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 Brent Patterson was awarded NORA in 1981. BMX Product lines 1978 Patterson Racing Products "Brent Patterson Frame"Product Evaluation:Significant injuries Broke his ankle in a pickup football game in late 1978. It was a problem with Brent off and on compounded by his next major injury. Broke his leg in November 1979 racing Motorcycle Motocross qualifying for an amateur supercross event. His throttle stuck open and was launched more than thirty feet into the air at a jump. When he landed his leg snapped. He was laid up for four and a half months until April 1981. He was able to win the 1980 ABA no.1 pro title anyway. Injured shoulder in late 1980 that kept him out of the 1980 NBA Grand National. Injured knee at a Howell, New Jersey NBL race on July 15, 1984. Laid up for approximately six weeks. Brother Brian broke his arm at the same race. Brent Patterson's first race back was the 1984 NBL Grandnational on September 1, 1984. Racing habits and traits Other significant sibling combinations in BMX Ronnie & Richie Anderson Mike & Eddy King Eric & Robby Rupe Richard & Gary Houseman Alan & Brian Foster Post racing career Like a lot of BMXers, both Brent and his brother Brian returned to the Motorcycle Motocross roots. Both of them did rather well, with Brent racing professionally. They also raced occasionally in large BMX races in the late 1980s. Brian raced in the ABA Veteran Pro class in the mid-1990s BMX and general press magazine interviews and articles "Speedo's No.1 Man: Brent Patterson" Bicycle Motocross Action August 1977 Vol.2 No.3 pg.10 "Brent Patterson" BMX Plus! February 1981 Vol.4 No.2 pg.18 "Interview: Brent Patterson and John Crews" Bicycle Motocross Action July 1981 Vol.6 No.7 pg.100 Joint interview with former (and future) teammate John Crews. "Brent on Psyching" BMX Action April 1982 Vol.7 No.4 pg.35 sidebar on maintaining your psychological edge at races. "Brent on Cruiser Racing" BMX Action April 1982 Vol.7 No.4 pg.37 sidebar about the new Cruiser classes. "Top Pros Speak Out" BMX Action April 1982 Vol.7 No.4 pg.62 Joint interview with Stu Thomsen, Greg Hill, Kevin McNeal, Eric Rupe, Harry Leary, and Scott Clark, speaking about various issues facing the racing world. "Brent &