Late 80's to the mid 90's ol skooler back at it after 20+ yrs. From Jacksonville, FL. Track: Jacksonville BMX. Practice / race on Tuesdays & Fridays. Prior experience: 10-14 N / I & 14-16 X.

Māris Štrombergs (born March 10, 1987 in Valmiera, Latvia) is a professional BMX racer - hailing from Latvia but currently living in Murrieta, California. In the 2008 Summer Olympics (held in Beijing, China), Maris became the first Olympic champion in BMX cycling. Earlier that year, he’d won the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships - also held in China. By doing so, Maris became the first Latvian-born Olympian to ever win a Gold medal - instantly boosting him up to Superhero status in his home country. Four years later, he prolonged his Olympic title by winning the gold medal in the 2012 London Olympic games - completely dominating the main event, and doing a great job of holding off Sam Willoughby for the win. Upon returning from the 2012 Olympics, Strombergs was greeted by thousands of fans in his hometown Valmiera - and whenever he visits back home in Latvia, he is a huge recognizable, sports celebrity.

Since a very young age, Australian Sam Willougby’s dream had been to race in the USA and become the No.1 Pro. It’s been a long and tedious journey - one that he has worked very hard to achieve. Incredibly, he’s made it come true. In fact, that dream has come true three times so far. While working his way to the top of the Australian ranks, Sam became the first rider to win back-to-back Junior World Titles (2008 and 2009), before moving up to the Elite ranks. It was in 2010 - now with full factory support from Redline Bicycles, that Sam won his first No.1 pro title in America. His soaring 2011 results helped pull Australia to the highest ranked BMX nation - and Sam capped things off with a UCi World Championship; only three months out from the London Games. Full of confidence, Willoughby made his Olympic debut in London where he would again tackle the world’s best, and did his best to chase down Latvia’s Maris Strombergs. Sam wound up with a silver, for his first Olympic try - and upon returning to his new home in the U.S., proceeded to win another National No.1 Pro title in USA BMX. 2013 could very well be Sam’s best year ever; as he kicked off Day 2 of the Winternationals with a AA-pro win and wouldn’t stop winning until 13 races later. Sitting out Southpark to prepare for the Worlds, officially ended Sam’s win-streak, but he would start a new one with a late-season charge of 5 consecutive wins, clinching yet another No.1 Pro Championship. His 13-consec win-streak would shatter the previous Pro record, held by John Purse - and his 18 Win total for the year places him in 2nd place for “most wins” in a season. While the 2013 Cup was his third ever, his 2-in-a-row feat places Sam in good company - joining Brian Patterson, Gary Ellis, Pete Loncarevich, Christophe Leveque, Warwick Stevenson and Bubba Harris. While Sam surely has nothing else to prove - and has already put his name in the BMX history books, he’s definitely not done dominating the sport. There was a lot on the line in 2014: Could Sam tie Bubba Harris’ lone record of 3-in-a-row? At the same time, would he put a 4th No.1 Cup in his collection amd add his name alongside Ellis and Loncarevich as the only 4-in-a-lifetime Pro Champions? Sam went to Tulsa looking like the favorite - winning the 2014 ROC, but was struggling a bit out of the gate in a couple of races. Unfortunately, a bad gate start in the all important Grands semi forced Sam to make up some ground from mid-pack, and while in the 4th place transfer spot he would up casing the berm-jump and going OTB. His weekend, his year and his quest for a record-setting No.1 Pro title was no over. In 2015, Sam is again on target for the No.1 title - and we'll find out in November if he can earn himself a 4th No.1 Pro championship.

Racing off and on since 1980. Awarded Top 50 medal District in Class for 1982 season #38. Earned 3rd in State Final & Overall Intermediate Class for 2013. Tied for 3rd in Cruiser for State in 2015(due to scoring early received 4th). Earned 4th in State for 46-50 Cruiser and 46+ Intermediate for 2016. Occasionally nick named "Ironman" for racing as many as 10 motos in one day or racing both cruiser and class in a local events with only 3-15 total motos for the day. Also been referred as the "Dingo Warrior" by Greg Harrison while racing the Dingo cruiser in 2015-2016. Called "Jazzy Jeff" by Larry Walker in 2016. -Raced a Diamond Back and Blazer both 20" in 81-83. -Raced a 98 Diamond Back Reactor 24" in 99-00. -Raced a Diamond Back Viper 20" and Reactor 24" in 2010-11. -Raced a Dingo Cruiser 2012-16. -Raced an 2008 Answer Anarchy 20" 2012-14,2016. -Raced a Kastan Mosh 24" in 2015. -Raced a FreeAgent Ambush 24" by 10/2015-2016 -Racing a Dingo Pro XL 20" 2015+ -Raced 1st year Clipped-in pedals 2015+(1981-2014 on flats). -Raced a green BlackCrown 20" 2016 -Racing a Dingo Expert 24" 2016 -Raced a 20" Anarchy Riot Pro 2014 in 2016. -Raced a 20" Anarchy Riot Pro 2014 in 2019. Records: 2016 - 28 local races on Cruiser and 17 in Class prior to July 15th. - 52+ races for year on Cruiser. - 72+ races for year on both 20" & 24" bikes. - 4 Race for Life events. Donated over $350. Personal Records: Awarded Top 50 medal District in Class for 1982 season #38. ROCQ "Race of Champions Qualified" 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 2016 - Clipped in 95% of the season. - Three of a Kind: #4 State Championship in Cruiser 46-50, State #4 Intermediate 46+ and #4 District Cruiser. - 5478 points in district cruiser for 2016 - Entire family of 4 raced two events 11/12/2016 for a total of 24 motos. We all placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the races. Double Trifecta. 2017 - #191 in Class - #47 in Cruiser 2018 -moved myself up from 1 Intermediate win to Expert on 2018 SQR. -No cruiser racing plans for 2018. 2019 -from last in Class (395 to 121st) and Cruiser (99 to 46th) to in 5-7 races.

I was hooked at the very first event I attended to watch my grandsons... Little did I know I would be a noobie in only a few short weeks, now I cant get enough...

Richard Cason Age: 43 Hometown: Brunswick, GA Hometrack: Jacksonville BMX Bike: GHP G1 XXL 20” Novice

New home track peninsula indoor BMX. Port Orchard, W

My name is Thaddaeus Jude "The Dude" Crafts. My home track is Jacksonville BMX here in sunny Florida. I have been riding a bike as long as I can remember and started hitting it from the gate at just 3yrs old and was an expert by the age of 5. I love enjoying the company of my teammates and taking home lots of trophies having dominated my class in the Florida series for the past 4 years. I am often the last one to make a lap at the track before closing time and my other interests include Basketball and knitting.