Cup 15 year old class Champion The California Cup was a non sanctioned series of three qualifying races held at three tracks (for a total of nine separate races) in three different regions of Northern California. Then the finals were held. The series was sponsored and promoted by BX-Weekly Magazine, a BMX newspaper and Rick Ankron & Rick Varner owners of (R&R) Racing Products. The finals were held at the famous Corona Raceway in Corona, California on September 5, 1976. Side note: Brent's brother Brian Patterson came in second in 11 Boys behind Eddy King. Professional National Bicycle Association (NBA) 1977 National No.2 (Pro/Am title) 1978 16 Expert Grandnational Champion. In 1978 NBA professionals could still race the amateur 16 Expert class due to the still relatively small pro class. National Bicycle League (NBL) 1981 Pro Cruiser Grandnational Champion 1982 Pro Cruiser and Pro Trophy Grandnational Champion (double) 1981, 1982, 1983 National No.1 Pro Cruiser American Bicycle Association (ABA) 1980 National No. 1 Pro 1982 Pro Cruiser Grandnational Champion Brent came in ABA No. 2 pro in 1982 when Brian became No. 1 pro for that year, the only sibling combination to do so. United Bicycle Racers (UBR) 1981 Open Expert and Pro Cruiser Grandnational Champion (double) 1981 National No. 1 Pro Cruiser International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF) 1982 Pro Cruiser Champion Other Titles 1983 Jag Pro World Champion (Non sanctioned) Notable accolades Named Rookie of the Year by Bicycle Motocross News for 1977. Also named number one of the five best riders in Northern California Brent won Bicycle Motocross Actions Number One Racer Award (NORA) for 1980.* He received 433 out of 1622 votes cast or 26.7% of the vote. He also won US$500 He was the first to win a National No.1 plate, amateur or professional, three consecutive times and to do so consecutively in any sanctioning body (Pro cruiser 1981,'82,'83 ABA). Brent Patterson is a 1988 ABA BMX Hall of fame inductee.*In the early years of the NORA cup the year the balloting was done and tallied was the year it was considered awarded. In 1983 it was switched to when the winner of the cup was presented to the public in BMX Action magazine of the following year (usually in the February or March issue) it was considered awarded and not during the closing months of the previous year when the voting and tally takes place.