both ceased to exist as independent entities being integrated into the UCI. Beginning with the 1996 World Championships held in Brighton, England the UCI would officially hold and sanction BMX World Championships and with it inherited all precedents, records, streaks, etc. from both the IBMXF and FIAC. Pro Series Championships Notable accolades Named one of the new BMX Action's "Terrible Ten" top amateurs and future professionals for 1986. Named BMX Action's Pro Rookie of the Year for 1987. Named BMX Plus! 1988 "Racer of the Year" with 20.74% (1,930) of the vote out of 9,305 cast. He won a Suzuki RM125 motocross motorcycle. Significant injuries Cracked Tibia and dislocated knee at ABA Lone Star National in Fort Worth, Texas on July 2, 1988 on the back straightaway in the third and last pro main. Laid up for about five weeks until the International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF) World Championships in Santiago, Chile on August 14. This was his very first BMX related injury. What precipitated the accident was his front wheel coming off in mid race at a jump. He did along with Pete Loncarevich who was nursing broken ribs, roll off the gate at the NBL Waterford Oaks, Michigan race in a pro forma act to achieve the prerequisite number of NBL races participated in a season to be eligible to race in the NBL Grand Nationals and become national number one pro pending the results of the Grand Nationals. Broke ankle at NBL Grand National in September 1988. Separated shoulder at the 1992 ABA National in Topeka, Kansas on May 10. The rumored prognosis was an eight- to ten-week lay off but he was racing two weeks later at the ABA Summer Nationals in Sunol, California on May 23. Racing in pain, he did not make the mains on Saturday but did get a third on Sunday in "AA" pro. Broke thumb in early 1996. Broke hand in mid January 2004 during practice. Racing habits and traits Post BMX career Miscellaneous and Trivia Named number five on the list of the "Dirtiest Riders in BMX" in the June 1992 issue of BMX Plus! BMX magazine covers Bicycle Motocross News: None Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX: September 1988 Vol.15 No.9 with Gary Ellis and Greg Hill (SBMXF) In insert freestyler Matt Hoffman. Bicycle Motocross Action & Go: August 1987 Vol.12 No.8 with Billy Griggs and Eddy King. (BMXA) October