Taylor Wolcott
Age: 18
Hometown:
Wichita, Kansas
Local Track:
Emery Park Bmx
Class:
Elite Women, Girl Pro
Favorite Racing Memory’s:
- 2001 Grand’s
- 2008 N.A.G 5 Challenge
- All the SX races
Accomplishments:
- Nag 1
- Multi – ABA World Champion, State, Roc, District, Gold/Redline Cup
- Nag 5 Winner
- 2009 UCI World Podium
- 2010 UCI Jr. Women 4th Place
Favorite Place To Ride:
Anywhere I can have fun, and progress in my riding.
Other Hobbies:
Hanging out with friends, basketball, spending time with family.
Brian Pascal
Raced in one of the first BMX races in Wichita back in 1975 placing first place at his first race. Raced in some kind of competitive bike race ever year since.
From 1975 to 1982 Brian continued racing and became one of the best riders in the mid-west. At the age of 17 while a senior at Wichita South high he turned PRO. He won his first PRO race at the local track called Sprockets Raceway
He raced the local races when it was the norm to have eight pros on the gate every Saturday at Sprockets Raceway and about once a month by just traveling to Oklahoma City or Kansas City the races could pull in 20 PRO's with first place on Saturday and Sunday paying $350 for each win.
In 1984 Brian dedicated the year to chase the ABA - AA PRO title earning the 1984 National No. 5. Rank for ABA PRO's against riders from California earning him the nickname "Kansas Kid".
Brian is glad he can be here today to share some of the rich history Wichita has around BMX and spend some time with his lifetime friends in the sport. When you talk about the PRO's from Wichita, three names come to mind first, Matt Sullivan- Lonnie Moore - and Brian, on any day in the early 80's any one of these guys could win, and Brian puts these two up there with the toughest competitors he ever raced and he raced the best of the sport while in the pro ranks.
Many thanks go out to EVERY track operator the years, without them the sport would not be available to the racers. And most of all the sponsor ship from the local bike shop BICYCLE X CHANGE, the shop has sponsored Brian for over 35 years and continues provide the best support a racer or team could expect at the local level.
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Lonny Moore
Started racing in 1974, competed against Brian Pascal, it was the first race for both of us, kind of neat.
Turned pro at the age of 16 and toured with Free Agent in 1984.
Toured with Factory TRS in 1985.
Turned AA Pro during the summer tour in 1984 becoming the youngest AA Pro in the ABA. Major Pro wins Harrisburg, Pennslvannia and Salt Lake City, Utah.
Highlight of Lonny's racing career came at the 1985 Grands Pro Spectacular on Friday night, winning first round against several of the pro I once looked up to, Stu Thomsen, Scott Clark, Harry Learyand Gary Ellis.
At the 1985 Grands he made the main event in Pro Cruiser to finish 3rd. Slowly pulled away from BMX for three years and came back in 1987 to race the East Coast Nationals in Depford New Jersey. Lonny ended his pro racing career in 1990 racing part time for White Bear Racing.
These days you'll see Lonny at the track cheering for his daughter, Maelyn, who started racing this year.
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Pete Espinoza
Bmx career started 1976.
Bicycle-X-Change FACTORY TEAM
1977-1984
Raced NBA summer tour Northern California 1979.
ABA Redline summer tour 1979.
ABA PRO 1981-1984 (KANSAS FIRST GROUP ABA PROS)
SE Racing Factory Support Team 1993- 1995 (Internal Sponsor Perry" P.K. Ripper" Kramer ABA Hall Of Famer)
Alliant Bicycles Factory Support Team 1996-1998 (Mike Devitt Team Owner ABA Hall Of Famer)
Six Time Kansas State Cruiser Class Champion
These days you'll see Pete still racing at the track and cheering for his son, Max.
A Very Special thanks to Mike Scanga, BICYCLE-X-CHANGE for 35 years of racing sponsorship and support!!! |
Mike Allred
Mike the “Missile” Allred started racing in 1983 at Sprockets BMX in Derby and continued till 2000, started again in 2009 to present
Pro: 1995 - 2000
First team Mike rode for: BXC - Other teams: Kastan, Co-GT, B&E, Peddle Power, S&S, MH Factory
Accomplishments: 3X Gold Cup Champ,
5X NAG top five,
State Champ on 20” and 24” bikes from 1988 thru 1994.
4th place World Cup.
Mike remembers the first time heading down what seemed to be a massive starting hill at Sprockets BMX and trying not to hit the brakes too hard before the first jump. He ended up 3rd and quickly learned to not hit the brakes and pedal harder. After a short while Sprockets closed and Mike’s competitive nature took off while racing Dukes BMX located on the north end of Wichita.
