Well, I'm just your average 41 year old guy who works hard for a living but has BMX on his mind all the time. I got my first "BMX" bike in 1975, it was a Huffy Pro Thunder. In 1977 I got a Murray Top Cat with that "unique" motorcycle look with shocks and a gas tank and all. I started reading Minicycle/BMX Action and that was it for me. 32 years later and I am still ate up with this sport.
My first race was Sept. 14, 1980. I'll never forget it. I raced consistently up until I got a steady girlfriend in '83 and then it got more and more scarce. My last race of my first era was 1986. I didn't race again until 2002. My only regret in life is taking those 16 years off. I haven't stopped racing since '02 and I don't plan on retiring anytime soon. As a matter of fact, I'll stop racing when I'm not able to pedal my bike.