same type of trouble he did as a young boy, being involved in petty crimes including shoplifting and stealing bicycles. As noted, he credits BMX for saving him from a life of crime. "If it hadn't been for BMX I'd probably still be in the barrio smoking, lying, drinking and stealing." "We all need to remember the little guys, the small kids. They're the future of this sport. That's who I'm really doing it all for." --Both Bobby Encinas Super BMX April 1981. As far back as the summer of 1974 when he had only been racing for ten months, Bicycle Motocross News predicted that he would be the Henry Kissinger of BMX: "We fell that a manufacturer would not only be getting an expert rider, but a great public relations person - perhaps the Henry Kissinger of bicycle motocross!" --Bicycle Motocross News July 1974. Several BMX superstars have followed in Bobby Encinas's footsteps, including Perry Kramer and Mike Poulson. Greg Hill's Speed Clinics are a modern descendant of Bobby's first works. BMX press magazine interviews and articles "Personality Profile: Bobby Encinas" Bicycle Motocross News July 1974 Vol.1 No.2 p. 6 Minicycle/BMX Action September 1976 Vol.3 No.9. "Ask the Experts...: 'What type of tires do you use?'" BMX Plus! January 1979 Vol.2 No.1 p. 51 Brief article on what brand and size of tires he uses racing. "The Bobby Encinas Story" Bicycle Motocross Action April 1978 Vol.3 No.2 p. 34 "BMX Is My Life" Super BMX April 1981 Vol.8 No.4, p. 37 BMX magazine covers Bicycle Motocross News: October 1974 Vol.1 No.5 with David Clinton January 1975 Vol.2 No.1 with David Clinton, John George and Jack Shannon. March 1978 Vol.4 No.3 behind John George. This was the last issue of BMX News published. Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX: April 1981 Vol.8 No.4 main image. Racer Tim Judge in top corner insert.(SBMX) Bicycle Motocross Action: & Go June 1977 Vol.1 No.3 (BMXA) September 1979 Vol.3 No.7 (BMXA) February 1981 Vol.6 No.2 (54) second from right in fourth place behind John Crews (53) leading, Scot Breithaupt (23) in second, Kenny Nachman (142) in third, and ahead of Seth Buccieri (5) in fifth. BMX Plus!: None Total BMX: Bicycles and Dirt: (ABA Publication) None NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA membership publication under two names): Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL membership publication under two names): ABA Action, American