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977:NBmxA World
898:Stu Thomsen
825:Stu Thomsen
779:Scott Clark
775:Harry Leary
763:Stu Thomsen
282:See above.
260:Turned Pro:
1271:Categories
1232:BMX Action
1105:BMX Action
1031:References
1024:USBA Racer
926:Total BMX:
904:following.
887:BMX Plus!:
839:Super BMX:
797:BMX Action
786:BMX Action
759:BMX Action
752:BMX Action
745:BMX Action
602:BMX Action
581:Brent won
333:Cyclepath:
91:Discipline
54:1963-04-09
1220:BMX Plus!
1117:BMX Plus!
1048:BMX Plus!
1016:Greg Hill
991:BMX Today
971:NBA World
920:BMX Plus!
909:Tim Judge
900:and with
771:Eric Rupe
767:Greg Hill
731:BMX Plus!
684:Eddy King
447:Eddy King
161:1978-1986
153:1977-1978
128:1976-1977
123:Cyclepath
102:BMX Racer
1066:Archived
881:. (BMXA)
874:. (BMXA)
646:Injured
641:shoulder
639:Injured
110:Off Road
1259:at the
386:Amateur
327:Amateur
188:racer.
988:&
974:&
956:&
849:&
836:&
777:, and
700:&
682:&
78:Weight
70:Height
790:Brian
656:Brian
650:at a
526:(UBR)
503:(ABA)
482:(NBL)
461:(NBA)
378:Note:
319:Note:
209:Note:
193:Brian
1014:and
965:None
698:Alan
689:Eric
680:Mike
648:knee
414:None
341:1976
335:1976
136:1977
120:1976
99:Role
48:Born
852:Go:
437:in
1273::
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1055:^
1038:^
773:,
765:,
449:.
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199:.
56:)
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947:.
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911:.
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