For the next few seasons Mike spent his time improving his skills at local and surrounding state tracks competing in double and triple points racing and studying some of his favorite riders like Brian Pascal, Lonny Moore and Jason Jordan. In 1987 Duke’s BMX closed and Emery Park was built allowing Mike to once again learn a new track. In 1987 Mike was asked to be on the BXC team and attended his first national ever which was the Grand’s in OKC. Over the following years Mike moved up through the State and National rankings which included national wins on class and cruiser and numerous podium finishes against guys like Greg Romero, Kyle Bennett and Randy Stumpfhauser.
In 1995 Mike turned A Pro and over the next five years he achieved some podium finishes and main event qualifiers. During this time he lived with Bryan Parks and they both traveled and competed together at ABA national events. In 2000 at a Wichita national at the Kansas Coliseum Mike decided to hang up the helmet and gloves as a Pro and focus on a college and career.
In 2009 Mike decided to “clip in” for the first time and re-classified to amateur status.
Today Mike spends his time raising a family (Will 6, Warren 4, Emelia 2) with his wife Priscilla and when he has the chance he likes to rub elbows with some of his old friends at nearby nationals and local races.
Mike would like to thank everyone that has supported him over the years whether it was sponsors like Mike Scanga at Bicycle-X-Change or BMX Moms like Sharon Whitted. He is also thankful for being a part of the Emery Park family over the years. The BMX family is truly what makes BMX such a great sport. |
Jason Whitted
Jason started racing in August of 1984 as a 6 Novice at Sprockets BMX. His first national was the Grands that year where he finished 3rd place.
In 1986 as a 8 intermediate he won his first Gold Cup (now Redline Cup) #1 plate, first Race of Champions #1 plate, and first Grand Nationals. That win turned him expert and like many of the kids after becoming expert, struggled very hard and couldn't make any experts mains until he was 11 years old. Thankfully his mom, who worked part time for ABA at national events, and his dad made him stick with and he began finishing top 4 in about 60% of the races. It wasn't until he was 13 that he ever won an expert national event but after that, it seemed to finally click.
He won the ROC again in 1992 and 1995, the Gold Cup 3 more times in 1993, 1995, and 1996. He won National Age Group #1 a total of 5 times (3 in cruiser, 2 in class) between 1993 and 1997 and won the first ever ABA World Cup of BMX in 1994.  He was also the first male rider to win the Top Gun jacket that ABA use to give out for qualifying for 4 open, 4 cruiser, and 4 class mains, and was fortunate enough to win the Grand Nationals 3 more times, 1993, 1994, and 1995, the latter win earning him the cover of the American BMXer.However, one of his proudest moments was traveling to London, England to race in the NBL Worlds where he finished 2nd in Junior mens with a rider count of 126 riders, Jason says he's glad he never had to race 1/16 mains again.
Jason turned A pro in 1997 and took 2 seconds in his first race and won both days at his second race, in Wichita at the Coliseum. Yes, they used to set up a race course at the Kansas Coliseum. As a pro, his career wasn't as long or as win filled as his amateur times however he was ranked by Gork Barrette from Redline in the early 2000's in a magazine article as #71 of the top 100 riders of the 90's. Unfortunately, lack of sponsorship, school, and work forced his professional retirement until he came back as a 28-35 expert in 2009 racing part time.
Of course I will always be in debt to my parents for funding me for the vast majority of my years, however I was fortunate to have sponsors like Race Ready from 1986-1988, Ralph's Bicycles from 1988-1994, Elf Factory from 1994-1995, Lowey Axles from 1995-1998, and a small time on Revolution Bikes from 1999-2000. |
Tracy Rice
Raced BMX throughout the Midwest from 1982 to 1996. Started racing at Sprockets Raceway on a Roger DeCoster 20 inch from The Bicycle Exchange East.
Soon after he began working as a mechanic at Bikes & Things in Haysville to fund his new habit. Tracy participated in the construction of the Emery Park track in 1987 and was heavily involved with track maintenance and operation through the years that followed.
His father who was a Tool and Die Maker purchased a milling machine and lathe for a home shop in the garage and soon after in 1989 they began building prototype bike parts. The demand for the hand crafted stems and unique seat post clamps quickly surged out of control and by 1992 they conducted sales literally world wide through a simple one page mail out flyer, not bad for the days before the World Wide Web. Their little garage company was known as Hardcore Machine Works and sported the stylized skull and crossed wrenches that Tracy created as the logo. They were the cosponsor for many bike shop teams in the Midwest and even some in Europe.
Tracy achieved the title of Kansas State Champion for 7 consecutive years, 5 of which were dual titles for both 20 inch and Cruiser. The weekend of the 1992 Kansas State Championship Finals he scored five 1st place wins, took 1st place at the 1992 ABA Grand Nationals as well as Race of Champions allowing him to run the ROC #1 for 1993. In 1995 several of the older riders made the transition to Pro it seemed to give all of them a new competitive edge, yet still have a lot of fun.
Over the years Tracy rode and competed it many other two wheeled adventures including Bicycle Trials and off road MTB Racing and still ride today on both a full suspension and dirt jumper. |
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