Bicycles/WD-40: April 27, 1986-November 1998.
Amateur
National Bicycle Association (NBA)- None
National Bicycle League (NBL)
- 1982 15 Expert Grandnational Champion
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
- 1982 16 Expert 2nd place Jag World Champion (ABA Sanctioned)
- 1983 17 & Over Expert Gold Cup Champion
- 1983 17 & Over Expert National No.1 Amateur*
- 1983 National No.2*
United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)
International Bicycle Motorcross Federation (IBMXF)
- 1983 16 & Over Expert World Champion
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*
- None
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
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)
- None
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)
- 1984 "A" pro Grandnational Champion
- 1987 "A" Pro Grandnational Champion
- 1988 "A" Pro Grandnational Champion
- 1988 National No.2 Pro
- 1989, 1994 National No.1 Pro
- 1998 Pro Class Grandnational Champion*
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)
- 1984 Canadian-American (Can-Am) Pro Champion.
- 1984 "AA" pro Grandnational Champion
- 1984 National No.2 Pro
- 1985 National No.3 Pro
- 1987 "AA" Pro Grandnational Champion
- 1988 "AA" Pro Grandnational Champion
- 1989 "AA" Pro U.S. Gold Cup West Champion
- 1989 "AA" Pro U.S. Gold Cup East Champion
- 1990 "AA" Pro U.S. Open West Champion
- 1989 National No.1 Pro Prize won: 1989 Chevy S-10 Pickup
- 1990 National No.1 Pro Prize won: 1990 Isuzu Pickup
- 1994 "AA" Pro Gold Cup West Champion
- 1994 "AA" Pro Grandnational Champion
- 1994 National No.1 Pro Prize won: 1995 Ford F150 Pick-up truck.
- 1995 National No.1 Pro* Prize Won: 1995 Jeep Wrangler
- 1994 Pro Supercup Champion Prize: Big Screen Television by Herda.
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 Motorcross Federation (IBMXF)*
- 1985, 1987, 1988, 1993 Pro World Champion
- 1995 20" Superclass Silver Medal World Champion
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*
- None (FIAC did not have a strictly professional division during its existence).
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
- None
Independent Invitationals and Pro Series/single races
- 1983 "B" Pro and Pro Trophy Jag Super Bowl World Champion
Notable accolades
- Named as one of BMX Actions "Terrible Ten" of the 10 world's fastest amateurs to watch in 1983 as potential future top pros.
- Named as one of BMX Actions "1984's Hottest Rookie Pros."
- 1990 BMX Plus! "Racer of the Year" with 61% of the vote receiving 846 votes of approximately 1,387 cast. Won a Yamaha RT-180 MX motorcycle.
- 1990 Go Number One Racer Award (NORA) Cup winner.
- 1991 BMX Plus! "Racer of the Year" with 42% of the vote. Total votes not given nor derivable. Won a custom painted helmet by Bob's Krazy Brush.
- 1994 & 1996 winner of the ABA BMXer magazine "Racer of the Year" award.
- 1995 BMX Plus! "Racer of the Year"
- 1996 BMX Plus! "Racer of the Year" with 22% of the votes cast. No total votes given.
- 1991 Go Number One Racer Award (NORA) Cup winner**
- 1998 Snap BMX Magazine*** NORA Cup winner with 20.2% of the vote. Total votes not given. Prize won: A Honda CR-125 motocross motorcycle.
- On the cover of 48 various BMX magazine covers. The July 1982 issue of BMX Plus! being his first one.
- Gary Ellis is an 1998 ABA Hall of Fame Inductee.
Significant injuries
- He has only three notable injuries over his career, which explains in part its 15 year longevity. Many pros like Mike PoulsonMike PoulsonMichael Poulson is an American "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981-1987.-Racing career milestones:...
for instance or even top amateurs have had otherwise promising careers cut short by multiple serious injuries. Some other top pros like 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...
who in addition to a 12 year BMX career went on to have a 20 year Mountain Bike Racing (MTB) and Road Racing careers has been fortunate to have remained remarkably injury free. However, Gary Ellis did have them:
- Had a hand injury that kept him out of the 1995 ABA Winternationals in Scottsdale, ArizonaScottsdale, ArizonaScottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...
