Magazine, by acquiring the rights to the NORA Cup, became the spiritual heir to BMX Action/Freestylin magazine, which ceased publication in 1992 as GO magazine. Significant injuries He has only three notable injuries over his career, which explains in part its 15-year longevity. Many pros like Mike Poulson for instance or even top amateurs have had otherwise promising careers cut short by multiple serious injuries. Some other top pros like Tinker Juarez who in addition to a 12-year BMX career went on to have a 20-year mountain bike racing (MTB) and road racing careers has been fortunate to have remained remarkably injury free. However, Gary Ellis did have them: Had a hand injury that kept him out of the 1995 ABA Winternationals in Scottsdale, Arizona (held on the weekend of March 19, 1996). Received a toe injury when the starting gate fell on it during a practice session at the 1996 UCI World Championships in Brighton, England. He stayed overnight in an English hospital before being flown back to the United States for surgery. He was laid up for approximately five months before returning to the circuit in November 1996. Racing traits and habits As a professional he was described as emotionless at races. Post BMX career Like many former BMXers they have either returned to motorcycle motocross or picked it up for the first time. Gary Ellis revisited it. He also likes to relax riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Unlike many former top pro BMXers, he has never raced again in BMX after his retirement in 1998, not even the Veteran and Masters classes in the ABA and NBL respectively, not even for fun. On the occasion of his last NBL race the 1998 NBL Grand National in which he scored a perfect 1-1-1 score, i.e. winning all three of the mains he made a vow not to come back after he retired. Many pros like Turnell Henry, Frank Post and Brian Patterson raced after their official or unofficial retirements from BMX racing. Many like Stu Thomsen just raced basically for fun once or twice a year. Some like Eric Rupe and Harry Leary made it a second career to race in the junior "A" pros and/or ABA's Veteran Pro and NBL's Masters classes. Unlike them Gary Ellis did not come back: BMX Plus!: Stu Thomsen retired from racing in '86 but he raced Pro Open at the Fallnationals a