for Kuwahara was the NBL Grand Nationals on August 30, 1980 Medlin quit Kuwahara due to difference between himself and team management. In solidarity, professional Kevin McNeal, who was his close friend and had very recently rejoined Kuwahara, quit with Medlin. "Kuwahara" is Japanese for Mulberry Meadows. The company is named after Sentaro Kuwahara who founded the company in 1916 in Osaka, Japan. RRS (Riverside-Redlands Schwinn): August 21, 1982 – August 22, 1982 Medlin was only sponsored by RRS for the weekend of the NBL Ascot National in Gardena, California before being picked up by Raleigh right after the National. Raleigh Cycle Company of America: August 23, 1982 – January 22, 1983. Professional Kuwahara Cycles, Ltd.: January 22, 1983-Early December 1983. Medlin rejoined Kuwahara on the same day he turned pro. Maximum Early April 1984- Career bicycle motocross titles Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics. "Defunct" refers to the fact of that sanctioning body in question no longer existing at the start of the racer's career or at that stage of his/her career. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Series and one off Championships are also listed in block. Amateur National Bicycle Association (NBA) 1978 13 Expert Western States Champion 1978 National No.3 1979 14 Expert Grandnational Champion 1980 15 Expert Grandnational Champion National Bicycle League (NBL) 1980 15 Expert Grandnational Champion United Bicycle Racers (UBR) 1980 15 Expert and 14 & Open Spring Championships Champion American Bicycle Association (ABA) 1979 National No.3 Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)* None International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)* None Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)* None United States Cycling Federation (USCF) 1981 JAG 16 Expert, 14 & Over Trophy Dash & Over all World Champion *See note in professional section Professional National Bicycle Association (NBA) None National Bicycle League (NBL) None United Bicycle Racers (UBR) None American Bicycle Association (ABA) None United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA) None International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF): None Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)* None (FIAC did not have a strictly professional division during its existence) Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)* None *Note: Beginning in 1991 the IBMXF and FIAC had been holding joint World Championship events as a transitional phase in merging which began in earnest in 1993. Beginning with the 1996 season the IBMXF and FIAC completed the merger and both