(held on the weekend of March 19, 1996).
- Received a toe injury when the starting gate fell on it during a practice session at the 1996 UCI World Championships in Brighton, England. He stayed overnight in an English hospital before being flown back to the United States for surgery. He was laid up for approximately five months before returning to the circuit in November 1996.
Post BMX Career
Like many former BMXers they have either returned to Motorcycle Motocross or picked it up for the first time. Gary Ellis revisited it. He also likes to relax riding his Harley-DavidsonHarley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson , often abbreviated H-D or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer. Founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the first decade of the 20th century, it was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression...
motorcycle. Unlike many former top pro BMXers, he has never raced again in BMX after his retirement in 1998, not even the Veteran and Masters classes in the ABA and NBL respectively, not even for fun. On the occasion of his last NBL race the 1998 NBL Grand National in which he scored a perfect 1-1-1 score, i.e. winning all three of the mains he made a vow not to come back after he retired. Many pros like Turnell Henry, Frank Post and Brian Patterson
Brian Patterson
Brian Patterson is a former American "Old School" bicycle motocross racer.Brian Patterson is the younger of the most potent sibling combinations BMX has ever seen. With Brent the Brothers Patterson are the only brothers to both hold the National No.1 Pro title in any major BMX sanctioning body...
raced after their official or unofficial retirements from BMX racing. Many like Stu Thomsen
Stu Thomsen
Stuart 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...
just raced basically for fun once or twice a year. Some like 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 Harry Leary
Harry Leary
Harry Clarence Leary Jr. was a "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer....
made it a second career to race in the junior "A" pros and/or ABA's Veteran Pro and NBL's Masters classes. Unlike them Gary Ellis did not to come back:
BMX Plus!: Stu Thomsen retired from racing in '86 but he raced Pro Open at the Fallnationals a few years later. After this year is over and you retire, do you think you will race Pro again some time in the future...even just for fun?
Gary: No. When I'm done, I'm gonna be done. I'm not gonna go back out and do it again. I don't plan on it anyway.
--Gary Ellis BMX Plus! January 1999
As of November 2008 he has been as good as his word and not raced BMX in any capacity.
However, this does not mean he totally abandoned BMX. He became the non racing team manager of the Nirve BMX Team in early June 1999.
BMX and general press magazine articles and interviews
- "Gary Ellis: Kuwahara's Mr. Low Key" BMX Plus! October 1983 Vol.6 No.9* pg.40
- "Sharpshootin'" side bar. BMX Action April 1984 Vol.9 No.4 pg.69
- "Interview: Gary Ellis" BMX Action May 1984 Vol.9 No.5 pg.56
- Mini-interview BMX Action August 1985 Vol.10 No.8 pg.46 Commentary on his race performance.
- "Interview With A Pro World Champion" Super BMX Presents The 1985 World Championship Winter 1985 pg.70 This was a Special Edition published by Challenge Publications devoted to covering the 1985 IBMXF World Championships.
- "Tom and Gary: Not to be confused with the cat and mouse" BMX Action February 1987 Vol.12 No.2 pg.64 Joint interview with Tommy Brackens.
- "Gary Ellis..." BMX Action December 1987 Vol.12 No.12 pg.24
- "Get To Know Gary Ellis" BMX Action June 1988 Vol.13 No.6 pg.18
- Gold Cup West mini interview. American BMXer November 1989 Vol.11 No.10 pg.18 & 29 Very brief interviews taken after Gold Cup wins.
- "Gary Ellis: Winning's His Business And Business Is Good" American BMXer December 1990 Vol.12 No.11 pg.30
- "Final NBL A Pro Standings" BMX Plus! January 1990 Vol.13 No.1 pg.67 Brief interview with Ellis describing how it felt to win the NBL pro title. Included is a list of the top 10 pros of the NBL in 1989.
