sanctioning bodies (NBA, NBL, ABA). At least one book was published by him: "Stu Thomsen's Book of BMX" (1985) He was one of the founding members of the Professional Racing Organization (PRO). He is a 1986 inductee of the ABA BMX Hall of Fame. He is also a 1998 inductee of the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame, the first BMX racer to be so honored. He now a 2008 NBL BMX Hall of Fame inductee, making him the first BMXer to be inducted into the Hall of Fames of three major Cycling organizations. Thomsen is also credited with the first documented Aerial (180 degree turn in the air and returning in forward) in a skatepark in the late 1970s. Thomsen was featured in the BMX documentary "Joe Kid on a Stingray" in 2005. The title of the film was taken from a comment he made during an interview. *In the early years of the NORA cup the year the balloting was done and tallied was the year it was considered awarded. In 1984 it was switched to when the winner of the cup was presented to the public in BMX Action magazine (usually in the February or March issue) the following year it was considered awarded and not during the closing months of the previous year when the voting and tally takes place. This was done to give the rider (and the winners of No. 1 bicycle and No. 1 Factory Team) maximum publicity and advantage financially. Therefore, under the new system Stu Thomsen was awarded NORA in 1980 and 1982. BMX-related product lines 1977: The SE Racing Stu Thomsen Replica-1 (STR-1). The STR-1 was developed and tested by Thomsen. After Thomsen left SE Racing the frame was rechristened the "Quadangle." Product Evaluation: BMX Action January 1983 Vol. 8 No. 1 p. 14 Model year 1983 BMX Bi-Weekly Vol. 3 No. 13 p. 12 (British Publication) Model Year 1983 BMX Plus! August 1984 Vol. 7 No. 8 p. 33 Model year 1984 1982: Redline Stu Thomsen Replica STR Series "Stu Bars". 1984: The Huffy Stu Thomsen Model signature line frame and fork and complete bicycles. product evaluation: American BMXer September 1984 Vol. 7 No. 8 pp. 19, 21. BMX Plus! December 1986 Vol. 9 No. 10 p. 28 1986: ODI Inc. Collector's Signature Series Grips. Notable injuries Bad ankle sprain prior to competing in the Yamaha Bicycle Gold cup