- "The Lumberjack" BMX Plus! April 1990 Vol.13 No.4 pg.42
- Gary Ellis's BMX Plus! "Racer of the Year" interview BMX Plus! June 1991 Vol.14 No.6 pg.44
- "Gary Ellis" BMX Plus! August 1994 Vol.17 No.8 pg.63
- "Gary Ellis: At home with 'The Lumberjack'" BMX Plus! April 1995 Vol.18 No.4 pg.56
- "Gary Goes Aluminum!" BMX Plus! July 1995 Vol.18 No.7 pg.54 Mini interview where Gary discuss his switch from chromoly to aluminum bicycle frames.
- "Number One: Gary Ellis" Snap BMX Magazine March/April 1996 Vol.3 Iss.2 No.9 Short interview with Ellis after his winning the 1995 ABA No.1 Pro title focusing on the ABA's denial of awarding Christophe LévêqueChristophe LevequeChristophe Lévêque is a French professional "Mid/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1990-2003...
the title. - "Gary Ellis Here And Now, The Number One Rider" Snap BMX Magazine January/February 1998 Vol. 5 Iss.1 No.20 pg.47
- "Gary Ellis The Lumberjack prepares to hang up his ax" BMX Rider Fall 1998 Vol.1 No.1 (Premier issue) pg.55
- "When He's Gone, He's Really Gone..." BMX Plus! January 1999 Vol.22 No.1 pg.45
BMX magazine covers
Bicycle Motocross News:- None
Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
- Super BMX Presents The 1985 World Championship Winter 1985. (47) in the lead with Harry LearyHarry LearyHarry Clarence Leary Jr. was a "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer....
(85) in the rear foreground in second, Brian PattersonBrian PattersonBrian Patterson is a former American "Old School" bicycle motocross racer.Brian Patterson is the younger of the most potent sibling combinations BMX has ever seen. With Brent the Brothers Patterson are the only brothers to both hold the National No.1 Pro title in any major BMX sanctioning body...
to Gary's left in third and Eric RupeEric RupeEric Fitzgerald Rupe is an "Old School" American professional bicycle motocross racer. His prime competitive years were from 1978 to 1990....
in fourth to Harry Leary's behind/left. - January 1988 Vol.15 No.1 with Eric RupeEric RupeEric Fitzgerald Rupe is an "Old School" American professional bicycle motocross racer. His prime competitive years were from 1978 to 1990....
. In inset Freestyler Denny Howell.(SBMX&F) - September 1988 Vol.15 No.9 with Charles TownsendCharles Townsend (BMX racer)Charles Heath Townsend is an "Old School/Mid School" former professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1985 to 1996....
and Greg HillGreg A. HillGregory Alan Hill is a former "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1977 to 1989...
(SBMXF) In insert freestyler Matt HoffmanMat HoffmanMat Hoffman is an American BMX rider considered one of the best vert-ramp riders in the history of the sport. He is nicknamed "The Condor" and owns the BMX Freestyle brand Hoffman BMX Bikes, based out of Oklahoma City, OK.-Bio:...
.
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
- January 1987 Vol.l2 No.1 (BMXA)
- December 1988 Vol.13 No.12 (BMXA)
- April 1990 Vol.1 Iss.6 main image. In insert freestyler Matt Hoffman (Go).
- September 1990 Vol.1 Iss.11 in insert. Main images is freestyler Rick Moliterno (Go).
BMX Plus!:
- July 1982 Vol.5 No.7 Gary's first cover ever.
- May 1985 Vol.8 No.5 in 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....
, Tommy BrackensTommy BrackensTommy Lee Brackens is an American former professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer...
, Ronnie Anderson & Eddy KingEddy KingEdward King is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1977 to 1985....
; Scott ClarkScott Clark (BMX rider)Scott Clark is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1978 to 1985....
in circular insert; freestyler Martin Aparijo insert; and freestyler Chris Meier as main image. - December 1985 Vol.8 No.12 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....
(16) and Tommy BrackensTommy BrackensTommy Lee Brackens is an American former professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer...
(3). Also Dizz Hicks and Brian Scura (building quarter pipe) in separate inserts. - August 1986 Vol.9 No.8 In insert behind Scott ClarkScott Clark (BMX rider)Scott Clark is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1978 to 1985....
(10) and Shawn Texas (falling). Main image freestyler Ron Wilkerson. - September 1986 Vol.9 No.9 in photo composite behind Greg HillGreg A. HillGregory Alan Hill is a former "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1977 to 1989...
(1), Tommy BrackensTommy BrackensTommy Lee Brackens is an American former professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer...
, Eric RupeEric RupeEric Fitzgerald Rupe is an "Old School" American professional bicycle motocross racer. His prime competitive years were from 1978 to 1990....
(1) and unidentified (15). Freestyler Eddie FiolaEddie FiolaEdward Lynn Fiola in Bellflower, California, USA was a professional freestyle BMX rider in the 1980s and a film stuntman....
"above" them. - December 1986 Vol.9 No.12. (1x) in top insert ahead of unidentified (7). In separate insert freestyle Ken Powers. Main Image: Scott Towne.
- August 1987 Vol.10 No.8 in bottom insert (6) slightly ahead of Greg Hill (3) and ahead of Charles TownsendCharles Townsend (BMX racer)Charles Heath Townsend is an "Old School/Mid School" former professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1985 to 1996....
(CW) and ahead of unidentified (23). Top insert freestyler John Ludvigson; Main image: freestyler Matt HoffmanMat HoffmanMat Hoffman is an American BMX rider considered one of the best vert-ramp riders in the history of the sport. He is nicknamed "The Condor" and owns the BMX Freestyle brand Hoffman BMX Bikes, based out of Oklahoma City, OK.-Bio:...
. - May 1989 Vol.12 No.5
- March 1990 Vol.13 No.3
- October 1991 Vol.14 No.10 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....
, Todd Corbitt & Steve VeltmanSteve VeltmanStephen James Veltman is a former American "Old School/Mid School" professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981–1983 and 1989 to 1998...
. - July 1992 Vol.15 No.7 (2)in left center insert behind 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) and ahead of two unidentifies (4) & (13). In right center insert unidentifieds; in bottom insert unidentifieds; in top insert freestyler Matt HoffmanMat HoffmanMat Hoffman is an American BMX rider considered one of the best vert-ramp riders in the history of the sport. He is nicknamed "The Condor" and owns the BMX Freestyle brand Hoffman BMX Bikes, based out of Oklahoma City, OK.-Bio:...
. - December 1992 Vol.15 No.12 (2) in top insert center in a dead tie 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) in foreground and Charles Townsend (3) in background. In right center insert Tim Judge circa 1984; in bottom left insert unidentified BMXer and MXer. Main image freestylers Brian Blyther & Ron Wilkerson in 1986. - February 1994 Vol.17 No.2 in second place in background slightly behind 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....
and ahead of unidentified racer in third place. - May 1994 Vol.17 No.5 ahead of the Foster Brothers Alan (4) in third & Brian in second place.
- August 1994 Vol.17 No.8 in foreground with Eric CarterEric CarterEric Robert Carter is a former American professional "Old/Mid School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1983 to 1998...
in background. - March 1995 Vol.18 No.3
Total BMX:
Bicycles and Dirt:
- March 1983 Vol.1 No.7 in inset with Unidentified racer. Main picture: Steve VeltmanSteve VeltmanStephen James Veltman is a former American "Old School/Mid School" professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981–1983 and 1989 to 1998...
. - September 1984 Vol.2 No.10 with Cheri ElliottCheri ElliottCheri Elliott was an American champion female bicycle motocross racer in the 1980s, and a champion Downhill and Slalom mountain bike racer in the 1990s and early 2000s. During her BMX career, she spent most of her racing career on the national circuit with the Skyway Recreation factory team...
and Brit Audeoud in separate frames.
Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:
- November/December 1995 Vol.2 No.6 Iss.7
NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA publication):
Bicycle Today & BMX Today (The official NBL publication under two names):
- Bicycle Today September 1989
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The official ABA publication under three names):
- American BMXer January/February 1986 Vol.8 No.1
- American BMXer March 1987 Vol.9 No.2 (3) ahead of Charles Townsend (15) in second, obscured unidentified in third and Todd Slavik (4) in fourth place.
- American BMXer December 1990 Vol.12 No.11
USBA Racer: (The official USBA membership publication):